diff --git a/lib/manager.js b/lib/manager.js
index 612166283b..b8a428768c 100644
--- a/lib/manager.js
+++ b/lib/manager.js
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ function Manager (server, options) {
   });
 
   // reset listeners
-  this.oldListeners = server.listeners('request');
-  server.removeAllListeners('request');
+  this.oldListeners = server.listeners('request').splice(0);
 
   server.on('request', function (req, res) {
     self.handleRequest(req, res);