diff --git a/event_badging/index.js b/event_badging/index.js
index 5ff0de7..3134f48 100644
--- a/event_badging/index.js
+++ b/event_badging/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const {
   // TODO: implement the help automation,
   endReview,
   assignChecklist,
-  updateReadme,
   saveEvent,
 } = require("./logic/index.js");
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ const eventBadging = async (name, octokit, payload) => {
     // when issue is closed, update the readme with the event
     if (name === "issues" && payload.action === "closed") {
       saveEvent(octokit, payload);
-      updateReadme(octokit, payload);
     }
   } else if (
     name === "installation" &&
diff --git a/event_badging/logic/index.js b/event_badging/logic/index.js
index 3def391..ac9b9c0 100644
--- a/event_badging/logic/index.js
+++ b/event_badging/logic/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const endReview = require("./endReview");
 const help = require("./help");
 const welcome = require("./welcome");
 const assignChecklist = require("./assignChecklist");
-const updateReadme = require("./updateReadme");
 const saveEvent = require("./saveEvent");
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -13,5 +12,4 @@ module.exports = {
   endReview,
   assignChecklist,
   saveEvent,
-  updateReadme,
 };
diff --git a/event_badging/logic/updateReadme.js b/event_badging/logic/updateReadme.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b07f41..0000000
--- a/event_badging/logic/updateReadme.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-const calculateBadge = require("./calculate.badge.js");
-
-const updateReadme = async (octokit, payload) => {
-  let resultsObj = await calculateBadge(octokit, payload); // get badge name
-
-  // get date when issue was closed/when badge was assigned
-  const getDate = () => {
-    let date = new Date(payload.issue.closed_at);
-
-    let day = date.getDate();
-    day < 10 ? (day = "0" + day) : day;
-    date.setMonth(date.getMonth()); //January is 0!
-    let month = date.toLocaleString("en-US", { month: "short" });
-    let year = date.getFullYear();
-
-    return `${month}-${day}-${year}`;
-  };
-
-  // get event
-  const eventName = payload.issue.title.replace(/\[(.*?)\] /gi, "");
-  let eventLink;
-  if (payload.issue.title.includes("[Virtual Event]")) {
-    eventLink = await payload.issue.body
-      .slice(
-        payload.issue.body.indexOf("- Link to the Event Website: "),
-        payload.issue.body.indexOf(
-          "- Provide verification that you are an event organizer: "
-        ) - 2
-      )
-      .replace("- Link to the Event Website: ", "");
-  }
-
-  if (payload.issue.title.includes("[In-Person Event]")) {
-    eventLink = await payload.issue.body
-      .slice(
-        payload.issue.body.indexOf("- Link to the Event Website: "),
-        payload.issue.body.indexOf("- Are you an organizer ") - 2
-      )
-      .replace("- Link to the Event Website: ", "");
-  }
-
-  const event = `[${eventName}](${eventLink})`;
-
-  // get badge name
-  const badge = `![${resultsObj.assigned_badge}]`;
-
-  // get array of assignees
-  const reviewers = await payload.issue.assignees.map((assignee) => {
-    return assignee.login;
-  });
-
-  const issueLink = payload.issue.html_url; // link to issue
-
-  // string to help locate where to add event in README file
-  const string =
-    "------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|";
-
-  const newEvent = `${getDate()} | ${event} | ${badge} | ${reviewers.map(
-    (reviewer) => {
-      return ` [@${reviewer}](https://github.com/${reviewer})`;
-    }
-  )} | ${issueLink} `; // event string
-
-  // get README file content and sha value
-  const {
-    data: { sha, content },
-  } = await octokit.rest.repos.getContent({
-    owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
-    repo: payload.repository.name,
-    path: "README.md",
-  });
-
-  const readme = Buffer.from(content, "base64").toString(); // convert README content to string
-
-  // add new event to README
-  const newReadme =
-    readme.slice(0, readme.indexOf(string) + string.length) +
-    "\n" +
-    newEvent +
-    readme.slice(readme.indexOf(string) + string.length);
-
-  await octokit.rest.repos
-    .createOrUpdateFileContents({
-      owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
-      repo: payload.repository.name,
-      path: "README.md",
-      sha: sha,
-      message: `Added ${eventName} to README.md file`,
-      content: Buffer.from(newReadme, "utf8").toString("base64"),
-    })
-    .then((res) => console.info(res.status))
-    .catch((err) => console.error(err));
-};
-
-module.exports = updateReadme;