diff --git a/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.cc b/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.cc
index 451b7fd82..2060fe178 100644
--- a/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.cc
+++ b/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.cc
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ JTopologyBuilder::~JTopologyBuilder() {
     for (auto pool : pools) {
         delete pool;
     }
-    if (event_pool != nullptr) {
-        delete event_pool;
-    }
 }
 
 std::string JTopologyBuilder::print_topology() {
@@ -92,8 +89,6 @@ void JTopologyBuilder::create_topology() {
     mapping.initialize(static_cast<JProcessorMapping::AffinityStrategy>(m_affinity),
                        static_cast<JProcessorMapping::LocalityStrategy>(m_locality));
 
-    event_pool = new JEventPool(m_components, m_max_inflight_events, m_location_count);
-
     if (m_configure_topology) {
         m_configure_topology(*this);
         LOG_WARN(GetLogger()) << "Found custom topology configurator! Modified arrow topology is: \n" << print_topology() << LOG_END;
diff --git a/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.h b/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.h
index 685efc09f..59a5c8bd0 100644
--- a/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.h
+++ b/src/libraries/JANA/Topology/JTopologyBuilder.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class JTopologyBuilder : public JService {
 
     // Things that probably shouldn't be here
     std::function<void(JTopologyBuilder&)> m_configure_topology;
-    JEventPool* event_pool = nullptr; // TODO: Move into pools eventually
     JProcessorMapping mapping;
 
 public: