diff --git a/packages/ciphernode/events/src/enclave_event/mod.rs b/packages/ciphernode/events/src/enclave_event/mod.rs
index 2e0a6abf..8f115741 100644
--- a/packages/ciphernode/events/src/enclave_event/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/ciphernode/events/src/enclave_event/mod.rs
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ impl EnclaveEvent {
             _ => false,
         }
     }
-
-    pub fn event_type(&self) -> String {
-        let s = format!("{:?}", self);
-        extract_enclave_event_name(&s).to_string()
-    }
 }
 
 impl Event for EnclaveEvent {