diff --git a/gossip-lib/src/overlord/mod.rs b/gossip-lib/src/overlord/mod.rs
index 2bc4a1bfb..43bac9d2e 100644
--- a/gossip-lib/src/overlord/mod.rs
+++ b/gossip-lib/src/overlord/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use crate::people::Person;
 use crate::person_relay::PersonRelay;
 use crate::relay::Relay;
 use crate::tags::{
-    add_addr_to_tags, add_event_parent_to_tags, add_event_to_tags, add_pubkey_hex_to_tags,
-    add_pubkey_to_tags, add_subject_to_tags_if_missing,
+    add_addr_to_tags, add_event_to_tags, add_pubkey_hex_to_tags, add_pubkey_to_tags,
+    add_subject_to_tags_if_missing,
 };
 use gossip_relay_picker::{Direction, RelayAssignment};
 use http::StatusCode;
@@ -1403,19 +1403,17 @@ impl Overlord {
                         // Add an 'e' tag for the root
                         add_event_to_tags(&mut tags, root, "root").await;
 
-                        // Add an 'e' and 'E' tag for the note we are replying to
+                        // Add an 'e' tag for the note we are replying to
                         add_event_to_tags(&mut tags, parent_id, "reply").await;
-                        add_event_parent_to_tags(&mut tags, parent_id).await;
                     } else {
                         let ancestors = parent.referred_events();
                         if ancestors.is_empty() {
                             // parent is the root
                             add_event_to_tags(&mut tags, parent_id, "root").await;
                         } else {
-                            // Add an 'e' and 'E' tag for the note we are replying to
+                            // Add an 'e' tag for the note we are replying to
                             // (and we don't know about the root, the parent is malformed).
                             add_event_to_tags(&mut tags, parent_id, "reply").await;
-                            add_event_parent_to_tags(&mut tags, parent_id).await;
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/gossip-lib/src/tags.rs b/gossip-lib/src/tags.rs
index 4adf71108..5dd2696b1 100644
--- a/gossip-lib/src/tags.rs
+++ b/gossip-lib/src/tags.rs
@@ -28,31 +28,6 @@ pub async fn add_pubkey_to_tags(existing_tags: &mut Vec<Tag>, added: &PublicKey)
     add_pubkey_hex_to_tags(existing_tags, &added.as_hex_string().into()).await
 }
 
-pub async fn add_event_parent_to_tags(existing_tags: &mut Vec<Tag>, added: Id) -> usize {
-    let newtag = Tag::EventParent {
-        id: added,
-        recommended_relay_url: Relay::recommended_relay_for_reply(added)
-            .await
-            .ok()
-            .flatten()
-            .map(|rr| rr.to_unchecked_url()),
-        trailing: Vec::new(),
-    };
-
-    match existing_tags.iter().position(|existing_tag| {
-        matches!(
-            existing_tag,
-            Tag::EventParent { id: existing_e, .. } if existing_e.0 == added.0
-        )
-    }) {
-        None => {
-            existing_tags.push(newtag);
-            existing_tags.len() - 1
-        }
-        Some(idx) => idx,
-    }
-}
-
 pub async fn add_event_to_tags(existing_tags: &mut Vec<Tag>, added: Id, marker: &str) -> usize {
     let newtag = Tag::Event {
         id: added,