diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/etc/emqx_modules.conf b/apps/emqx_modules/etc/emqx_modules.conf
index f07e740da..45549edec 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/etc/emqx_modules.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/etc/emqx_modules.conf
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ telemetry {
     enable = true
 }
 
-event_message {
-    client_connected = true
-    client_disconnected = true
-    # client_subscribed = false
-    # client_unsubscribed = false
-    # message_delivered = false
-    # message_acked = false
-    # message_dropped = false
-}
-
 topic_metrics: [
     #{topic: "test/1"}
 ]
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index c462e7e25..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,320 +0,0 @@
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2020-2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
-%%
-%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
-%%
-%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-%%
-%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-%% limitations under the License.
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--module(emqx_event_message).
-
--include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
--include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
--include("emqx_modules.hrl").
-
--export([
-    list/0,
-    update/1,
-    enable/0,
-    disable/0,
-    post_config_update/5,
-    init_conf_handler/0
-]).
-
--export([
-    on_client_connected/2,
-    on_client_disconnected/3,
-    on_client_subscribed/3,
-    on_client_unsubscribed/3,
-    on_message_dropped/3,
-    on_message_delivered/2,
-    on_message_acked/2
-]).
-
--ifdef(TEST).
--export([reason/1]).
--endif.
-
-init_conf_handler() ->
-    emqx_conf:add_handler([event_message], ?MODULE).
-
-list() ->
-    emqx_conf:get([event_message], #{}).
-
-update(Params) ->
-    case
-        emqx_conf:update(
-            [event_message],
-            Params,
-            #{rawconf_with_defaults => true, override_to => cluster}
-        )
-    of
-        {ok, #{raw_config := NewEventMessage}} ->
-            {ok, NewEventMessage};
-        {error, Reason} ->
-            {error, Reason}
-    end.
-
-post_config_update(_KeyPath, _Config, NewConf, _OldConf, _AppEnvs) ->
-    disable(),
-    enable(maps:to_list(NewConf)).
-
-enable() ->
-    enable(maps:to_list(list())).
-
-disable() ->
-    foreach_with(fun check_enable/2, fun emqx_hooks:del/2, maps:to_list(list())).
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Callbacks
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-on_client_connected(ClientInfo, ConnInfo) ->
-    Payload0 = common_infos(ClientInfo, ConnInfo),
-    Payload = Payload0#{
-        keepalive => maps:get(keepalive, ConnInfo, 0),
-        clean_start => maps:get(clean_start, ConnInfo, true),
-        expiry_interval => maps:get(expiry_interval, ConnInfo, 0)
-    },
-    publish_event_msg(<<"$event/client_connected">>, Payload).
-
-on_client_disconnected(
-    ClientInfo,
-    Reason,
-    ConnInfo = #{disconnected_at := DisconnectedAt}
-) ->
-    Payload0 = common_infos(ClientInfo, ConnInfo),
-    Payload = Payload0#{
-        reason => reason(Reason),
-        disconnected_at => DisconnectedAt
-    },
-    publish_event_msg(<<"$event/client_disconnected">>, Payload).
-
-on_client_subscribed(
-    _ClientInfo = #{
-        clientid := ClientId,
-        username := Username
-    },
-    Topic,
-    SubOpts
-) ->
-    Payload = #{
-        clientid => ClientId,
-        username => Username,
-        topic => Topic,
-        subopts => SubOpts,
-        ts => erlang:system_time(millisecond)
-    },
-    publish_event_msg(<<"$event/client_subscribed">>, Payload).
-
-on_client_unsubscribed(
-    _ClientInfo = #{
-        clientid := ClientId,
-        username := Username
-    },
-    Topic,
-    _SubOpts
-) ->
-    Payload = #{
-        clientid => ClientId,
-        username => Username,
-        topic => Topic,
-        ts => erlang:system_time(millisecond)
-    },
-    publish_event_msg(<<"$event/client_unsubscribed">>, Payload).
