diff --git a/core/EventManager.cpp b/core/EventManager.cpp
index 308dbf9c..89d4da25 100644
--- a/core/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/core/EventManager.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void EventManager::FireGameEvent(IGameEvent *pEvent)
 	   Just need to add ourselves as a listener to make our hook on IGameEventManager2::FireEvent work */
 }
 
-#if SOURCE_ENGINE >= SE_LEFT4DEAD
+#if SOURCE_ENGINE >= SE_LEFT4DEAD && SOURCE_ENGINE != SE_DOTA
 int EventManager::GetEventDebugID()
 {
 	return EVENT_DEBUG_ID_INIT;
diff --git a/core/EventManager.h b/core/EventManager.h
index 005b938f..12d2e7d4 100644
--- a/core/EventManager.h
+++ b/core/EventManager.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public: // IPluginsListener
 	void OnPluginUnloaded(IPlugin *plugin);
 public: // IGameEventListener2
 	void FireGameEvent(IGameEvent *pEvent);
-#if SOURCE_ENGINE >= SE_LEFT4DEAD
+#if SOURCE_ENGINE >= SE_LEFT4DEAD && SOURCE_ENGINE != SE_DOTA
 	int GetEventDebugID();
 #endif
 public: