diff --git a/src/event/event.ts b/src/event/event.ts
index a848677a..684e7f56 100644
--- a/src/event/event.ts
+++ b/src/event/event.ts
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ export class H3Event<
   }
 }
 
-export function isEvent(input: any): input is H3Event {
-  return "__is_event__" in input;
-}
-
 export function createEvent(
   req: NodeIncomingMessage,
   res: NodeServerResponse
diff --git a/src/event/utils.ts b/src/event/utils.ts
index 9b489ebd..c4a6cc70 100644
--- a/src/event/utils.ts
+++ b/src/event/utils.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export function isEventHandler(input: any): input is EventHandler {
   return "__is_handler__" in input;
 }
 
+export const isEvent = isEventHandler;
+
 export function toEventHandler(
   input: any,
   _?: any,