diff --git a/js/buttons/StickyToggleButtonModel.js b/js/buttons/StickyToggleButtonModel.js
index e92befc9..5915cba7 100644
--- a/js/buttons/StickyToggleButtonModel.js
+++ b/js/buttons/StickyToggleButtonModel.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class StickyToggleButtonModel extends ButtonModel {
       this.downProperty.unlink( downListener );
       this.enabledProperty.unlink( enabledPropertyOnListener );
       valueProperty.unlink( valuePropertyListener );
-      this.toggledEmitter.removeListener( toggleListener );
+      this.toggledEmitter.dispose();
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/js/buttons/ToggleButtonModel.js b/js/buttons/ToggleButtonModel.js
index 0c914516..25d3e641 100644
--- a/js/buttons/ToggleButtonModel.js
+++ b/js/buttons/ToggleButtonModel.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ToggleButtonModel extends ButtonModel {
     // @private - dispose items specific to this instance
     this.disposeToggleButtonModel = () => {
       this.downProperty.unlink( downListener );
-      this.toggledEmitter.removeListener( toggleListener );
+      this.toggledEmitter.dispose();
     };
   }