diff --git a/js/styled-google-map.js b/js/styled-google-map.js
index 7bb7fe9..595fc8d 100644
--- a/js/styled-google-map.js
+++ b/js/styled-google-map.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                 }
                 var open_event = map_settings.popup.open_event;
                 // Event handler when clicking a marker (pin).
-                google.maps.event.addListener(marker, open_event, (function (map) {
+                marker.addListener(open_event, (function (map) {
                   return function () {
                     if (infoBubble.isOpen() && map_settings.popup.second_click == 1 && this.getZIndex()) {
                       infoBubble.close(map, this);
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
                   infoBubble.close();
                 }
               });
-              google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'idle', function (marker) {
+              map.addListener('idle', function (marker) {
                 // Change spiderable markers to plus sign markers
                 // and subsequently any other zoom/idle.
                 var spidered = markerSpiderfier.markersNearAnyOtherMarker();
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
                 }
               });
               // triggering drag event so that the spider pin icons get enabled again
-              google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'dragend', function() {
+              map.addListener('dragend', function() {
                 google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'click');
               });
             }
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@
           }
 
           // This is needed to set the zoom after fitbounds.
-          google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'zoom_changed', function () {
+          map.addListener('zoom_changed', function () {
             var zoomChangeBoundsListener =
-              google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'bounds_changed', function (event) {
+              map.addListener('bounds_changed', function (event) {
                 var current_zoom = this.getZoom();
                 if (current_zoom > parseInt(map_settings.zoom.default) && map.initialZoom == true) {
                   // Change max/min zoom here.