diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/ContextMenu.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/ContextMenu.ts
index 40aed5c09..18c25e14f 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/ContextMenu.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/ContextMenu.ts
@@ -353,30 +353,16 @@ export class ContextMenu<TValue = unknown> {
         e &&
         !ContextMenu.isCursorOverElement(e, this.parentMenu.root)
       ) {
-        ContextMenu.trigger(
-          this.parentMenu.root,
-          `${LiteGraph.pointerevents_method}leave`,
-          e
-        )
+        const evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent')
+        const event_name = `${LiteGraph.pointerevents_method}leave`
+        evt.initCustomEvent(event_name, true, true, e)
+        if (this.parentMenu.root.dispatchEvent)
+          this.parentMenu.root.dispatchEvent(evt)
       }
     }
     this.current_submenu?.close(e, true)
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated Likely unused, however code search was inconclusive (too many results to check by hand). */
-  // this code is used to trigger events easily (used in the context menu mouseleave
-  static trigger(
-    element: HTMLDivElement,
-    event_name: string,
-    params: MouseEvent
-  ): CustomEvent {
-    const evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent')
-    evt.initCustomEvent(event_name, true, true, params)
-    if (element.dispatchEvent) element.dispatchEvent(evt)
-    // else nothing seems bound here so nothing to do
-    return evt
-  }
-
   // returns the top most menu
   getTopMenu(): ContextMenu<TValue> {
     return this.options.parentMenu ? this.options.parentMenu.getTopMenu() : this