diff --git a/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto b/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
index 53229ef5..4b6dda1f 100644
--- a/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
+++ b/proto/device_sync/device_sync.proto
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ message BackupElement {
     xmtp.device_sync.group_backup.GroupSave group = 2;
     xmtp.device_sync.message_backup.GroupMessageSave group_message = 3;
     xmtp.device_sync.consent_backup.ConsentSave consent = 4;
-    xmtp.device_sync.event_backup.EventSave event = 5;
+    xmtp.device_sync.event_backup.EventSave event = 5 [deprecated = true];
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ enum BackupElementSelection {
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_MESSAGES = 1;
   BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_CONSENT = 2;
-  BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_EVENT = 3;
+  BACKUP_ELEMENT_SELECTION_EVENT = 3 [deprecated = true];
 }
diff --git a/proto/device_sync/event_backup.proto b/proto/device_sync/event_backup.proto
index 15c2e199..41b43686 100644
--- a/proto/device_sync/event_backup.proto
+++ b/proto/device_sync/event_backup.proto
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.device_sync";
 
 // Proto representation of a client record save
 message EventSave {
+  option deprecated = true;
   int64 created_at_ns = 1;
   string event = 2;
   bytes details = 3;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ message EventSave {
 }
 
 enum EventLevelSave {
+  option deprecated = true;
   EVENT_LEVEL_SAVE_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
   EVENT_LEVEL_SAVE_NONE = 1;
   EVENT_LEVEL_SAVE_SUCCESS = 2;