diff --git a/eslint/.eslintrc.js b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
index d4dde271..f4b1f373 100644
--- a/eslint/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
@@ -177,8 +177,12 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   globals: {
 
-    // read-only globals ---------------------------------
+    // globals that should never be accessed ---------------------------------
+
+    // Using window.event is most likely a bug, instead the event should be passed through via a parameter, discovered in https://github.com/phetsims/scenery/issues/1053
+    event: 'off',
 
+    // read-only globals ---------------------------------
     phet: false,
 
     // allow assertions