diff --git a/src/routes/api/login.js b/src/routes/api/login.js
index e6866d836..7101f6c9b 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/login.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/login.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function loginToProtectedSession(req) {
     // this is set here so that event handlers have access to the protected session
     cls.namespace.set('protectedSessionId', protectedSessionId);
 
-    eventService.emit(eventService.ENTER_PROTECTED_SESSION);
+    await eventService.emit(eventService.ENTER_PROTECTED_SESSION);
 
     return {
         success: true,
diff --git a/src/services/events.js b/src/services/events.js
index e9e84e5a5..cffed6e41 100644
--- a/src/services/events.js
+++ b/src/services/events.js
@@ -9,18 +9,7 @@ function subscribe(eventType, listener) {
     eventListeners[eventType].push(listener);
 }
 
-function emit(eventType, data) {
-    const listeners = eventListeners[eventType];
-
-    if (listeners) {
-        for (const listener of listeners) {
-            // not awaiting for async processing
-            listener(data);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-async function syncEmit(eventType, data) {
+async function emit(eventType, data) {
     const listeners = eventListeners[eventType];
 
     if (listeners) {
@@ -33,7 +22,6 @@ async function syncEmit(eventType, data) {
 module.exports = {
     subscribe,
     emit,
-    syncEmit,
     // event types:
     NOTE_TITLE_CHANGED,
     ENTER_PROTECTED_SESSION,
diff --git a/src/services/sync_table.js b/src/services/sync_table.js
index aa85906a7..e2b6ef5b8 100644
--- a/src/services/sync_table.js
+++ b/src/services/sync_table.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function addEntitySync(entityName, entityId, sourceId) {
         sourceId: sourceId || cls.getSourceId() || sourceIdService.getCurrentSourceId()
     });
 
-    await eventService.syncEmit(eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, {
+    await eventService.emit(eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, {
         entityName,
         entityId
     });