-
-on_message_dropped(Message = #message{from = ClientId}, _, Reason) ->
-    case ignore_sys_message(Message) of
-        true ->
-            ok;
-        false ->
-            Payload0 = base_message(Message),
-            Payload = Payload0#{
-                reason => Reason,
-                clientid => ClientId,
-                username => emqx_message:get_header(username, Message, undefined),
-                peerhost => ntoa(emqx_message:get_header(peerhost, Message, undefined))
-            },
-            publish_event_msg(<<"$event/message_dropped">>, Payload)
-    end,
-    {ok, Message}.
-
-on_message_delivered(
-    _ClientInfo = #{
-        peerhost := PeerHost,
-        clientid := ReceiverCId,
-        username := ReceiverUsername
-    },
-    #message{from = ClientId} = Message
-) ->
-    case ignore_sys_message(Message) of
-        true ->
-            ok;
-        false ->
-            Payload0 = base_message(Message),
-            Payload = Payload0#{
-                from_clientid => ClientId,
-                from_username => emqx_message:get_header(username, Message, undefined),
-                clientid => ReceiverCId,
-                username => ReceiverUsername,
-                peerhost => ntoa(PeerHost)
-            },
-            publish_event_msg(<<"$event/message_delivered">>, Payload)
-    end,
-    {ok, Message}.
-
-on_message_acked(
-    _ClientInfo = #{
-        peerhost := PeerHost,
-        clientid := ReceiverCId,
-        username := ReceiverUsername
-    },
-    #message{from = ClientId} = Message
-) ->
-    case ignore_sys_message(Message) of
-        true ->
-            ok;
-        false ->
-            Payload0 = base_message(Message),
-            Payload = Payload0#{
-                from_clientid => ClientId,
-                from_username => emqx_message:get_header(username, Message, undefined),
-                clientid => ReceiverCId,
-                username => ReceiverUsername,
-                peerhost => ntoa(PeerHost)
-            },
-            publish_event_msg(<<"$event/message_acked">>, Payload)
-    end,
-    {ok, Message}.
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Helper functions
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-common_infos(
-    _ClientInfo = #{
-        clientid := ClientId,
-        username := Username,
-        peerhost := PeerHost,
-        sockport := SockPort
-    },
-    _ConnInfo = #{
-        proto_name := ProtoName,
-        proto_ver := ProtoVer,
-        connected_at := ConnectedAt
-    }
-) ->
-    #{
-        clientid => ClientId,
-        username => Username,
-        ipaddress => ntoa(PeerHost),
-        sockport => SockPort,
-        proto_name => ProtoName,
-        proto_ver => ProtoVer,
-        connected_at => ConnectedAt,
-        ts => erlang:system_time(millisecond)
-    }.
-
-make_msg(Topic, Payload) ->
-    emqx_message:set_flag(
-        sys,
-        emqx_message:make(
-            ?MODULE, 0, Topic, iolist_to_binary(Payload)
-        )
-    ).
-
--compile({inline, [reason/1]}).
-reason(Reason) when is_atom(Reason) -> Reason;
-reason({shutdown, Reason}) when is_atom(Reason) -> Reason;
-reason({Error, _}) when is_atom(Error) -> Error;
-reason(_) -> internal_error.
-
-ntoa(undefined) -> undefined;
-ntoa({IpAddr, Port}) -> iolist_to_binary([inet:ntoa(IpAddr), ":", integer_to_list(Port)]);
-ntoa(IpAddr) -> iolist_to_binary(inet:ntoa(IpAddr)).
-
-printable_maps(undefined) ->
-    #{};
-printable_maps(Headers) ->
-    maps:fold(
-        fun
-            (K, V0, AccIn) when K =:= peerhost; K =:= peername; K =:= sockname ->
-                AccIn#{K => ntoa(V0)};
-            ('User-Property', V0, AccIn) when is_list(V0) ->
-                AccIn#{
-                    'User-Property' => maps:from_list(V0),
-                    'User-Property-Pairs' => [
-                        #{
-                            key => Key,
-                            value => Value
-                        }
-                     || {Key, Value} <- V0
-                    ]
-                };
-            (K, V0, AccIn) ->
-                AccIn#{K => V0}
-        end,
-        #{},
-        Headers
-    ).
