diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index dfdb9e1d..b01b45ea 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -1101,55 +1101,3 @@ delete_node_record(PGconn *conn, int node, char *action)
 	return true;
 }
 
-
-bool
-create_event_record(PGconn *conn, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details)
-{
-	char		sqlquery[QUERY_STR_LEN];
-	PGresult   *res;
-
-	int n_node_id = htonl(node_id);
-	char *t_successful = successful ? "TRUE" : "FALSE";
-
-	const char *values[4] = { (char *)&n_node_id,
-	 						  event,
-							  t_successful,
-							  details
-							};
-
-	int lengths[4] = { sizeof(n_node_id),
-					   0,
-					   0,
-					   0
-				     };
-	int binary[4] = {1, 0, 0, 0};
-
-	sqlquery_snprintf(sqlquery,
-					  " INSERT INTO %s.repl_events ( "
-					  "             node_id, "
-					  "             event, "
-					  "             successful, "
-					  "             details "
-					  "            ) "
-					  "      VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) ",
-					  get_repmgr_schema_quoted(conn));
-
-	res = PQexecParams(conn,
-					   sqlquery,
-					   4,
-					   NULL,
-					   values,
-					   lengths,
-					   binary,
-					   0);
-
-	if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
-	{
-		log_warning(_("Cannot insert event details, %s\n"),
-					PQerrorMessage(conn));
-		PQclear(res);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
diff --git a/dbutils.h b/dbutils.h
index c7664ea3..2b1d1f67 100644
--- a/dbutils.h
+++ b/dbutils.h
@@ -64,7 +64,5 @@ bool		set_config_bool(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, bool state);
 bool		copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name);
 bool		create_node_record(PGconn *conn, char *action, int node, char *type, int upstream_node, char *cluster_name, char *node_name, char *conninfo, int priority, char *slot_name);
 bool		delete_node_record(PGconn *conn, int node, char *action);
-bool        create_event_record(PGconn *conn, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details);
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index ff459f18..ffbaad7f 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static int	check_server_version(PGconn *conn, char *server_type, bool exit_on_er
 static bool check_upstream_config(PGconn *conn, int server_version_num, bool exit_on_error);
 
 static char *make_pg_path(char *file);
-static bool log_event(PGconn *standby_conn, bool success, char *details);
 
 static void do_master_register(void);
 static void do_standby_register(void);
@@ -776,19 +775,6 @@ do_master_register(void)
 	}
 
 
-	/* Log the event */
-	record_created = create_event_record(conn,
-										 options.node,
-										 "master_register",
-										 true,
-										 NULL);
-
-	if(record_created == false)
-	{
-		PQfinish(conn);
-		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
-	}
-
 	PQfinish(conn);
 
 	log_notice(_("master node correctly registered for cluster %s with id %d (conninfo: %s)\n"),
@@ -882,20 +868,6 @@ do_standby_register(void)
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 	}
 
-	/* Log the event */
-	record_created = create_event_record(master_conn,
-										 options.node,
-										 "standby_register",
-										 true,
-										 NULL);
-
-	if(record_created == false)
-	{
-		PQfinish(master_conn);
-		PQfinish(conn);
-		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
-	}
-
 	PQfinish(master_conn);
 	PQfinish(conn);
 
@@ -946,9 +918,6 @@ do_standby_clone(void)
 	char	   *first_wal_segment = NULL;
 	char	   *last_wal_segment = NULL;
 
-	bool		record_created = FALSE;
-	PQExpBufferData event_details;
-
 	/*
 	 * If dest_dir (-D/--pgdata) was provided, this will become the new data
 	 * directory (otherwise repmgr will default to the same directory as on the
@@ -1495,59 +1464,11 @@ stop_backup:
 		log_notice(_("for example : /etc/init.d/postgresql start\n"));
 	}
 
