diff --git a/src/core/Checkpoint.lua b/src/core/Checkpoint.lua
index 30d3c579..8698c7ee 100644
--- a/src/core/Checkpoint.lua
+++ b/src/core/Checkpoint.lua
@@ -433,12 +433,6 @@ local function isTitleSession(game)
   return false
 end
 
-local function emitRestored(game, checkpoint)
-  if ModRuntime.wants("checkpoint.restored") then
-    ModRuntime.emit("checkpoint.restored", { game = game, kind = checkpoint.kind })
-  end
-end
-
 local function rebuildTitle(game, savedTitle, rng)
   local save, err = dataCopy(savedTitle)
   if not save then error("title rollback decode failed: " .. tostring(err), 0) end
@@ -485,7 +479,6 @@ function Checkpoint.resume(game, checkpoint)
     local restored, verifyCode = Checkpoint.capture(game)
     if restored and validated.rng == nil then restored.rng = nil end
     if restored and equalData(restored, validated) then
-      emitRestored(game, validated)
       return true
     end
     err = restored and ("resumed state differed at "
diff --git a/tests/modkit/cases/title_playthrough_context.lua b/tests/modkit/cases/title_playthrough_context.lua
index 7bc21835..bff297b3 100644
--- a/tests/modkit/cases/title_playthrough_context.lua
+++ b/tests/modkit/cases/title_playthrough_context.lua
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ local files = {
 return function(mod)
   _G.MOD_TITLE_STORAGE = mod.storage
   _G.MOD_TITLE_CHECKPOINTS = mod.checkpoints
-  _G.MOD_TITLE_RESTORE_COUNT = 0
-  mod.events:on("checkpoint.restored", function()
-    _G.MOD_TITLE_RESTORE_COUNT = _G.MOD_TITLE_RESTORE_COUNT + 1
-  end)
 end
 ]],
 }
@@ -198,13 +194,10 @@ if type(storage) == "table" then
       "title bootstrap never creates a normal Pokémon save as a side effect")
     T.same(checkpoints:capture(titleRuntime), checkpoint,
       "bootstrapped overworld differentially recaptures the selected checkpoint")
-    T.eq(_G.MOD_TITLE_RESTORE_COUNT, 1,
-      "a successful title bootstrap emits checkpoint.restored exactly once")
 
     -- Force a failure after restoreCheckpointSave has already installed the
     -- checkpoint's canonical save and overworld. Title has no live checkpoint
-    -- rollback, so it must rebuild a clean title session and must not publish
-    -- the success-only lifecycle event.
+    -- rollback, so it must rebuild a clean title session.
     SaveData.resetSlotState()
     local failingTitle = makeRuntime(SaveData.newGame({ version = "red" }), true)
     failingTitle.save.options = { volume = 7, bindings = {} }
@@ -222,8 +215,6 @@ if type(storage) == "table" then
       "failed title reconstruction restores the unbound title skeleton")
     T.eq(failingTitle.save.options.volume, 7,
       "failed title reconstruction retains current title options")
-    T.eq(_G.MOD_TITLE_RESTORE_COUNT, 1,
-      "failed title reconstruction never emits checkpoint.restored")
     T.check(files["save.lua"] == nil,
       "failed title reconstruction never writes a normal Pokémon save")
   end