-
-base_message(Message) ->
-    #message{
-        id = Id,
-        qos = QoS,
-        flags = Flags,
-        topic = Topic,
-        headers = Headers,
-        payload = Payload,
-        timestamp = Timestamp
-    } = Message,
-    #{
-        id => emqx_guid:to_hexstr(Id),
-        payload => Payload,
-        topic => Topic,
-        qos => QoS,
-        flags => Flags,
-        headers => printable_maps(Headers),
-        pub_props => printable_maps(emqx_message:get_header(properties, Message, #{})),
-        publish_received_at => Timestamp
-    }.
-
-ignore_sys_message(#message{flags = Flags}) ->
-    maps:get(sys, Flags, false).
-
-publish_event_msg(Topic, Payload) ->
-    _ = emqx_broker:safe_publish(make_msg(Topic, emqx_json:encode(Payload))),
-    ok.
-
-enable(List) ->
-    foreach_with(fun check_enable/2, fun emqx_hooks:put/2, List).
-
-check_enable(Handler, {client_connected, true}) ->
-    Handler('client.connected', {?MODULE, on_client_connected, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {client_disconnected, true}) ->
-    Handler('client.disconnected', {?MODULE, on_client_disconnected, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {client_subscribed, true}) ->
-    Handler('session.subscribed', {?MODULE, on_client_subscribed, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {client_unsubscribed, true}) ->
-    Handler('session.unsubscribed', {?MODULE, on_client_unsubscribed, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {message_delivered, true}) ->
-    Handler('message.delivered', {?MODULE, on_message_delivered, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {message_acked, true}) ->
-    Handler('message.acked', {?MODULE, on_message_acked, []});
-check_enable(Handler, {message_dropped, true}) ->
-    Handler('message.dropped', {?MODULE, on_message_dropped, []});
-check_enable(_Handler, {_Topic, _Enable}) ->
-    ok.
-
-foreach_with(Fun, With, [H | T]) ->
-    Fun(With, H),
-    foreach_with(Fun, With, T);
-foreach_with(_Fun, _With, []) ->
-    ok.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message_api.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message_api.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index c6c71b804..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_event_message_api.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2020-2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
-%%
-%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
-%%
-%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-%%
-%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-%% limitations under the License.
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--module(emqx_event_message_api).
-
--include("emqx_modules.hrl").
-
--behaviour(minirest_api).
-
--import(hoconsc, [mk/2, ref/2]).
-
--export([
-    api_spec/0,
-    paths/0,
-    schema/1
-]).
-
--export([event_message/2]).
-
-api_spec() ->
-    emqx_dashboard_swagger:spec(?MODULE, #{check_schema => true}).
-
-paths() ->
-    ["/mqtt/event_message"].
-
-schema("/mqtt/event_message") ->
-    #{
-        'operationId' => event_message,
-        get =>
-            #{
-                description => <<"Event Message">>,
-                tags => ?API_TAG_MQTT,
-                responses =>
-                    #{200 => status_schema(<<"Get Event Message config successfully">>)}
-            },
-        put =>
-            #{
-                description => <<"Update Event Message">>,
-                tags => ?API_TAG_MQTT,
-                'requestBody' => status_schema(<<"Update Event Message config">>),
-                responses =>
-                    #{200 => status_schema(<<"Update Event Message config successfully">>)}
-            }
-    }.
-
-status_schema(Desc) ->
-    mk(ref(?API_SCHEMA_MODULE, "event_message"), #{in => body, desc => Desc}).
