diff --git a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogAdapter.java b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogAdapter.java
index 352d1a81cc..1101ccbee5 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogAdapter.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogAdapter.java
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
 import org.apache.polaris.service.catalog.io.StorageAccessConfigProvider;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.config.ReservedProperties;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.context.catalog.CallContextCatalogFactory;
-import org.apache.polaris.service.events.listeners.PolarisEventListener;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.http.IcebergHttpUtil;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.http.IfNoneMatch;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.reporting.PolarisMetricsReporter;
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ public class IcebergCatalogAdapter
   private final ReservedProperties reservedProperties;
   private final CatalogHandlerUtils catalogHandlerUtils;
   private final Instance<ExternalCatalogFactory> externalCatalogFactories;
-  private final PolarisEventListener polarisEventListener;
   private final StorageAccessConfigProvider storageAccessConfigProvider;
   private final PolarisMetricsReporter metricsReporter;
 
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ public IcebergCatalogAdapter(
       ReservedProperties reservedProperties,
       CatalogHandlerUtils catalogHandlerUtils,
       @Any Instance<ExternalCatalogFactory> externalCatalogFactories,
-      PolarisEventListener polarisEventListener,
       StorageAccessConfigProvider storageAccessConfigProvider,
       PolarisMetricsReporter metricsReporter) {
     this.diagnostics = diagnostics;
@@ -185,7 +182,6 @@ public IcebergCatalogAdapter(
     this.reservedProperties = reservedProperties;
     this.catalogHandlerUtils = catalogHandlerUtils;
     this.externalCatalogFactories = externalCatalogFactories;
-    this.polarisEventListener = polarisEventListener;
     this.storageAccessConfigProvider = storageAccessConfigProvider;
     this.metricsReporter = metricsReporter;
   }
@@ -227,7 +223,6 @@ IcebergCatalogHandler newHandlerWrapper(SecurityContext securityContext, String
         reservedProperties,
         catalogHandlerUtils,
         externalCatalogFactories,
-        polarisEventListener,
         storageAccessConfigProvider);
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandler.java b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandler.java
index d2e48d2cc0..4f4ab0d1dc 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandler.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandler.java
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 import org.apache.polaris.service.catalog.io.StorageAccessConfigProvider;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.config.ReservedProperties;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.context.catalog.CallContextCatalogFactory;
-import org.apache.polaris.service.events.listeners.PolarisEventListener;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.http.IcebergHttpUtil;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.http.IfNoneMatch;
 import org.apache.polaris.service.types.NotificationRequest;
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ public class IcebergCatalogHandler extends CatalogHandler implements AutoCloseab
   private final CallContextCatalogFactory catalogFactory;
   private final ReservedProperties reservedProperties;
   private final CatalogHandlerUtils catalogHandlerUtils;
-  private final PolarisEventListener polarisEventListener;
   private final StorageAccessConfigProvider storageAccessConfigProvider;
 
   // Catalog instance will be initialized after authorizing resolver successfully resolves
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ public IcebergCatalogHandler(
       ReservedProperties reservedProperties,
       CatalogHandlerUtils catalogHandlerUtils,
       Instance<ExternalCatalogFactory> externalCatalogFactories,
-      PolarisEventListener polarisEventListener,
       StorageAccessConfigProvider storageAccessConfigProvider) {
     super(
         diagnostics,
@@ -178,7 +175,6 @@ public IcebergCatalogHandler(
     this.catalogFactory = catalogFactory;
     this.reservedProperties = reservedProperties;
     this.catalogHandlerUtils = catalogHandlerUtils;
-    this.polarisEventListener = polarisEventListener;
     this.storageAccessConfigProvider = storageAccessConfigProvider;
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerAuthzTest.java b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerAuthzTest.java
index 34118d6a71..0370575215 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerAuthzTest.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerAuthzTest.java
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ private IcebergCatalogHandler newWrapper(
         reservedProperties,
         catalogHandlerUtils,
         emptyExternalCatalogFactory(),
-        polarisEventListener,
         storageAccessConfigProvider);
   }
 
@@ -273,7 +272,6 @@ public void testInsufficientPermissionsPriorToSecretRotation() {
             reservedProperties,
             catalogHandlerUtils,
             emptyExternalCatalogFactory(),
-            polarisEventListener,
             storageAccessConfigProvider);
 
     // a variety of actions are all disallowed because the principal's credentials must be rotated
@@ -311,7 +309,6 @@ public void testInsufficientPermissionsPriorToSecretRotation() {
             reservedProperties,
             catalogHandlerUtils,
             emptyExternalCatalogFactory(),
-            polarisEventListener,
             storageAccessConfigProvider);
 
     doTestSufficientPrivilegeSets(
@@ -1188,7 +1185,6 @@ public <T> T getConfig(PolarisConfiguration<T> config, CatalogEntity catalogEnti
         reservedProperties,
         catalogHandlerUtils,
         emptyExternalCatalogFactory(),
-        polarisEventListener,
         storageAccessConfigProvider);
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerFineGrainedDisabledTest.java b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerFineGrainedDisabledTest.java
index 0b4fcc910e..cc59fb0880 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerFineGrainedDisabledTest.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/catalog/iceberg/IcebergCatalogHandlerFineGrainedDisabledTest.java
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ private IcebergCatalogHandler newWrapper() {
         reservedProperties,
         catalogHandlerUtils,
         emptyExternalCatalogFactory(),
-        polarisEventListener,
         storageAccessConfigProvider);
   }
 
diff --git a/runtime/service/src/testFixtures/java/org/apache/polaris/service/TestServices.java b/runtime/service/src/testFixtures/java/org/apache/polaris/service/TestServices.java
index 4c910ffbd6..3d40493f8a 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/testFixtures/java/org/apache/polaris/service/TestServices.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/testFixtures/java/org/apache/polaris/service/TestServices.java
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ public String getAuthenticationScheme() {
               reservedProperties,
               catalogHandlerUtils,
               externalCatalogFactory,
-              polarisEventListener,
               storageAccessConfigProvider,
               new DefaultMetricsReporter());