diff --git a/src/common/Events.ts b/src/common/Events.ts
index 318c4353072c1..90d8bae785933 100644
--- a/src/common/Events.ts
+++ b/src/common/Events.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+/**
+ * IMPORTANT: we are mid-way through migrating away from this Events.ts file
+ * in favour of defining events next to the class that emits them.
+ *
+ * However we need to maintain this file for now because the legacy DocLint
+ * system relies on them. Be aware in the mean time if you make a change here
+ * you probably need to replicate it in the relevant class. For example if you
+ * add a new Page event, you should update the PageEmittedEvents enum in
+ * src/common/Page.ts.
+ *
+ * Chat to @jackfranklin if you're unsure.
+ */
+
 export const Events = {
   Page: {
     Close: 'close',
diff --git a/src/common/LifecycleWatcher.ts b/src/common/LifecycleWatcher.ts
index 52eb995dd14c4..a1a6bb4a172bc 100644
--- a/src/common/LifecycleWatcher.ts
+++ b/src/common/LifecycleWatcher.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { TimeoutError } from './Errors';
 import { FrameManager, Frame } from './FrameManager';
 import { HTTPRequest } from './HTTPRequest';
 import { HTTPResponse } from './HTTPResponse';
+import { NetworkManagerEmittedEvents } from './NetworkManager';
 
 export type PuppeteerLifeCycleEvent =
   | 'load'
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export class LifecycleWatcher {
       ),
       helper.addEventListener(
         this._frameManager.networkManager(),
-        Events.NetworkManager.Request,
+        NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Request,
         this._onRequest.bind(this)
       ),
     ];
diff --git a/src/common/NetworkManager.ts b/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
index 3f3c829e8d6de..68eda72bf3476 100644
--- a/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
+++ b/src/common/NetworkManager.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { EventEmitter } from './EventEmitter';
 import { assert } from './assert';
 import { helper, debugError } from './helper';
 import Protocol from '../protocol';
-import { Events } from './Events';
 import { CDPSession } from './Connection';
 import { FrameManager } from './FrameManager';
 import { HTTPRequest } from './HTTPRequest';
@@ -31,6 +30,19 @@ export interface Credentials {
   password: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * We use symbols to prevent any external parties listening to these events.
+ * They are internal to Puppeteer.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const NetworkManagerEmittedEvents = {
+  Request: Symbol('NetworkManager.Request'),
+  Response: Symbol('NetworkManager.Response'),
+  RequestFailed: Symbol('NetworkManager.RequestFailed'),
+  RequestFinished: Symbol('NetworkManager.RequestFinished'),
+} as const;
+
 /**
  * @internal
  */
@@ -264,7 +276,7 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
       redirectChain
     );
     this._requestIdToRequest.set(event.requestId, request);
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.Request, request);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Request, request);
   }
 
   _onRequestServedFromCache(
@@ -286,8 +298,8 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
     );
     this._requestIdToRequest.delete(request._requestId);
     this._attemptedAuthentications.delete(request._interceptionId);
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.Response, response);
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.RequestFinished, request);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Response, response);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.RequestFinished, request);
   }
 
   _onResponseReceived(event: Protocol.Network.responseReceivedPayload): void {
@@ -296,7 +308,7 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
     if (!request) return;
     const response = new HTTPResponse(this._client, request, event.response);
     request._response = response;
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.Response, response);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Response, response);
   }
 
   _onLoadingFinished(event: Protocol.Network.loadingFinishedPayload): void {
@@ -310,7 +322,7 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
     if (request.response()) request.response()._resolveBody(null);
     this._requestIdToRequest.delete(request._requestId);
     this._attemptedAuthentications.delete(request._interceptionId);
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.RequestFinished, request);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.RequestFinished, request);
   }
 
   _onLoadingFailed(event: Protocol.Network.loadingFailedPayload): void {
@@ -323,6 +335,6 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventEmitter {
     if (response) response._resolveBody(null);
     this._requestIdToRequest.delete(request._requestId);
     this._attemptedAuthentications.delete(request._interceptionId);
-    this.emit(Events.NetworkManager.RequestFailed, request);
+    this.emit(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.RequestFailed, request);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/Page.ts b/src/common/Page.ts
index 10237ea79a45e..a927308c2a6ef 100644
--- a/src/common/Page.ts
+++ b/src/common/Page.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { Browser, BrowserContext } from './Browser';
 import { Target } from './Target';
 import { createJSHandle, JSHandle, ElementHandle } from './JSHandle';
 import { Viewport } from './PuppeteerViewport';
-import { Credentials } from './NetworkManager';
+import { Credentials, NetworkManagerEmittedEvents } from './NetworkManager';
 import { HTTPRequest } from './HTTPRequest';
 import { HTTPResponse } from './HTTPResponse';
 import { Accessibility } from './Accessibility';
@@ -486,16 +486,16 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     );
 
     const networkManager = this._frameManager.networkManager();
-    networkManager.on(Events.NetworkManager.Request, (event) =>
+    networkManager.on(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Request, (event) =>
       this.emit(PageEmittedEvents.Request, event)
     );
-    networkManager.on(Events.NetworkManager.Response, (event) =>
+    networkManager.on(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Response, (event) =>
       this.emit(PageEmittedEvents.Response, event)
     );
-    networkManager.on(Events.NetworkManager.RequestFailed, (event) =>
+    networkManager.on(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.RequestFailed, (event) =>
       this.emit(PageEmittedEvents.RequestFailed, event)
     );
-    networkManager.on(Events.NetworkManager.RequestFinished, (event) =>
+    networkManager.on(NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.RequestFinished, (event) =>
       this.emit(PageEmittedEvents.RequestFinished, event)
     );
     this._fileChooserInterceptors = new Set();
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout() } = options;
     return helper.waitForEvent(
       this._frameManager.networkManager(),
-      Events.NetworkManager.Request,
+      NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Request,
       (request) => {
         if (helper.isString(urlOrPredicate))
           return urlOrPredicate === request.url();
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     const { timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout() } = options;
     return helper.waitForEvent(
       this._frameManager.networkManager(),
-      Events.NetworkManager.Response,
+      NetworkManagerEmittedEvents.Response,
       (response) => {
         if (helper.isString(urlOrPredicate))
           return urlOrPredicate === response.url();