diff --git a/lib/core_dom/event_handler.dart b/lib/core_dom/event_handler.dart
index b47fb59b7..629daecec 100644
--- a/lib/core_dom/event_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/core_dom/event_handler.dart
@@ -78,26 +78,16 @@ class EventHandler {
   }
 
   /**
-  * Converts event name into attribute. Event named 'someCustomEvent' needs to
-  * be transformed into on-some-custom-event.
+  * Converts event name into attribute name.
   */
-  static String eventNameToAttrName(String eventName) {
-    var part = eventName.replaceAllMapped(new RegExp("([A-Z])"), (Match match) {
-      return '-${match.group(0).toLowerCase()}';
-    });
-    return 'on-${part}';
-  }
+  static String eventNameToAttrName(String eventName) => 'on-$eventName';
 
   /**
-  * Converts attribute into event name. Attribute 'on-some-custom-event'
-  * corresponds to event named 'someCustomEvent'.
+  * Converts attribute name into event name.
   */
   static String attrNameToEventName(String attrName) {
-    var part = attrName.startsWith("on-") ? attrName.substring(3) : attrName;
-    part = part.replaceAllMapped(new RegExp(r'\-(\w)'), (Match match) {
-      return match.group(0).toUpperCase();
-    });
-    return part.replaceAll("-", "");
+    assert(attrName.startsWith('on-'));
+    return attrName.substring(3);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core_dom/event_handler_spec.dart b/test/core_dom/event_handler_spec.dart
index 036e19986..0c8e63b4e 100644
--- a/test/core_dom/event_handler_spec.dart
+++ b/test/core_dom/event_handler_spec.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ main() {
       var e = compile(_,
         '''<div on-my-new-event="invoked=true;"></div>''');
 
-      _.triggerEvent(e, 'myNewEvent');
+      _.triggerEvent(e, 'my-new-event');
       expect(_.rootScope.context['invoked']).toEqual(true);
     });