diff --git a/aio/content/guide/browser-support.md b/aio/content/guide/browser-support.md
index 152ced5362..1d201506fd 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/browser-support.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/browser-support.md
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ For example:
      */
     // __Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
     // __Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
-    // __zone_symbol__BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+    // __zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
 
     /*
      * in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/polyfills.ts b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/polyfills.ts
index 2f258e56c6..cf065a94b9 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@
  *
  * The following flags will work for all browsers.
  *
- * (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
+ * (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch
+ * requestAnimationFrame
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
- * (window as any).__zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+ * (window as any).__zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch
+ * specified eventNames
  *
  *  in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
  *  with the following flag, it will bypass `zone.js` patch for IE/Edge
diff --git a/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-compat/src/polyfills.ts b/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-compat/src/polyfills.ts
index a6d34ea67a..615eeed0ca 100644
--- a/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-compat/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-compat/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  *
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
- * (window as any).__zone_symbol__BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+ * (window as any).__zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
  *
  *  in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
  *  with the following flag, it will bypass `zone.js` patch for IE/Edge
diff --git a/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/src/polyfills.ts b/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/src/polyfills.ts
index a6d34ea67a..615eeed0ca 100644
--- a/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  *
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
- * (window as any).__zone_symbol__BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+ * (window as any).__zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
  *
  *  in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
  *  with the following flag, it will bypass `zone.js` patch for IE/Edge
diff --git a/integration/cli-hello-world/src/polyfills.ts b/integration/cli-hello-world/src/polyfills.ts
index a6d34ea67a..615eeed0ca 100644
--- a/integration/cli-hello-world/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/integration/cli-hello-world/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  *
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
  * (window as any).__Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
- * (window as any).__zone_symbol__BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+ * (window as any).__zone_symbol__UNPATCHED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
  *
  *  in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
  *  with the following flag, it will bypass `zone.js` patch for IE/Edge
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
index 051a63d339..59b041cf04 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
@@ -34,24 +34,22 @@ const NATIVE_REMOVE_LISTENER = 'removeEventListener';
 const stopSymbol = '__zone_symbol__propagationStopped';
 const stopMethodSymbol = '__zone_symbol__stopImmediatePropagation';
 
-
-const blackListedMap = (() => {
-  const blackListedEvents: string[] =
-      (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)[__symbol__('BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS')];
-  if (blackListedEvents) {
-    const res: {[eventName: string]: string} = {};
-    blackListedEvents.forEach(eventName => { res[eventName] = eventName; });
-    return res;
+const unpatchedMap: {[key: string]: string}|undefined = (() => {
+  const unpatchedEvents =
+      (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)[__symbol__('UNPATCHED_EVENTS')];
+  if (unpatchedEvents) {
+    const unpatchedEventMap: {[eventName: string]: string} = {};
+    unpatchedEvents.forEach((eventName: string) => { unpatchedEventMap[eventName] = eventName; });
+    return unpatchedEventMap;
   }
   return undefined;
 })();
 
-
-const isBlackListedEvent = function(eventName: string) {
-  if (!blackListedMap) {
+const isUnpatchedEvent = function(eventName: string) {
+  if (!unpatchedMap) {
     return false;
   }
-  return blackListedMap.hasOwnProperty(eventName);
+  return unpatchedMap.hasOwnProperty(eventName);
 };
 
 interface TaskData {
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     let callback: EventListener = handler as EventListener;
     // if zonejs is loaded and current zone is not ngZone
     // we keep Zone.current on target for later restoration.
-    if (zoneJsLoaded && (!NgZone.isInAngularZone() || isBlackListedEvent(eventName))) {
+    if (zoneJsLoaded && (!NgZone.isInAngularZone() || isUnpatchedEvent(eventName))) {
       let symbolName = symbolNames[eventName];
       if (!symbolName) {
         symbolName = symbolNames[eventName] = __symbol__(ANGULAR + eventName + FALSE);
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
         taskDatas = (element as any)[symbolName] = [];
       }
 
-      const zone = isBlackListedEvent(eventName) ? Zone.root : Zone.current;
+      const zone = isUnpatchedEvent(eventName) ? Zone.root : Zone.current;
       if (taskDatas.length === 0) {
         taskDatas.push({zone: zone, handler: callback});
       } else {
diff --git a/test-events.js b/test-events.js
index e32e0a537e..6f214fa50d 100644
--- a/test-events.js
+++ b/test-events.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-Zone[Zone.__symbol__('BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS')] = ['scroll'];
\ No newline at end of file
+Zone[Zone.__symbol__('UNPATCHED_EVENTS')] = ['scroll'];