-
-event_message(get, _Params) ->
-    {200, emqx_event_message:list()};
-event_message(put, #{body := Body}) ->
-    case emqx_event_message:update(Body) of
-        {ok, NewConfig} ->
-            {200, NewConfig};
-        {error, Reason} ->
-            Message = list_to_binary(io_lib:format("Update config failed ~p", [Reason])),
-            {500, 'INTERNAL_ERROR', Message}
-    end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_app.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_app.erl
index bf8efc8f6..51b314861 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_app.erl
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ maybe_enable_modules() ->
     emqx_conf:get([delayed, enable], true) andalso emqx_delayed:enable(),
     emqx_conf:get([telemetry, enable], true) andalso emqx_telemetry:enable(),
     emqx_conf:get([observer_cli, enable], true) andalso emqx_observer_cli:enable(),
-    emqx_event_message:enable(),
     emqx_conf_cli:load(),
     ok = emqx_rewrite:enable(),
     emqx_topic_metrics:enable(),
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ maybe_disable_modules() ->
     emqx_conf:get([delayed, enable], true) andalso emqx_delayed:disable(),
     emqx_conf:get([telemetry, enable], true) andalso emqx_telemetry:disable(),
     emqx_conf:get([observer_cli, enable], true) andalso emqx_observer_cli:disable(),
-    emqx_event_message:disable(),
     emqx_rewrite:disable(),
     emqx_conf_cli:unload(),
     emqx_topic_metrics:disable(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
index 8400311d5..4b27879e2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ roots() ->
     [
         "delayed",
         "telemetry",
-        "event_message",
         array("rewrite"),
         array("topic_metrics")
     ].
@@ -63,76 +62,6 @@ fields("rewrite") ->
             )},
         {re, fun regular_expression/1}
     ];
-fields("event_message") ->
-    Fields =
-        [
-            {client_connected,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable client_connected event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {client_disconnected,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable client_disconnected event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {client_subscribed,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable client_subscribed event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {client_unsubscribed,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable client_unsubscribed event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {message_delivered,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable message_delivered event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {message_acked,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable message_acked event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )},
-            {message_dropped,
-                sc(
-                    boolean(),
-                    #{
-                        desc => <<"Enable/disable message_dropped event messages">>,
-                        default => false
-                    }
-                )}
-        ],
-    #{
-        fields => Fields,
-        desc =>
-            "Enable/Disable system event messages.\n"
-            "The messages are published to <code>$event</code> prefixed topics.\n"
-            "For example, if `client_disconnected` is set to `true`,\n"
-            "a message is published to <code>$event/client_connected</code> topic\n"
-            "whenever a client is connected.\n"
-            ""
-    };
 fields("topic_metrics") ->
     [{topic, sc(binary(), #{})}].
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_sup.erl
index a0d71bcbc..42b000eaa 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_sup.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ start_link() ->
 %% Supervisor callbacks
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 init([]) ->
-    emqx_event_message:init_conf_handler(),
     {ok,
         {{one_for_one, 10, 3600}, [
             ?CHILD(emqx_telemetry),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_event_message_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_event_message_SUITE.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index beb9175fe..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_event_message_SUITE.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2020-2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
-%%
-%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
-%%
-%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-%%
-%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-%% limitations under the License.
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--module(emqx_event_message_SUITE).
-
--compile(export_all).
--compile(nowarn_export_all).
-
--include_lib("emqx/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl").
--include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
-
--define(EVENT_MESSAGE, <<
-    ""
-    "\n"
-    "event_message: {\n"
-    "    client_connected: true\n"
-    "    client_disconnected: true\n"
-    "    client_subscribed: true\n"
-    "    client_unsubscribed: true\n"
-    "    message_delivered: true\n"
-    "    message_acked: true\n"
-    "    message_dropped: true\n"
-    "}"
-    ""
->>).
-
-all() -> emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
-
-init_per_suite(Config) ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:boot_modules(all),
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_modules]),
-    load_config(),
-    Config.
-
-load_config() ->
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_modules_schema, ?EVENT_MESSAGE).
-
-end_per_suite(_Config) ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_modules]).
