diff --git a/src/factories/event-strategy-factory.ts b/src/factories/event-strategy-factory.ts
index 7d62f0f..d723cdb 100644
--- a/src/factories/event-strategy-factory.ts
+++ b/src/factories/event-strategy-factory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isDeleteEvent, isEphemeralEvent, isNullEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '../utils/event'
+import { isDeleteEvent, isEphemeralEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '../utils/event'
 import { DefaultEventStrategy } from '../handlers/event-strategies/default-event-strategy'
 import { DeleteEventStrategy } from '../handlers/event-strategies/delete-event-strategy'
 import { EphemeralEventStrategy } from '../handlers/event-strategies/ephemeral-event-strategy'
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Factory } from '../@types/base'
 import { IEventRepository } from '../@types/repositories'
 import { IEventStrategy } from '../@types/message-handlers'
 import { IWebSocketAdapter } from '../@types/adapters'
-import { NullEventStrategy } from '../handlers/event-strategies/null-event-strategy'
 import { ReplaceableEventStrategy } from '../handlers/event-strategies/replaceable-event-strategy'
 
 
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ export const eventStrategyFactory = (
       return new ReplaceableEventStrategy(adapter, eventRepository)
     } else if (isEphemeralEvent(event)) {
       return new EphemeralEventStrategy(adapter)
-    } else if (isNullEvent(event)) {
-      return new NullEventStrategy()
     } else if (isDeleteEvent(event)) {
       return new DeleteEventStrategy(adapter, eventRepository)
     }
diff --git a/src/handlers/event-strategies/null-event-strategy.ts b/src/handlers/event-strategies/null-event-strategy.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d8f91c..0000000
--- a/src/handlers/event-strategies/null-event-strategy.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { IEventStrategy } from '../../@types/message-handlers'
-
-/**
- * An event strategy that refuses to do anything useful
- */
-export class NullEventStrategy implements IEventStrategy<void, Promise<void>> {
-  public async execute(): Promise<void> {
-    return
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/event.spec.ts b/test/unit/utils/event.spec.ts
index cc49b4b..49a8594 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/event.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/utils/event.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   isEventIdValid,
   isEventMatchingFilter,
   isEventSignatureValid,
-  isNullEvent,
   isReplaceableEvent,
   serializeEvent,
 } from '../../../src/utils/event'
@@ -337,16 +336,6 @@ describe('NIP-16', () => {
   })
 })
 
-describe('isNullEvent', () => {
-  it('returns true if kind equals max safe integer', () => {
-    expect(isNullEvent({ kind: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER } as any)).to.be.true
-  })
-
-  it('returns false if kind does not equal max safe integer', () => {
-    expect(isNullEvent({ kind: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER - 1 } as any)).to.be.false
-  })
-})
-
 // describe('NIP-27', () => {
 //   describe('isEventMatchingFilter', () => {
 //     describe('#m filter', () => {