diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/rfb/main.zeek b/scripts/base/protocols/rfb/main.zeek
index ae9d3ca508..8217ff8e71 100644
--- a/scripts/base/protocols/rfb/main.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/rfb/main.zeek
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ function set_session(c: connection)
 		}
 	}
 
-event rfb_event(c: connection) &priority=5
-	{
-	set_session(c);
-	}
-
 event rfb_client_version(c: connection, major_version: string, minor_version: string) &priority=5
 	{
 	set_session(c);
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/rfb/events.bif b/src/analyzer/protocol/rfb/events.bif
index 4a5bb40121..44afb5b043 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/rfb/events.bif
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/rfb/events.bif
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Generated for RFB event
 ##
 ## c: The connection record for the underlying transport-layer session/flow.
-event rfb_event%(c: connection%);
+event rfb_event%(c: connection%) &deprecated="Remove in v3.1: This event never served a real purpose and will be removed. Please use the other rfb events instead.";
 
 ## Generated for RFB event authentication mechanism selection
 ##
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ event rfb_server_version%(c: connection, major_version: string, minor_version: s
 ## width: width of the shared screen
 ##
 ## height: height of the shared screen
-event rfb_server_parameters%(c: connection, name: string, width: count, height: count%);
\ No newline at end of file
+event rfb_server_parameters%(c: connection, name: string, width: count, height: count%);