diff --git a/fixtures/typings-test/typings-test.ts b/fixtures/typings-test/typings-test.ts
index f99d6ea3f7..ffe6afd496 100644
--- a/fixtures/typings-test/typings-test.ts
+++ b/fixtures/typings-test/typings-test.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ namespace methods_core {
     t.on('keypress', () => {});
     t.on('keypress', (event: KeyboardEvent) => console.log(event));
     t.on('refresh', () => {});
-    t.on('refresh', (data: {element: HTMLElement, start: number, end: number}) => console.log(data));
+    t.on('refresh', (data: {start: number, end: number}) => console.log(data));
     t.on('resize', () => {});
-    t.on('resize', (data: {terminal: Terminal, cols: number, rows: number}) => console.log(data));
+    t.on('resize', (data: {cols: number, rows: number}) => console.log(data));
     t.on('scroll', () => {});
     t.on('scroll', (ydisp: number) => console.log(ydisp));
     t.on('title', () => {});
diff --git a/src/Renderer.ts b/src/Renderer.ts
index f2999afaf5..b51a9ff93c 100644
--- a/src/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/Renderer.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export class Renderer {
       this._terminal.element.appendChild(this._terminal.rowContainer);
     }
 
-    this._terminal.emit('refresh', {element: this._terminal.element, start: start, end: end});
+    this._terminal.emit('refresh', {start, end});
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 42d3fc3fa0..90a7a6faba 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
     this.refresh(0, this.rows - 1);
 
     this.geometry = [this.cols, this.rows];
-    this.emit('resize', {terminal: this, cols: x, rows: y});
+    this.emit('resize', {cols: x, rows: y});
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 80cc14a81c..3172f3b34f 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      * @param type The type of the event.
      * @param listener The listener.
      */
-    on(type: 'refresh', listener: (data?: {element: HTMLElement, start: number, end: number}) => void): void;
+    on(type: 'refresh', listener: (data?: {start: number, end: number}) => void): void;
     /**
      * Registers an event listener.
      * @param type The type of the event.
      * @param listener The listener.
      */
-    on(type: 'resize', listener: (data?: {terminal: Terminal, cols: number, rows: number}) => void): void;
+    on(type: 'resize', listener: (data?: {cols: number, rows: number}) => void): void;
     /**
      * Registers an event listener.
      * @param type The type of the event.