diff --git a/js/components/clin_fields.js b/js/components/clin_fields.js
index b51c8b62..327bedf0 100644
--- a/js/components/clin_fields.js
+++ b/js/components/clin_fields.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { emitFieldChange, emitEvent } from '../lib/emitters'
+import { emitFieldChange } from '../lib/emitters'
 import optionsinput from './options_input'
 import textinput from './text_input'
 import clindollaramount from './clin_dollar_amount'
@@ -61,23 +61,7 @@ export default {
     this.validateFunding()
   },
 
-  created: function() {
-    emitEvent('clin-change', this, {
-      id: this._uid,
-      obligatedAmount: this.initialObligated,
-      totalAmount: this.initialTotal,
-    })
-  },
-
   methods: {
-    clinChangeEvent: function() {
-      emitEvent('clin-change', this, {
-        id: this._uid,
-        obligatedAmount: this.initialObligated,
-        totalAmount: this.initialTotal,
-      })
-    },
-
     checkFundingValid: function() {
       return this.obligatedAmount <= this.totalAmount
     },
@@ -103,7 +87,7 @@ export default {
 
     removeClin: function() {
       this.showClin = false
-      emitEvent('remove-clin', this, {
+      this.$parent.$emit('remove-clin', this, {
         clinIndex: this.clinIndex,
       })
       this.removed = true
diff --git a/js/components/forms/to_form.js b/js/components/forms/to_form.js
index a615013b..832a625f 100644
--- a/js/components/forms/to_form.js
+++ b/js/components/forms/to_form.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   mounted: function() {
-    this.$root.$on('remove-clin', this.handleRemoveClin)
+    this.$on('remove-clin', this.handleRemoveClin)
   },
 
   methods: {
diff --git a/js/lib/emitters.js b/js/lib/emitters.js
index dbc5b37f..70314863 100644
--- a/js/lib/emitters.js
+++ b/js/lib/emitters.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-export const emitEvent = (event_type, el, data) => {
-  el.$root.$emit(event_type, {
-    ...data,
-    parent_uid: el.$parent && el.$parent._uid,
-  })
-}
-
 export const emitFieldChange = (el, data = null) => {
   el.$parent.$emit('field-change', data)
 }