diff --git a/plugins/events-node/api-report.md b/plugins/events-node/api-report.md
index a735007e3b..9ebaf1a536 100644
--- a/plugins/events-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/events-node/api-report.md
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export class DefaultEventsService implements EventsService {
       lifecycle: LifecycleService;
     },
   ): EventsService;
-  // @deprecated (undocumented)
-  publish(_params: EventParams): Promise<void>;
-  // @deprecated (undocumented)
-  subscribe(_options: EventsServiceSubscribeOptions): Promise<void>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  publish(params: EventParams): Promise<void>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  subscribe(options: EventsServiceSubscribeOptions): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 // @public @deprecated
diff --git a/plugins/events-node/src/api/DefaultEventsService.ts b/plugins/events-node/src/api/DefaultEventsService.ts
index 5a2712fc89..9e2509539a 100644
--- a/plugins/events-node/src/api/DefaultEventsService.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-node/src/api/DefaultEventsService.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { EventParams } from './EventParams';
 import { EventsService, EventsServiceSubscribeOptions } from './EventsService';
 import { DefaultApiClient } from '../generated';
-import { NotImplementedError, ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
 
 const POLL_BACKOFF_START_MS = 1_000;
 const POLL_BACKOFF_MAX_MS = 60_000;
@@ -386,13 +386,11 @@ export class DefaultEventsService implements EventsService {
     return service;
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated this method should not be called */
-  async publish(_params: EventParams): Promise<void> {
-    throw new NotImplementedError();
+  async publish(params: EventParams): Promise<void> {
+    await this.localBus.publish(params);
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated this method should not be called */
-  async subscribe(_options: EventsServiceSubscribeOptions): Promise<void> {
-    throw new NotImplementedError();
+  async subscribe(options: EventsServiceSubscribeOptions): Promise<void> {
+    this.localBus.subscribe(options);
   }
 }