diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/advanced/events.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/advanced/events.json
index 56d9457971..aa9e87e0e4 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/advanced/events.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/advanced/events.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	"events": "Events",
 	"no-events": "There are no events",
 	"control-panel": "Events Control Panel",
-	"delete-events": "Delete Events",
 	"filters": "Filters",
 	"filters-apply": "Apply Filters",
 	"filter-type": "Event Type",
diff --git a/public/src/admin/advanced/events.js b/public/src/admin/advanced/events.js
index 147ad193e5..333e74cf0a 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/advanced/events.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/advanced/events.js
@@ -5,26 +5,6 @@ define('admin/advanced/events', function () {
 	var	Events = {};
 
 	Events.init = function () {
-		$('[data-action="clear"]').on('click', function () {
-			socket.emit('admin.deleteAllEvents', function (err) {
-				if (err) {
-					return app.alertError(err.message);
-				}
-				$('.events-list').empty();
-			});
-		});
-
-		$('.delete-event').on('click', function () {
-			var parentEl = $(this).parents('[data-eid]');
-			var eid = parentEl.attr('data-eid');
-			socket.emit('admin.deleteEvents', [eid], function (err) {
-				if (err) {
-					return app.alertError(err.message);
-				}
-				parentEl.remove();
-			});
-		});
-
 		$('#apply').on('click', Events.refresh);
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 89157294ce..f433dd8809 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -327,14 +327,6 @@ SocketAdmin.errors.clear = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	meta.errors.clear(callback);
 };
 
-SocketAdmin.deleteEvents = function (socket, eids, callback) {
-	events.deleteEvents(eids, callback);
-};
-
-SocketAdmin.deleteAllEvents = function (socket, data, callback) {
-	events.deleteAll(callback);
-};
-
 SocketAdmin.getSearchDict = async function (socket) {
 	const settings = await user.getSettings(socket.uid);
 	const lang = settings.userLang || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en-GB';
diff --git a/src/views/admin/advanced/events.tpl b/src/views/admin/advanced/events.tpl
index f7a4a94c3c..154d3d7e11 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/advanced/events.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/advanced/events.tpl
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 						<!-- ENDIF events.user.picture -->
 					</a>
 					<a href="{config.relative_path}/user/{events.user.userslug}" target="_blank">{events.user.username}</a>
-					<span class="pull-right delete-event"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i></span>
 					<span class="pull-right">{events.timestampISO}</span>
 					<pre class="well">{events.jsonString}</pre>
 				</div>
@@ -60,12 +59,5 @@
 				</form>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<div class="panel panel-default">
-			<div class="panel-body">
-				<button class="btn btn-block btn-danger" data-action="clear">
-					<i class="fa fa-eraser"></i> [[admin/advanced/events:delete-events]]
-				</button>
-			</div>
-		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>