diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index 1ae3b15315..d43911a16f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -101,12 +101,11 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
     var observers = OpenLayers.Event.observers;
     var entry = [element, name, observer, useCapture];
     for (var i = 0; i < observers.length; i++) {
-        var observer = observers[i];
 
         //compare all 4 elements of entry with observer
         var sameEntry = true;        
         for (var j = 0; j < entry.length; j++) {
-            if (entry[j] != observer[j]) {
+            if (entry[j] != observers[i][j]) {
                 sameEntry = false;
                 break;
             }