diff --git a/lang/attribute/event/src/lib.rs b/lang/attribute/event/src/lib.rs
index a73eea9425..16a5be059a 100644
--- a/lang/attribute/event/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lang/attribute/event/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,22 @@ pub fn emit_cpi(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
     let first = &elems[0];
     let second = &elems[1];
 
+    // use solana_program::account_info::AccountInfo;
+    // use solana_program::instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction};
     proc_macro::TokenStream::from(quote! {
         let program_info: &anchor_lang::solana_program::account_info::AccountInfo = &#first;
 
         let __disc: Vec<u8> = crate::event::EVENT_IX_TAG_LE.to_vec();
         let __inner_data: &Vec<u8> = &anchor_lang::Event::data(&#second);
-        let __ix_data: Vec<u8> = __disc.iter().chain(__inner_data.iter()).cloned().collect();
+        let ix_data: Vec<u8> = __disc.iter().chain(__inner_data.iter()).cloned().collect();
 
-        anchor_lang::__private::_emit_cpi_invoke(__ix_data, program_info)?;
+        let ix = anchor_lang::solana_program::instruction::Instruction::new_with_bytes(
+            program_info.key.clone(),
+            ix_data.as_ref(),
+            vec![anchor_lang::solana_program::instruction::AccountMeta::new_readonly(*program_info.key, false)],
+        );
+        anchor_lang::solana_program::program::invoke(&ix, &[program_info.clone()])
+            .map_err(|e: anchor_lang::solana_program::program_error::ProgramError| crate::Error::from(e))?;
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/lang/src/lib.rs b/lang/src/lib.rs
index 16b3b35884..310b4f975d 100644
--- a/lang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lang/src/lib.rs
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ pub mod __private {
 
     pub use bytemuck;
 
-    use solana_program::account_info::AccountInfo;
-    use solana_program::instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction};
     use solana_program::pubkey::Pubkey;
 
     // Used to calculate the maximum between two expressions.
@@ -361,17 +359,6 @@ pub mod __private {
             input.to_bytes()
         }
     }
-
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn _emit_cpi_invoke(ix_data: Vec<u8>, program: &AccountInfo) -> anchor_lang::Result<()> {
-        let ix: Instruction = Instruction::new_with_bytes(
-            program.key.clone(),
-            ix_data.as_ref(),
-            vec![AccountMeta::new_readonly(*program.key, false)],
-        );
-        solana_program::program::invoke(&ix, &[program.clone()])?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 /// Ensures a condition is true, otherwise returns with the given error.