diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index e1b76adf..830dacbf 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,6 @@ event_new(struct event_base *base, evutil_socket_t fd, short events, void (*cb)(
 	ev = mm_malloc(sizeof(struct event));
 	if (ev == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
-	if (arg == &event_self_cbarg_ptr_)
-		arg = ev;
 	if (event_assign(ev, base, fd, events, cb, arg) < 0) {
 		mm_free(ev);
 		return (NULL);