diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.h b/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.h
index f98195827..489b25039 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.h
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.h
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
 - (void)stopObserving;
 
 - (void)addListener:(NSString *)eventName;
-- (void)removeListeners:(NSInteger)count;
+- (void)removeListeners:(double)count;
 
 @end
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.m b/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.m
index 9f54f1f49..4c0e6d19c 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTEventEmitter.m
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(addListener:(NSString *)eventName)
   }
 }
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(removeListeners:(NSInteger)count)
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(removeListeners:(double)count)
 {
-  if (RCT_DEBUG && count > _listenerCount) {
+  int currentCount = (int)count;
+  if (RCT_DEBUG && currentCount > _listenerCount) {
     RCTLogError(@"Attempted to remove more %@ listeners than added", [self class]);
   }
-  _listenerCount = MAX(_listenerCount - count, 0);
+  _listenerCount = MAX(_listenerCount - currentCount, 0);
   if (_listenerCount == 0) {
     [self stopObserving];
   }