-	/* Log the event */
-	initPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
-
-	/* Add details about relevant runtime options used */
-	appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-					  _("Cloned from host '%s', port %s"),
-					  runtime_options.host,
-					  runtime_options.masterport);
-
-	appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-					  _("; backup method: %s"),
-					  runtime_options.rsync_only ? "rsync" : "pg_basebackup");
-
-	appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-					  _("; --force: %s"),
-					  runtime_options.force ? "Y" : "N");
-
-	record_created = log_event(upstream_conn,
-										 true,
-										 event_details.data);
-
-	if(record_created == false)
-	{
-		PQfinish(upstream_conn);
-		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
-	}
-
 	PQfinish(upstream_conn);
 	exit(retval);
 }
 
 
-static bool
-log_event(PGconn *standby_conn, bool success, char *details)
-{
-	PGconn *primary_conn;
-	bool    retval;
-
-	primary_conn = get_primary_connection(standby_conn,
-										   options.cluster_name,
-										    NULL, NULL);
-
-	retval = create_event_record(primary_conn,
-								 options.node,
-								 "standby_clone",
-								 success,
-								 details);
-	PQfinish(primary_conn);
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
-
 static void
 do_standby_promote(void)
 {
@@ -1566,7 +1487,6 @@ do_standby_promote(void)
 				promote_check_interval = 2;
 	bool		promote_sucess = false;
 	bool        success;
-	bool        record_created;
 
 	/* We need to connect to check configuration */
 	log_info(_("connecting to standby database\n"));
@@ -1648,17 +1568,6 @@ do_standby_promote(void)
 
 	if (promote_sucess == false)
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData details;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&details);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&details,
-						  "Node %i could not be promoted to master",
-						  options.node);
-
-		record_created = create_event_record(old_master_conn,
-											 options.node,
-											 "standby_promote",
-											 false,
-											 details.data);
 		/* XXX exit with error? */
 		log_err(_(retval == 1 ?
 			  "STANDBY PROMOTE failed, this is still a standby node.\n" :
@@ -1666,28 +1575,12 @@ do_standby_promote(void)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData details;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&details);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&details,
-						  "Node %i was successfully promoted to master",
-						  options.node);
-
 		log_notice(_("STANDBY PROMOTE successful.  You should REINDEX any hash indexes you have.\n"));
-		/* Log the event */
-		record_created = create_event_record(conn,
-											 options.node,
-											 "standby_promote",
-											 true,
-											 details.data);
 	}
 
 	PQfinish(old_master_conn);
 	PQfinish(conn);
 
-	if(record_created == false)
-	{
-		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
-	}
 
 	return;
 }
@@ -1853,21 +1746,10 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	retval = is_standby(masterconn);
 	if (retval)
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData errmsg;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&errmsg);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&errmsg,
-						  "%s",
-						  _(retval == 1 ?
+		log_err("%s\n", _(retval == 1 ?
 							"provided upstream node is not a master" :
 							"connection to upstream node lost"));
 
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg.data);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg.data);
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 	}
@@ -1877,18 +1759,8 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	r = test_ssh_connection(runtime_options.host, runtime_options.remote_user);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData errmsg;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&errmsg);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&errmsg,
-						  _("unable to connect to remote host '%s' via SSH"),
-						  runtime_options.host);
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg.data);
+		log_err(_("unable to connect to remote host '%s' via SSH\n"), runtime_options.host);
 
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg.data);
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_SSH);
 	}
@@ -1896,17 +1768,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	/* Check this directory could be used as a PGDATA dir */
 	if (!create_pg_dir(runtime_options.dest_dir, runtime_options.force))
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData errmsg;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&errmsg);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&errmsg,
-						  _("unable to create witness server data directory (\"%s\")"),
-						  runtime_options.host);
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg.data);
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg.data);
+		log_err(_("unable to create witness server data directory (\"%s\")\n"), runtime_options.host);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 	}
 
