diff --git a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_oracle/events.rs b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_oracle/events.rs
index 10837829de6..f55de593b04 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_oracle/events.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_oracle/events.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ pub mod eth_events {
     };
     use ethbridge_events::{DynEventCodec, Events as RawEvents};
     use ethbridge_governance_events::{
-        GovernanceEvents, NewContractFilter, UpdateBridgeWhitelistFilter,
+        GovernanceEvents, NewContractFilter,
         UpgradedContractFilter, ValidatorSetUpdateFilter,
     };
     use namada::core::types::ethereum_structs;
     use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::contract::EthEvent;
     use namada::types::address::Address;
     use namada::types::ethereum_events::{
-        EthAddress, EthereumEvent, TokenWhitelist, TransferToEthereum,
+        EthAddress, EthereumEvent, TransferToEthereum,
         TransferToEthereumKind, TransferToNamada, Uint,
     };
     use namada::types::keccak::KeccakHash;
@@ -106,31 +106,6 @@ pub mod eth_events {
                         NewContractFilter::name().into(),
                     ));
                 }
-                RawEvents::Governance(
-                    GovernanceEvents::UpdateBridgeWhitelistFilter(
-                        UpdateBridgeWhitelistFilter {
-                            nonce,
-                            tokens,
-                            token_cap,
-                        },
-                    ),
-                ) => {
-                    let mut whitelist = vec![];
-
-                    for (token, cap) in
-                        tokens.into_iter().zip(token_cap.into_iter())
-                    {
-                        whitelist.push(TokenWhitelist {
-                            token: token.parse_eth_address()?,
-                            cap: cap.parse_amount()?,
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    EthereumEvent::UpdateBridgeWhitelist {
-                        nonce: nonce.parse_uint256()?,
-                        whitelist,
-                    }
-                }
                 RawEvents::Governance(
                     GovernanceEvents::UpgradedContractFilter(
                         UpgradedContractFilter { name: _, addr: _ },
@@ -342,7 +317,7 @@ pub mod eth_events {
         use ethabi::ethereum_types::{H160, U256};
         use ethbridge_events::{
             TRANSFER_TO_ERC_CODEC, TRANSFER_TO_NAMADA_CODEC,
-            UPDATE_BRIDGE_WHITELIST_CODEC, VALIDATOR_SET_UPDATE_CODEC,
+            VALIDATOR_SET_UPDATE_CODEC,
         };
         use namada::eth_bridge::ethers::abi::AbiEncode;
 
@@ -553,11 +528,6 @@ pub mod eth_events {
                 bridge_validator_set_hash: [1; 32],
                 governance_validator_set_hash: [2; 32],
             };
-            let whitelist = UpdateBridgeWhitelistFilter {
-                nonce: 0u64.into(),
-                tokens: vec![H160([0; 20]); 2],
-                token_cap: vec![0u64.into(); 2],
-            };
             assert_eq!(
                 {
                     let decoded: TransferToNamadaFilter =
@@ -593,18 +563,6 @@ pub mod eth_events {
                 },
                 update
             );
-            assert_eq!(
-                {
-                    let decoded: UpdateBridgeWhitelistFilter =
-                        UPDATE_BRIDGE_WHITELIST_CODEC
-                            .decode(&get_log(whitelist.clone().encode()))
-                            .expect("Test failed")
-                            .try_into()
-                            .expect("Test failed");
-                    decoded
-                },
-                whitelist
-            );
         }
 
         /// Return an Ethereum events log, from the given encoded event
diff --git a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/vote_extensions/eth_events.rs b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/vote_extensions/eth_events.rs
index 6ba4d750a7e..0a12fcb37b0 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/vote_extensions/eth_events.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/shell/vote_extensions/eth_events.rs
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ where
                     return Err(VoteExtensionError::InvalidNamNonce);
                 }
             }
-            EthereumEvent::UpdateBridgeWhitelist { .. } => {
-                // TODO: check nonce of whitelist update;
-                // for this, we need to store the nonce of
-                // whitelist updates somewhere
-            }
             // consider other ethereum event kinds valid
             _ => {}
         }
diff --git a/core/src/types/ethereum_events.rs b/core/src/types/ethereum_events.rs
index 7b42ad7d7ca..68749c7a514 100644
--- a/core/src/types/ethereum_events.rs
+++ b/core/src/types/ethereum_events.rs
@@ -334,16 +334,6 @@ pub enum EthereumEvent {
         #[allow(dead_code)]
         address: EthAddress,
     },
-    /// Event indication a new Ethereum based token has been whitelisted for
-    /// transfer across the bridge
-    UpdateBridgeWhitelist {
-        /// Monotonically increasing nonce
-        #[allow(dead_code)]
-        nonce: Uint,
-        /// Tokens to be allowed to be transferred across the bridge
-        #[allow(dead_code)]
-        whitelist: Vec<TokenWhitelist>,
-    },
 }
 
 impl EthereumEvent {
@@ -462,30 +452,6 @@ pub struct TransferToEthereum {
     pub gas_payer: Address,
 }
 
-/// struct for whitelisting a token from Ethereum.
-/// Includes the address of issuing contract and
-/// a cap on the max amount of this token allowed to be
-/// held by the bridge.
-#[derive(
-    Clone,
-    Debug,
-    PartialEq,
-    Eq,
-    Hash,
-    PartialOrd,
-    Ord,
-    BorshSerialize,
-    BorshDeserialize,
-    BorshSchema,
-)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub struct TokenWhitelist {
-    /// Address of Ethereum smart contract issuing token
-    pub token: EthAddress,
-    /// Maximum amount of token allowed on the bridge
-    pub cap: Amount,
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {
     use std::str::FromStr;
diff --git a/core/src/types/storage.rs b/core/src/types/storage.rs
index 0f0a6032f00..a39089aa04e 100644
--- a/core/src/types/storage.rs
+++ b/core/src/types/storage.rs
@@ -1254,7 +1254,6 @@ pub struct PrefixValue {
 pub struct EthEventsQueue {
     /// Queue of transfer to Namada events.
     pub transfers_to_namada: InnerEthEventsQueue<TransfersToNamada>,
-    // TODO: add queue of update whitelist events
 }
 
 /// A queue of confirmed Ethereum events of type `E`.
diff --git a/ethereum_bridge/src/protocol/transactions/ethereum_events/events.rs b/ethereum_bridge/src/protocol/transactions/ethereum_events/events.rs
index 216ae9dd4eb..38b53140c17 100644
--- a/ethereum_bridge/src/protocol/transactions/ethereum_events/events.rs
+++ b/ethereum_bridge/src/protocol/transactions/ethereum_events/events.rs
@@ -757,10 +757,6 @@ mod tests {
                 name: "bridge".to_string(),
                 address: arbitrary_eth_address(),
             },
-            EthereumEvent::UpdateBridgeWhitelist {
-                nonce: arbitrary_nonce(),
-                whitelist: vec![],
-            },
             EthereumEvent::UpgradedContract {
                 name: "bridge".to_string(),
                 address: arbitrary_eth_address(),