diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 42b53fd9ca..e024064f7f 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 goog.provide('ol.layer.Vector');
+goog.provide('ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.expr');
@@ -221,10 +221,18 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.remove = function(feature) {
 
 
 /**
- * TODO: Create a VectorLayerEvent with ADD and REMOVE event types
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType = {
+  ADD: 'add',
+  REMOVE: 'remove'
+};
+
+
+/**
  * @typedef {{extent: (ol.Extent|undefined),
  *            features: (Array.<ol.Feature>|undefined),
- *            type: goog.events.EventType}}
+ *            type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType}}
  */
 ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject;
 
@@ -304,7 +312,7 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.addFeatures = function(features) {
   this.dispatchEvent(/** @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject} */ ({
     extent: extent,
     features: features,
-    type: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE
+    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.ADD
   }));
 };
 
@@ -517,7 +525,7 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.removeFeatures = function(features) {
   this.dispatchEvent(/** @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject} */ ({
     extent: extent,
     features: features,
-    type: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE
+    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.REMOVE
   }));
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index 94260aac9f..51bb84eb39 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
 goog.require('goog.events');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Mat4');
 goog.require('ol.Pixel');
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
+goog.require('ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.canvas.Layer');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer');
 goog.require('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid');
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer = function(mapRenderer, layer) {
    */
   this.tileCache_ = new ol.TileCache(
       ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.TILECACHE_SIZE);
-  goog.events.listen(layer, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
-      this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(layer, [
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.ADD,
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.REMOVE
+  ],
+  this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);
 
   /**
    * @private