diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/service/src/event.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/service/src/event.rs
index fc5868f3a8..fa9a75147b 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/service/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/service/src/event.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ use containerd_shim_protos::shim::events;
 use containerd_shim_protos::shim_async::Events;
 use ttrpc::MessageHeader;
 
-const REMOTE_FORWARDER: &str = "remote";
-const LOG_FORWARDER: &str = "log";
-
 // Ttrpc address passed from container runtime.
 // For now containerd will pass the address, and CRI-O will not.
 const TTRPC_ADDRESS_ENV: &str = "TTRPC_ADDRESS";
@@ -30,8 +27,6 @@ const TTRPC_ADDRESS_ENV: &str = "TTRPC_ADDRESS";
 pub(crate) trait Forwarder {
     /// Forward an event to publisher
     async fn forward(&self, event: Arc<dyn Event + Send + Sync>) -> Result<()>;
-    /// Get forwarder type
-    async fn r#type(&self) -> String;
 }
 
 /// Returns an instance of `ContainerdForwarder` in the case of
@@ -107,10 +102,6 @@ impl Forwarder for ContainerdForwarder {
             .context("forward")?;
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    async fn r#type(&self) -> String {
-        REMOTE_FORWARDER.to_string()
-    }
 }
 
 /// Events are writen into logs.
@@ -141,10 +132,6 @@ impl Forwarder for LogForwarder {
         );
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    async fn r#type(&self) -> String {
-        LOG_FORWARDER.to_string()
-    }
 }
 
 #[inline]