diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 2201146827..8ab3d1bbcb 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ 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.extent');
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.remove = function(feature) {
  */
 ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType = {
   ADD: 'add',
-  CHANGE: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+  CHANGE: 'featurechange',
   REMOVE: 'remove',
   INTENTCHANGE: 'intentchange'
 };