@@ -1930,13 +1792,8 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	r = system(script);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
-		char *errmsg = _("unable to initialize cluster for witness server");
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg);
+		log_err(_("unable to initialize cluster for witness server\n"));
+
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 	}
@@ -1949,19 +1806,8 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	pg_conf = fopen(buf, "a");
 	if (pg_conf == NULL)
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData errmsg;
-		initPQExpBuffer(&errmsg);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&errmsg,
-						  _("unable to open \"%s\" to add additional configuration items: %s\n"),
-						  buf,
-						  strerror(errno));
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg.data);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg.data);
+		log_err(_("unable to open \"%s\" to add additional configuration items: %s\n"),
+				buf, strerror(errno));
 
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -1992,14 +1838,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	r = system(script);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
-		char *errmsg = _("unable to start witness server");
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg);
+		log_err(_("unable to start witness server\n"));
 
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2017,14 +1856,8 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 		r = system(script);
 		if (r != 0)
 		{
-			char *errmsg = _("unable to create user for witness server");
-			log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
+			log_err(_("unable to create user for witness server\n"));
 
-			create_event_record(masterconn,
-								options.node,
-								"witness_create",
-								false,
-								errmsg);
 			PQfinish(masterconn);
 			exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 		}
@@ -2042,14 +1875,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 		r = system(script);
 		if (r != 0)
 		{
-			char *errmsg = _("Unable to create database for witness server");
-			log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-
-			create_event_record(masterconn,
-								options.node,
-								"witness_create",
-								false,
-								errmsg);
+			log_err(_("Unable to create database for witness server\n"));
 
 			PQfinish(masterconn);
 			exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2061,14 +1887,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 
 	if (success == false)
 	{
-		char *errmsg = _("unable to retrieve location of pg_hba.conf");
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg);
+		log_err(_("unable to retrieve location of pg_hba.conf\n"));
 
 		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
 	}
@@ -2077,14 +1896,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 						  master_hba_file, runtime_options.dest_dir, false, -1);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
-		char *errmsg = _("unable to copy pg_hba.conf from master");
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg);
+		log_err(_("unable to copy pg_hba.conf from master\n"));
 
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2098,14 +1910,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	r = system(script);
 	if (r != 0)
 	{
-		char *errmsg = _("unable to reload witness server");
-		log_err("%s\n", errmsg);
-
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							errmsg);
+		log_err( _("unable to reload witness server\n"));
 
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2126,12 +1931,6 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 
 	if(record_created == false)
 	{
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							"Unable to create witness node record on master");
-
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
 	}
@@ -2143,11 +1942,6 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 
 	if (!create_schema(witnessconn))
 	{
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							_("unable to create schema on witness"));
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		PQfinish(witnessconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2156,11 +1950,6 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	/* copy configuration from master, only repl_nodes is needed */
 	if (!copy_configuration(masterconn, witnessconn, options.cluster_name))
 	{
-		create_event_record(masterconn,
-							options.node,
-							"witness_create",
-							false,
-							_("Unable to copy configuration from master"));
 		PQfinish(masterconn);
 		PQfinish(witnessconn);
 		exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -2186,19 +1975,6 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Log the event */
-	record_created = create_event_record(masterconn,
-										 options.node,
-										 "witness_create",
-										 true,
-										 NULL);
-
-	if(record_created == false)
-	{
-		PQfinish(masterconn);
-		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
-	}
-
 	PQfinish(masterconn);
 	PQfinish(witnessconn);
 
diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index 3502f8e8..71e8bd28 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int			optindex;
 	int			c;
 	bool		daemonize = false;
-	bool        startup_event_logged = false;
 
 	FILE	   *fd;
 
@@ -321,17 +320,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 					update_registration();
 				}
 
-				/* Log startup event */
-				if(startup_event_logged == false)
-				{
-					create_event_record(primary_conn,
-										local_options.node,
-										"repmgrd_start",
-										true,
-										NULL);
-					startup_event_logged = true;
-				}
-
 				log_info(_("starting continuous primary connection check\n"));
 
