diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/subscriptions/sidebar_subscriptions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/subscriptions/sidebar_subscriptions.vue
index 3e8cc7a6630..385717e7c1e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/subscriptions/sidebar_subscriptions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/subscriptions/sidebar_subscriptions.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script>
 import Store from '../../stores/sidebar_store';
-import eventHub from '../../event_hub';
 import Flash from '../../../flash';
 import { __ } from '../../../locale';
 import subscriptions from './subscriptions.vue';
@@ -20,12 +19,6 @@ export default {
       store: new Store(),
     };
   },
-  created() {
-    eventHub.$on('toggleSubscription', this.onToggleSubscription);
-  },
-  beforeDestroy() {
-    eventHub.$off('toggleSubscription', this.onToggleSubscription);
-  },
   methods: {
     onToggleSubscription() {
       this.mediator.toggleSubscription()
@@ -42,6 +35,7 @@ export default {
     <subscriptions
       :loading="store.isFetching.subscriptions"
       :subscribed="store.subscribed"
+      @toggleSubscription="onToggleSubscription"
     />
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/sidebar/sidebar_subscriptions_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/sidebar/sidebar_subscriptions_spec.js
index 56a2543660b..9e437084224 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/sidebar/sidebar_subscriptions_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/sidebar/sidebar_subscriptions_spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import sidebarSubscriptions from '~/sidebar/components/subscriptions/sidebar_sub
 import SidebarMediator from '~/sidebar/sidebar_mediator';
 import SidebarService from '~/sidebar/services/sidebar_service';
 import SidebarStore from '~/sidebar/stores/sidebar_store';
-import eventHub from '~/sidebar/event_hub';
 import mountComponent from 'spec/helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
 import Mock from './mock_data';
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ describe('Sidebar Subscriptions', function () {
       mediator,
     });
 
-    eventHub.$emit('toggleSubscription');
+    vm.onToggleSubscription();
 
     expect(mediator.toggleSubscription).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });