diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index bd6a36866187e5..79a722674c3eea 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -162,23 +162,22 @@ function emitMany(handler, isFn, self, args) {
   }
 }
 
-EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function emit(type) {
-  var er, handler, len, args, i, events, domain;
-  var needDomainExit = false;
-  var doError = (type === 'error');
+EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function emit(type, ...args) {
+  let doError = (type === 'error');
 
-  events = this._events;
+  const events = this._events;
   if (events !== undefined)
     doError = (doError && events.error === undefined);
   else if (!doError)
     return false;
 
-  domain = this.domain;
+  const domain = this.domain;
 
   // If there is no 'error' event listener then throw.
   if (doError) {
-    if (arguments.length > 1)
-      er = arguments[1];
+    let er;
+    if (args.length > 0)
+      er = args[0];
     if (domain !== null && domain !== undefined) {
       if (!er) {
         const errors = lazyErrors();
@@ -202,37 +201,32 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function emit(type) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  handler = events[type];
+  const handler = events[type];
 
   if (handler === undefined)
     return false;
 
+  let needDomainExit = false;
   if (domain !== null && domain !== undefined && this !== process) {
     domain.enter();
     needDomainExit = true;
   }
 
-  var isFn = typeof handler === 'function';
-  len = arguments.length;
-  switch (len) {
-    // fast cases
-    case 1:
+  const isFn = typeof handler === 'function';
+  switch (args.length) {
+    case 0:
       emitNone(handler, isFn, this);
       break;
+    case 1:
+      emitOne(handler, isFn, this, args[0]);
+      break;
     case 2:
-      emitOne(handler, isFn, this, arguments[1]);
+      emitTwo(handler, isFn, this, args[0], args[1]);
       break;
     case 3:
-      emitTwo(handler, isFn, this, arguments[1], arguments[2]);
-      break;
-    case 4:
-      emitThree(handler, isFn, this, arguments[1], arguments[2], arguments[3]);
+      emitThree(handler, isFn, this, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
       break;
-    // slower
     default:
-      args = new Array(len - 1);
-      for (i = 1; i < len; i++)
-        args[i - 1] = arguments[i];
       emitMany(handler, isFn, this, args);
   }