diff --git a/api/node/server/server.go b/api/node/server/server.go
index 55c37c873f..dd0fae0acc 100644
--- a/api/node/server/server.go
+++ b/api/node/server/server.go
@@ -187,11 +187,7 @@ func (s *Server) PostPublishProtocol(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	proposal := &types.Proposal{}
-	codec.MustDecode(blob, proposal)
 
-	events.EmitProposal(proposal.SmesherID, proposal.Layer, proposal.ID())
-	events.ReportProposal(events.ProposalCreated, proposal)
 	s.publisher.Publish(ctx, string(request.Protocol), blob)
 	return PostPublishProtocol200Response{}, nil
 }