diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/debounce.js b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/debounce.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/utils/debounce.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/utils/debounce.js
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 export default function debounce(func, wait = 166) {
   let timeout;
   function debounced(...args) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-this
-    const that = this;
     const later = () => {
-      func.apply(that, args);
+      func.apply(this, args);
     };
     clearTimeout(timeout);
     timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
[core] Simplify debounce (#<I>)