diff --git a/events/diskpersist.go b/events/diskpersist.go
index 686b1025..44a2bfc4 100644
--- a/events/diskpersist.go
+++ b/events/diskpersist.go
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ func (dp *DiskPersistence) initLogFile() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// swapLog swaps the current log file out for a new empty one
+// must only be called while holding dp.lk
 func (dp *DiskPersistence) swapLog(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := dp.logfi.Close(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close current log file: %w", err)
@@ -259,26 +261,6 @@ const (
 
 var emptyHeader = make([]byte, headerSize)
 
-func (p *DiskPersistence) addJobsToQueue(jobs []persistJob) error {
-	p.lk.Lock()
-	defer p.lk.Unlock()
-
-	for _, job := range jobs {
-		if err := p.doPersist(job); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// TODO: for some reason replacing this constant with p.writeBufferSize dramatically reduces perf...
-		if len(p.evtbuf) > 400 {
-			if err := p.flushLog(context.TODO()); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to flush disk log: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (p *DiskPersistence) addJobToQueue(job persistJob) error {
 	p.lk.Lock()
 	defer p.lk.Unlock()
diff --git a/events/events.go b/events/events.go
index c00d8a4d..5e2e928d 100644
--- a/events/events.go
+++ b/events/events.go
@@ -78,17 +78,6 @@ func (em *EventManager) persistAndSendEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *XRPCStream
 	}
 }
 
-type batchPersister interface {
-	PersistMany(ctx context.Context, evts []*XRPCStreamEvent) error
-}
-
-func (em *EventManager) persistAndSendEvents(ctx context.Context, evts []*XRPCStreamEvent) {
-	pm := em.persister.(batchPersister)
-	if err := pm.PersistMany(ctx, evts); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to persist outbound events: %s", err)
-	}
-}
-
 type Subscriber struct {
 	outgoing chan *XRPCStreamEvent
 
@@ -136,14 +125,6 @@ func (em *EventManager) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, ev *XRPCStreamEvent) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (em *EventManager) AddEventBatch(ctx context.Context, evs []*XRPCStreamEvent) error {
-	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("events").Start(ctx, "AddEventBatch")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	em.persistAndSendEvents(ctx, evs)
-	return nil
-}
-
 var ErrPlaybackShutdown = fmt.Errorf("playback shutting down")
 
 func (em *EventManager) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, filter func(*XRPCStreamEvent) bool, since *int64) (<-chan *XRPCStreamEvent, func(), error) {