diff --git a/lib/bb/event.py b/lib/bb/event.py
index 21e9a1b025..db90724444 100644
--- a/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ _thread_lock = threading.Lock()
 _thread_lock_enabled = False
 _heartbeat_enabled = False
 
-if hasattr(__builtins__, '__setitem__'):
-    builtins = __builtins__
-else:
-    builtins = __builtins__.__dict__
-
 def enable_threadlock():
     global _thread_lock_enabled
     _thread_lock_enabled = True
@@ -94,12 +89,8 @@ def disable_heartbeat():
 
 def execute_handler(name, handler, event, d):
     event.data = d
-    addedd = False
-    if 'd' not in builtins:
-        builtins['d'] = d
-        addedd = True
     try:
-        ret = handler(event)
+        ret = handler(event, d)
     except (bb.parse.SkipRecipe, bb.BBHandledException):
         raise
     except Exception:
@@ -113,8 +104,7 @@ def execute_handler(name, handler, event, d):
         raise
     finally:
         del event.data
-        if addedd:
-            del builtins['d']
+
 
 def fire_class_handlers(event, d):
     if isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
@@ -262,12 +252,12 @@ def register(name, handler, mask=None, filename=None, lineno=None, data=None):
     if handler is not None:
         # handle string containing python code
         if isinstance(handler, str):
-            tmp = "def %s(e):\n%s" % (name, handler)
+            tmp = "def %s(e, d):\n%s" % (name, handler)
             try:
                 code = bb.methodpool.compile_cache(tmp)
                 if not code:
                     if filename is None:
-                        filename = "%s(e)" % name
+                        filename = "%s(e, d)" % name
                     code = compile(tmp, filename, "exec", ast.PyCF_ONLY_AST)
                     if lineno is not None:
                         ast.increment_lineno(code, lineno-1)
diff --git a/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index b9dd830b31..ce711b6252 100644
--- a/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class RunQueue:
 
             if not self.dm_event_handler_registered:
                  res = bb.event.register(self.dm_event_handler_name,
-                                         lambda x: self.dm.check(self) if self.state in [runQueueRunning, runQueueCleanUp] else False,
+                                         lambda x, y: self.dm.check(self) if self.state in [runQueueRunning, runQueueCleanUp] else False,
                                          ('bb.event.HeartbeatEvent',), data=self.cfgData)
                  self.dm_event_handler_registered = True
 
diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/color.py b/lib/bb/tests/color.py
index 88dd278006..bb70cb393d 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/color.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/color.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ProgressWatcher:
     def __init__(self):
         self._reports = []
 
-    def handle_event(self, event):
+    def handle_event(self, event, d):
         self._reports.append((event.progress, event.rate))
 
     def reports(self):
diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/event.py b/lib/bb/tests/event.py
index 9ca7e9bc8e..4de4cced5e 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/event.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/event.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                  self._test_process.event_handler,
                                  event,
                                  None)
-        self._test_process.event_handler.assert_called_once_with(event)
+        self._test_process.event_handler.assert_called_once_with(event, None)
 
     def test_fire_class_handlers(self):
         """ Test fire_class_handlers method """
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event1, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
-        expected_event_handler1 = [call(event1)]
-        expected_event_handler2 = [call(event1),
-                                   call(event2),
-                                   call(event2)]
+        expected_event_handler1 = [call(event1, None)]
+        expected_event_handler2 = [call(event1, None),
+                                   call(event2, None),
+                                   call(event2, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected_event_handler1)
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler2.call_args_list,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
         expected_event_handler1 = []
-        expected_event_handler2 = [call(event1)]
+        expected_event_handler2 = [call(event1, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected_event_handler1)
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler2.call_args_list,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, bb.event.Registered)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event1, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
-        expected = [call(event1), call(event2)]
+        expected = [call(event1, None), call(event2, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected)
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, bb.event.Registered)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event1, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
-        expected = [call(event1), call(event2), call(event1)]
+        expected = [call(event1, None), call(event2, None), call(event1, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected)
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, bb.event.Registered)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event1, None)
         bb.event.fire_class_handlers(event2, None)
-        expected = [call(event1), call(event2), call(event1), call(event2)]
+        expected = [call(event1,None), call(event2, None), call(event1, None), call(event2, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected)
 
@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ class EventHandlingTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         event1 = bb.event.ConfigParsed()
         bb.event.fire(event1, None)
-        expected = [call(event1)]
+        expected = [call(event1, None)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_process.event_handler1.call_args_list,
                          expected)
+        expected = [call(event1)]
         self.assertEqual(self._test_ui1.event.send.call_args_list,
                          expected)
 
