diff --git a/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx b/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
index ea77c0c625..0e0d1f9ea0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ export class OutletPageManager extends React.Component<OutletPageManagerProps> {
     super(props);
 
     this.outletIsReady = false;
+
+    /**
+     * This binds the scope of the following methods to the class scope.
+     * The `.bind` method returns a new function, so we need to assign it
+     * in the constructor rather than when adding or removing the listeners
+     * to avoid creating a new function.
+     */
+    this.ionViewWillEnterHandler = this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewDidEnterHandler = this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler = this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler = this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -39,19 +50,19 @@ export class OutletPageManager extends React.Component<OutletPageManagerProps> {
         });
       }
 
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this));
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.addEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler);
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     if (this.ionRouterOutlet) {
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this));
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler);
+      this.ionRouterOutlet.removeEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/routing/PageManager.tsx b/packages/react/src/routing/PageManager.tsx
index 8c12b460ac..1ba3f94b98 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/routing/PageManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/routing/PageManager.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ export class PageManager extends React.PureComponent<PageManagerProps> {
     this.ionPageElementRef = React.createRef();
     // React refs must be stable (not created inline).
     this.stableMergedRefs = mergeRefs(this.ionPageElementRef, this.props.forwardedRef);
+
+    /**
+     * This binds the scope of the following methods to the class scope.
+     * The `.bind` method returns a new function, so we need to assign it
+     * in the constructor rather than when adding or removing the listeners
+     * to avoid creating a new function.
+     */
+    this.ionViewWillEnterHandler = this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewDidEnterHandler = this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler = this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this);
+    this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler = this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -31,19 +42,19 @@ export class PageManager extends React.PureComponent<PageManagerProps> {
         this.ionPageElementRef.current.classList.add('ion-page-invisible');
       }
       this.context.registerIonPage(this.ionPageElementRef.current, this.props.routeInfo!);
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this));
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.addEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler);
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     if (this.ionPageElementRef.current) {
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler.bind(this));
-      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler.bind(this));
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewWillEnter', this.ionViewWillEnterHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewDidEnter', this.ionViewDidEnterHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewWillLeave', this.ionViewWillLeaveHandler);
+      this.ionPageElementRef.current.removeEventListener('ionViewDidLeave', this.ionViewDidLeaveHandler);
     }
   }