diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
index 34f8a5b3ab..06fea65ba9 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.EventType;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.RepoEvent;
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
     private PersonService personService;
     protected NodeResourceHelper nodeResourceHelper;
 
-    private Executor threadPoolExecutor;
     private NodeTypeFilter nodeTypeFilter;
     private ChildAssociationTypeFilter childAssociationTypeFilter;
     private EventUserFilter userFilter;
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "transactionService", transactionService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "personService", personService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "nodeResourceHelper", nodeResourceHelper);
-        PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "threadPoolExecutor", threadPoolExecutor);
 
         this.nodeTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getNodeTypeFilter();
         this.childAssociationTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getChildAssociationTypeFilter();
@@ -201,11 +198,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         this.nodeResourceHelper = nodeResourceHelper;
     }
 
-    public void setThreadPoolExecutor(Executor threadPoolExecutor)
-    {
-        this.threadPoolExecutor = threadPoolExecutor;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onCreateNode(ChildAssociationRef childAssocRef)
     {
@@ -435,11 +427,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(NodeRef nodeRef, EventConsolidator consolidator)
-        {
-            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(nodeRef, consolidator));
-        }
-
-        private void sendEventNow(NodeRef nodeRef, EventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryNode())
             {
@@ -481,12 +468,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(ChildAssociationRef childAssociationRef, ChildAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
-        {
-            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(childAssociationRef, consolidator));
-        }
-
-        private void sendEventNow(ChildAssociationRef childAssociationRef,
-                ChildAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryChildAssociation())
             {
@@ -527,11 +508,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         }
 
         protected void sendEvent(AssociationRef peerAssociationRef, PeerAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
-        {
-            threadPoolExecutor.execute(()-> sendEventNow(peerAssociationRef, consolidator));
-        }
-
-        private void sendEventNow(AssociationRef peerAssociationRef, PeerAssociationEventConsolidator consolidator)
         {
             if (consolidator.isTemporaryPeerAssociation())
             {
@@ -557,7 +533,6 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
                 LOGGER.trace("List of Events:" + listOfEvents);
                 LOGGER.trace("Sending event:" + event);
             }
-
             // Need to execute this in another read txn because Camel expects it
             transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction((RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>) () -> {
                 event2MessageProducer.send(event);
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
index e1fc358a65..c5d899023f 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
@@ -56,23 +56,5 @@
 
     <bean id="eventGeneratorV2" class="org.alfresco.repo.event2.EventGenerator" parent="baseEventGeneratorV2">
         <property name="nodeResourceHelper" ref="nodeResourceHelper"/>
-        <property name="threadPoolExecutor">
-             <ref bean="eventAsyncThreadPool"/>
-        </property>
-    </bean>
-    
-    <bean id="eventAsyncThreadPool" class="org.alfresco.util.ThreadPoolExecutorFactoryBean">
-        <property name="poolName">
-            <value>eventAsyncThreadPool</value>
-        </property>
-        <property name="corePoolSize">
-            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.coreSize}</value>
-        </property>
-        <property name="maximumPoolSize">
-            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.maximumSize}</value>
-        </property>        
-        <property name="threadPriority">
-            <value>${repo.event2.threadPool.priority}</value>
-        </property>
     </bean>
 </beans>
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
index 1830e2f831..7f5b92d9c6 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
@@ -1209,10 +1209,6 @@ repo.event2.filter.childAssocTypes=rn:rendition
 repo.event2.filter.users=System, null
 # Topic name
 repo.event2.topic.endpoint=amqp:topic:alfresco.repo.event2
-# Thread pool for async delivery
-repo.event2.threadPool.priority=1
-repo.event2.threadPool.coreSize=8
-repo.event2.threadPool.maximumSize=10
 
 # MNT-21083
 # --DELETE_NOT_EXISTS - default settings
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
index 64e365d013..458336401f 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import javax.jms.ConnectionFactory;
 
@@ -105,10 +104,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent extends BaseSpringTest
     @Autowired
     protected ObjectMapper event2ObjectMapper;
 
-    @Autowired @Qualifier("eventGeneratorV2")
-    protected EventGenerator eventGenerator;
-
-
     protected NodeRef rootNodeRef;
 
     @BeforeClass
@@ -148,18 +143,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent extends BaseSpringTest
         });
     }
 
-    @Before
-    public void forceEventGeneratorToBeSynchronous() {
-        eventGenerator.setThreadPoolExecutor(new Executor()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public void execute(Runnable command)
-            {
-                command.run();
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     @After
     public void tearDown()
     {