diff --git a/src/liowebrtc.js b/src/liowebrtc.js
index f72a97ec9ab705329607594fdbc25642032414ee..5ef75a3949c8c5c31e3597772eb2340f70f9ddb9 100644
--- a/src/liowebrtc.js
+++ b/src/liowebrtc.js
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ class LioWebRTC extends WildEmitter {
     // attach detected support for convenience
     this.capabilities = webrtcSupport;
 
-    // call WildEmitter constructor
-    WildEmitter.call(this);
-
     // create default SocketIoConnection if it's not passed in
     if (this.config.connection === null) {
       connection = this.connection = new SocketIoConnection(this.config);