 				/*
@@ -419,16 +407,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 					my_local_conn = establish_db_connection(local_options.conninfo, true);
 					update_registration();
 				}
-				/* Log startup event */
-				if(startup_event_logged == false)
-				{
-					create_event_record(primary_conn,
-										local_options.node,
-										"repmgrd_start",
-										true,
-										NULL);
-					startup_event_logged = true;
-				}
 
 				/*
 				 * Every local_options.monitor_interval_secs seconds, do
@@ -1337,9 +1315,6 @@ do_primary_failover(void)
 	/* if local node is the best candidate, promote it */
 	if (best_candidate.node_id == local_options.node)
 	{
-		PQExpBufferData event_details;
-
-		initPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 		/* wait */
 		sleep(5);
 
@@ -1373,42 +1348,17 @@ do_primary_failover(void)
 		/* update node information to reflect new status */
 		if(update_node_record_set_primary(my_local_conn, node_info.node_id, failed_primary.node_id) == false)
 		{
-			appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-							  _("unable to update node record for node %i (promoted to master following failure of node %i)"),
-							  node_info.node_id,
-							  failed_primary.node_id);
-
-			create_event_record(my_local_conn,
-								node_info.node_id,
-								"repmgrd_failover_promote",
-								false,
-								event_details.data);
-
 			terminate(ERR_DB_QUERY);
 		}
 
 		/* update internal record for this node*/
 		node_info = get_node_info(my_local_conn, local_options.cluster_name, local_options.node);
-
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-						  _("node %i promoted to master; old master %i marked as failed"),
-						  node_info.node_id,
-						  failed_primary.node_id);
-
-		create_event_record(my_local_conn,
-							node_info.node_id,
-							"repmgrd_failover_promote",
-							true,
-							event_details.data);
-
 	}
     /* local node not promotion candidate - find the new primary */
 	else
 	{
 		PGconn	   *new_primary_conn;
-		PQExpBufferData event_details;
 
-		initPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 		/* wait */
 		sleep(10);
 
@@ -1436,19 +1386,10 @@ do_primary_failover(void)
 		{
 			if(create_replication_slot(new_primary_conn, node_info.slot_name) == false)
 			{
-
-				appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-								  _("Unable to create slot '%s' on the primary node: %s"),
-								  node_info.slot_name,
-								  PQerrorMessage(new_primary_conn));
-
-				create_event_record(new_primary_conn,
-									node_info.node_id,
-									"repmgrd_failover_follow",
-									false,
-									event_details.data);
-
-				log_err("%s\n", event_details.data);
+				log_err(("Unable to create slot '%s' on the primary node: %s\n"),
+						node_info.slot_name,
+						PQerrorMessage(new_primary_conn)
+					);
 
 				PQfinish(new_primary_conn);
 				terminate(ERR_DB_QUERY);
@@ -1468,35 +1409,13 @@ do_primary_failover(void)
 		/* update node information to reflect new status */
 		if(update_node_record_set_upstream(new_primary_conn, node_info.node_id, best_candidate.node_id) == false)
 		{
-			appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-							  _("Unable to update node record for node %i (following new upstream node %i)"),
-							  node_info.node_id,
-							  best_candidate.node_id);
-
-			create_event_record(new_primary_conn,
-								node_info.node_id,
-								"repmgrd_failover_follow",
-								false,
-								event_details.data);
-
 			terminate(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 		}
 
 		/* update internal record for this node*/
 		node_info = get_node_info(new_primary_conn, local_options.cluster_name, local_options.node);
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
-						  _("Node %i now following new upstream node %i"),
-						  node_info.node_id,
-						  best_candidate.node_id);
-
-		create_event_record(new_primary_conn,
-							node_info.node_id,
-							"repmgrd_failover_follow",
-							true,
-							event_details.data);
 
 		PQfinish(new_primary_conn);
-		destroyPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 	}
 
     log_debug("failover done\n"); // ZZZ