diff --git a/spine-cocos2dx/example/Classes/ExampleLayer.cpp b/spine-cocos2dx/example/Classes/ExampleLayer.cpp
index 60fa3dc9b..51028c6a4 100644
--- a/spine-cocos2dx/example/Classes/ExampleLayer.cpp
+++ b/spine-cocos2dx/example/Classes/ExampleLayer.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bool ExampleLayer::init () {
 	skeletonNode = SkeletonAnimation::createWithFile("spineboy.json", "spineboy.atlas", 0.6f);
 	skeletonNode->setMix("walk", "jump", 0.2f);
 	skeletonNode->setMix("jump", "run", 0.2f);
-	skeletonNode->setAnimationListener(this, animationStateEvent_selector(ExampleLayer::animationStateEvent));
+	skeletonNode->setAnimationListener(&ExampleLayer::animationStateEvent, this);
 	// skeletonNode->timeScale = 0.3f;
 	skeletonNode->debugBones = true;
 
diff --git a/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.cpp b/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.cpp
index a2fadabe9..719818e72 100644
--- a/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.cpp
+++ b/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ SkeletonAnimation* SkeletonAnimation::createWithFile (const char* skeletonDataFi
 }
 
 void SkeletonAnimation::initialize () {
-	listenerInstance = 0;
-	listenerMethod = 0;
-
 	ownsAnimationStateData = true;
 	state = spAnimationState_create(spAnimationStateData_create(skeleton->data));
 	state->context = this;
@@ -117,11 +114,6 @@ void SkeletonAnimation::setMix (const char* fromAnimation, const char* toAnimati
 	spAnimationStateData_setMixByName(state->data, fromAnimation, toAnimation, duration);
 }
 
-void SkeletonAnimation::setAnimationListener (Ref* instance, SEL_AnimationStateEvent method) {
-	listenerInstance = instance;
-	listenerMethod = method;
-}
-
 spTrackEntry* SkeletonAnimation::setAnimation (int trackIndex, const char* name, bool loop) {
 	spAnimation* animation = spSkeletonData_findAnimation(skeleton->data, name);
 	if (!animation) {
@@ -153,7 +145,7 @@ void SkeletonAnimation::clearTrack (int trackIndex) {
 }
 
 void SkeletonAnimation::onAnimationStateEvent (int trackIndex, spEventType type, spEvent* event, int loopCount) {
-	if (listenerInstance) (listenerInstance->*listenerMethod)(this, trackIndex, type, event, loopCount);
+	if (listener) listener(this, trackIndex, type, event, loopCount);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.h b/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.h
index dffc40550..9ad1995ae 100644
--- a/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.h
+++ b/spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/SkeletonAnimation.h
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 namespace spine {
 
 class SkeletonAnimation;
-typedef void (cocos2d::Ref::*SEL_AnimationStateEvent)(spine::SkeletonAnimation* node, int trackIndex, spEventType type, spEvent* event, int loopCount);
-#define animationStateEvent_selector(_SELECTOR) (SEL_AnimationStateEvent)(&_SELECTOR)
+typedef std::function<void(spine::SkeletonAnimation* node, int trackIndex, spEventType type, spEvent* event, int loopCount)> AnimationStateListener;
 
 /** Draws an animated skeleton, providing an AnimationState for applying one or more animations and queuing animations to be
   * played later. */
@@ -62,7 +61,10 @@ public:
 	void setAnimationStateData (spAnimationStateData* stateData);
 	void setMix (const char* fromAnimation, const char* toAnimation, float duration);
 
-	void setAnimationListener (cocos2d::Ref* instance, SEL_AnimationStateEvent method);
+	template<class _Rx, class _Farg0, class _Arg0> void setAnimationListener (_Rx _Farg0::* const type, _Arg0&& target) {
+		this->listener = std::bind(type, target, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3, std::placeholders::_4, std::placeholders::_5);
+	}
+
 	spTrackEntry* setAnimation (int trackIndex, const char* name, bool loop);
 	spTrackEntry* addAnimation (int trackIndex, const char* name, bool loop, float delay = 0);
 	spTrackEntry* getCurrent (int trackIndex = 0);
@@ -76,8 +78,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	typedef SkeletonRenderer super;
-	cocos2d::Ref* listenerInstance;
-	SEL_AnimationStateEvent listenerMethod;
+	AnimationStateListener listener;
 	bool ownsAnimationStateData;
 
 	void initialize ();