diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
index 1e7d47f099..b5fe063b07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ class HtmlAudioPlayer {
         };
 
         function setCurrentSrc(elem, options) {
-            elem.removeEventListener('error', onError);
-
             unBindEvents(elem);
             bindEvents(elem);
 
@@ -184,6 +182,7 @@ class HtmlAudioPlayer {
             elem.removeEventListener('playing', onPlaying);
             elem.removeEventListener('play', onPlay);
             elem.removeEventListener('waiting', onWaiting);
+            elem.removeEventListener('error', onError); // bound in htmlMediaHelper
         }
 
         self.stop = function (destroyPlayer) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
index eeef1d5181..f3f9340189 100644
--- a/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ function tryRemoveElement(elem) {
                 videoElement.removeEventListener('click', this.onClick);
                 videoElement.removeEventListener('dblclick', this.onDblClick);
                 videoElement.removeEventListener('waiting', this.onWaiting);
+                videoElement.removeEventListener('error', this.onError); // bound in htmlMediaHelper
 
                 videoElement.parentNode.removeChild(videoElement);
             }