diff --git a/src/internal_events/amqp.rs b/src/internal_events/amqp.rs
index 4577753d83590..fa5c46db4a18d 100644
--- a/src/internal_events/amqp.rs
+++ b/src/internal_events/amqp.rs
@@ -88,91 +88,3 @@ pub mod source {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(feature = "sinks-amqp")]
-pub mod sink {
-    use crate::emit;
-    use metrics::counter;
-    use vector_lib::internal_event::InternalEvent;
-    use vector_lib::internal_event::{
-        error_stage, error_type, ComponentEventsDropped, UNINTENTIONAL,
-    };
-
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct AmqpDeliveryError<'a> {
-        pub error: &'a lapin::Error,
-    }
-
-    impl InternalEvent for AmqpDeliveryError<'_> {
-        fn emit(self) {
-            const DELIVER_REASON: &str = "Unable to deliver.";
-
-            error!(message = DELIVER_REASON,
-                   error = ?self.error,
-                   error_type = error_type::REQUEST_FAILED,
-                   stage = error_stage::SENDING,
-                   internal_log_rate_limit = true,
-            );
-            counter!(
-                "component_errors_total", 1,
-                "error_type" => error_type::REQUEST_FAILED,
-                "stage" => error_stage::SENDING,
-            );
-            emit!(ComponentEventsDropped::<UNINTENTIONAL> {
-                count: 1,
-                reason: DELIVER_REASON
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct AmqpAcknowledgementError<'a> {
-        pub error: &'a lapin::Error,
-    }
-
-    impl InternalEvent for AmqpAcknowledgementError<'_> {
-        fn emit(self) {
-            const ACK_REASON: &str = "Acknowledgement failed.";
-
-            error!(message = ACK_REASON,
-                   error = ?self.error,
-                   error_type = error_type::REQUEST_FAILED,
-                   stage = error_stage::SENDING,
-                   internal_log_rate_limit = true,
-            );
-            counter!(
-                "component_errors_total", 1,
-                "error_type" => error_type::REQUEST_FAILED,
-                "stage" => error_stage::SENDING,
-            );
-            emit!(ComponentEventsDropped::<UNINTENTIONAL> {
-                count: 1,
-                reason: ACK_REASON
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct AmqpNackError;
-
-    impl InternalEvent for AmqpNackError {
-        fn emit(self) {
-            const DELIVER_REASON: &str = "Received Negative Acknowledgement from AMQP broker.";
-            error!(
-                message = DELIVER_REASON,
-                error_type = error_type::ACKNOWLEDGMENT_FAILED,
-                stage = error_stage::SENDING,
-                internal_log_rate_limit = true,
-            );
-            counter!(
-                "component_errors_total", 1,
-                "error_type" => error_type::ACKNOWLEDGMENT_FAILED,
-                "stage" => error_stage::SENDING,
-            );
-            emit!(ComponentEventsDropped::<UNINTENTIONAL> {
-                count: 1,
-                reason: DELIVER_REASON
-            });
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/sinks/amqp/service.rs b/src/sinks/amqp/service.rs
index 36e2845afa821..babc502b9c193 100644
--- a/src/sinks/amqp/service.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/amqp/service.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 //! The main tower service that takes the request created by the request builder
 //! and sends it to `AMQP`.
-use crate::{
-    internal_events::sink::{AmqpAcknowledgementError, AmqpDeliveryError, AmqpNackError},
-    sinks::prelude::*,
-};
+use crate::sinks::prelude::*;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::future::BoxFuture;
 use lapin::{options::BasicPublishOptions, BasicProperties};
@@ -125,25 +122,14 @@ impl Service<AmqpRequest> for AmqpService {
 
             match fut {
                 Ok(result) => match result.await {
-                    Ok(lapin::publisher_confirm::Confirmation::Nack(_)) => {
-                        emit!(AmqpNackError);
-                        Err(AmqpError::Nack)
-                    }
-                    Err(error) => {
-                        // TODO: In due course the caller could emit these on error.
-                        emit!(AmqpAcknowledgementError { error: &error });
-                        Err(AmqpError::AcknowledgementFailed { error })
-                    }
+                    Ok(lapin::publisher_confirm::Confirmation::Nack(_)) => Err(AmqpError::Nack),
+                    Err(error) => Err(AmqpError::AcknowledgementFailed { error }),
                     Ok(_) => Ok(AmqpResponse {
                         json_size: req.metadata.into_events_estimated_json_encoded_byte_size(),
                         byte_size,
                     }),
                 },
-                Err(error) => {
-                    // TODO: In due course the caller could emit these on error.
-                    emit!(AmqpDeliveryError { error: &error });
-                    Err(AmqpError::DeliveryFailed { error })
-                }
+                Err(error) => Err(AmqpError::DeliveryFailed { error }),
             }
         })
     }