-
-t_event_topic(_) ->
-    ok = emqx_event_message:enable(),
-    {ok, C1} = emqtt:start_link([{clientid, <<"monsys">>}]),
-    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C1),
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/client_connected">>, qos1),
-    {ok, C2} = emqtt:start_link([
-        {clientid, <<"clientid">>},
-        {username, <<"username">>}
-    ]),
-    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C2),
-    ok = recv_connected(<<"clientid">>),
-
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/client_subscribed">>, qos1),
-    _ = receive_publish(100),
-    timer:sleep(50),
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C2, <<"test_sub">>, qos1),
-    ok = recv_subscribed(<<"clientid">>),
-    emqtt:unsubscribe(C1, <<"$event/client_subscribed">>),
-    timer:sleep(50),
-
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/message_delivered">>, qos1),
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/message_acked">>, qos1),
-    _ = emqx:publish(emqx_message:make(<<"test">>, ?QOS_1, <<"test_sub">>, <<"test">>)),
-    {ok, #{qos := QOS1, topic := Topic1}} = receive_publish(100),
-    {ok, #{qos := QOS2, topic := Topic2}} = receive_publish(100),
-    recv_message_publish_or_delivered(<<"clientid">>, QOS1, Topic1),
-    recv_message_publish_or_delivered(<<"clientid">>, QOS2, Topic2),
-    recv_message_acked(<<"clientid">>),
-
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/message_dropped">>, qos1),
-    ok = emqtt:publish(C2, <<"test_sub1">>, <<"test">>),
-    recv_message_dropped(<<"clientid">>),
-
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/client_unsubscribed">>, qos1),
-    _ = emqtt:unsubscribe(C2, <<"test_sub">>),
-    ok = recv_unsubscribed(<<"clientid">>),
-
-    {ok, _, [?QOS_1]} = emqtt:subscribe(C1, <<"$event/client_disconnected">>, qos1),
-    ok = emqtt:disconnect(C2),
-    ok = recv_disconnected(<<"clientid">>),
-    ok = emqtt:disconnect(C1),
-    ok = emqx_event_message:disable().
-
-t_reason(_) ->
-    ?assertEqual(normal, emqx_event_message:reason(normal)),
-    ?assertEqual(discarded, emqx_event_message:reason({shutdown, discarded})),
-    ?assertEqual(tcp_error, emqx_event_message:reason({tcp_error, einval})),
-    ?assertEqual(internal_error, emqx_event_message:reason(<<"unknown error">>)).
-
-recv_connected(ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic, payload := Payload}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/client_connected">>, Topic),
-    ?assertMatch(
-        #{
-            <<"clientid">> := ClientId,
-            <<"username">> := <<"username">>,
-            <<"ipaddress">> := <<"127.0.0.1">>,
-            <<"proto_name">> := <<"MQTT">>,
-            <<"proto_ver">> := ?MQTT_PROTO_V4,
-            <<"clean_start">> := true,
-            <<"expiry_interval">> := 0,
-            <<"keepalive">> := 60
-        },
-        emqx_json:decode(Payload, [return_maps])
-    ).
-
-recv_subscribed(_ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/client_subscribed">>, Topic).
-
-recv_message_dropped(_ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/message_dropped">>, Topic).
-
-recv_message_publish_or_delivered(_ClientId, 0, Topic) ->
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/message_delivered">>, Topic);
-recv_message_publish_or_delivered(_ClientId, 1, Topic) ->
-    ?assertMatch(<<"test_sub">>, Topic).
-
-recv_message_acked(_ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/message_acked">>, Topic).
-
-recv_unsubscribed(_ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/client_unsubscribed">>, Topic).
-
-recv_disconnected(ClientId) ->
-    {ok, #{qos := ?QOS_0, topic := Topic, payload := Payload}} = receive_publish(100),
-    ?assertMatch(<<"$event/client_disconnected">>, Topic),
-    ?assertMatch(
-        #{
-            <<"clientid">> := ClientId,
-            <<"username">> := <<"username">>,
-            <<"reason">> := <<"normal">>
-        },
-        emqx_json:decode(Payload, [return_maps])
-    ).
-
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Internal functions
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-receive_publish(Timeout) ->
-    receive
-        {publish, Publish} ->
-            {ok, Publish}
-    after Timeout -> {error, timeout}
-    end.