diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/virtual.test-d.ts b/packages/core/src/types/virtual.test-d.ts
index 065edb784..bfa28130a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/virtual.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/virtual.test-d.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const account = onchainTable("account", (p) => ({
 
 const schema = { account };
 
-test("FormatEventNames without filter", () => {
+test("FormatEventNames", () => {
   type a = Virtual.FormatEventNames<
     // ^?
     {
@@ -114,42 +114,6 @@ test("FormatEventNames without filter", () => {
   assertType<eventNames>({} as any as a);
 });
 
-test("FormatEvent names with filter", () => {
-  type a = Virtual.FormatEventNames<
-    // ^?
-    {
-      contract: { abi: abi; network: ""; filter: { event: "Event1()" } };
-    },
-    {},
-    {}
-  >;
-
-  type eventNames = "contract:setup" | "contract:Event1()";
-
-  assertType<a>({} as any as eventNames);
-  assertType<eventNames>({} as any as a);
-});
-
-test("FormatEvent names with filter array", () => {
-  type a = Virtual.FormatEventNames<
-    // ^?
-    {
-      contract: {
-        abi: abi;
-        network: "";
-        filter: { event: readonly ["Event1()"] };
-      };
-    },
-    {},
-    {}
-  >;
-
-  type eventNames = "contract:setup" | "contract:Event1()";
-
-  assertType<a>({} as any as eventNames);
-  assertType<eventNames>({} as any as a);
-});
-
 test("FormatEventNames with semi-weak abi", () => {
   type a = Virtual.FormatEventNames<
     // ^?
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/virtual.ts b/packages/core/src/types/virtual.ts
index a80cffc57..4646c3024 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/virtual.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/virtual.ts
@@ -26,17 +26,7 @@ export namespace Virtual {
     contract extends Config["contracts"][string],
     ///
     safeEventNames = SafeEventNames<contract["abi"]>,
-  > = string extends safeEventNames
-    ? never
-    : contract extends {
-          filter: { event: infer event extends string | readonly string[] };
-        }
-      ? event extends safeEventNames
-        ? event
-        : event[number] extends safeEventNames
-          ? event[number]
-          : safeEventNames
-      : safeEventNames;
+  > = string extends safeEventNames ? never : safeEventNames;
 
   type _FormatFunctionNames<
     contract extends Config["contracts"][string],