diff --git a/libpod/events/config.go b/libpod/events/config.go
index 1927c5a6d3..9e3ae6bae8 100644
--- a/libpod/events/config.go
+++ b/libpod/events/config.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ const (
 	Journald EventerType = iota
 	// Null is a no-op events logger. It does not read or write events.
 	Null EventerType = iota
-	// Memory indicates the event logger will hold events in memory
-	Memory EventerType = iota
 )
 
 // Event describes the attributes of a libpod event
diff --git a/libpod/events/events.go b/libpod/events/events.go
index 084be84cab..9f9b6f6f8e 100644
--- a/libpod/events/events.go
+++ b/libpod/events/events.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ func (et EventerType) String() string {
 		return "file"
 	case Journald:
 		return "journald"
-	case Memory:
-		return "memory"
 	case Null:
 		return "none"
 	default:
@@ -36,8 +34,6 @@ func IsValidEventer(eventer string) bool {
 		return true
 	case Journald.String():
 		return true
-	case Memory.String():
-		return true
 	case Null.String():
 		return true
 	default:
diff --git a/libpod/events/events_freebsd.go b/libpod/events/events_freebsd.go
index 90933fa2cc..116398d06e 100644
--- a/libpod/events/events_freebsd.go
+++ b/libpod/events/events_freebsd.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ func NewEventer(options EventerOptions) (Eventer, error) {
 		return EventLogFile{options}, nil
 	case strings.ToUpper(Null.String()):
 		return newNullEventer(), nil
-	case strings.ToUpper(Memory.String()):
-		return NewMemoryEventer(), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown event logger type: %s", strings.ToUpper(options.EventerType))
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/events/events_linux.go b/libpod/events/events_linux.go
index 66b125dd5f..f17f9708a8 100644
--- a/libpod/events/events_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/events/events_linux.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ func NewEventer(options EventerOptions) (Eventer, error) {
 		return newLogFileEventer(options)
 	case strings.ToUpper(Null.String()):
 		return newNullEventer(), nil
-	case strings.ToUpper(Memory.String()):
-		return NewMemoryEventer(), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown event logger type: %s", strings.ToUpper(options.EventerType))
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/events/memory.go b/libpod/events/memory.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b3e03d86bc..0000000000
--- a/libpod/events/memory.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package events
-
-import (
-	"context"
-)
-
-// EventMemory is the structure for event writing to a channel. It contains the eventer
-// options and the event itself.  Methods for reading and writing are also defined from it.
-type EventMemory struct {
-	options  EventerOptions
-	elements chan *Event
-}
-
-// Write event to memory queue
-func (e EventMemory) Write(event Event) (err error) {
-	e.elements <- &event
-	return
-}
-
-// Read event(s) from memory queue
-func (e EventMemory) Read(ctx context.Context, options ReadOptions) (err error) {
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return
-	default:
-	}
-
-	select {
-	case event := <-e.elements:
-		options.EventChannel <- event
-	default:
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// String returns eventer type
-func (e EventMemory) String() string {
-	return e.options.EventerType
-}
-
-// NewMemoryEventer returns configured MemoryEventer
-func NewMemoryEventer() Eventer {
-	return EventMemory{
-		options: EventerOptions{
-			EventerType: Memory.String(),
-		},
-		elements: make(chan *Event, 100),
-	}
-}