diff --git a/src/commands/removeJob-1.lua b/src/commands/removeJob-1.lua
index ac8a3cedc3..3ef586ba22 100644
--- a/src/commands/removeJob-1.lua
+++ b/src/commands/removeJob-1.lua
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ local function removeJob( prefix, jobId, parentKey, removeChildren)
 
     local prev = removeJobFromAnyState(prefix, jobId)
 
-    rcall("DEL", jobKey, jobKey .. ":logs", jobKey .. ":dependencies", jobKey .. ":processed")
-
-    rcall("XADD", prefix .. "events", "*", "event", "removed", "jobId", jobId, "prev", prev);
+    if rcall("DEL", jobKey, jobKey .. ":logs", jobKey .. ":dependencies", jobKey .. ":processed") > 0 then
+        rcall("XADD", prefix .. "events", "*", "event", "removed", "jobId", jobId, "prev", prev)
+    end
 end
 
 local prefix = KEYS[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_events.ts b/tests/test_events.ts
index 8eeb3c769f..8cbeac29bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.ts
+++ b/tests/test_events.ts
@@ -505,6 +505,28 @@ describe('events', function () {
     await worker.close();
   });
 
+  describe('when jobs removal is attempted on non-existed records', async () => {
+    it('should not publish removed events', async () => {
+      const numRemovals = 100;
+      const trimmedQueue = new Queue(queueName, {
+        connection,
+      });
+
+      const client = await trimmedQueue.client;
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < numRemovals; i++) {
+        await trimmedQueue.remove(i.toString());
+      }
+
+      const eventsLength = await client.xlen(trimmedQueue.keys.events);
+
+      expect(eventsLength).to.be.eql(0);
+
+      await trimmedQueue.close();
+      await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(), queueName);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when maxLen is 0', function () {
     it('should trim events automatically', async () => {
       const trimmedQueue = new Queue(queueName, {
@@ -679,7 +701,7 @@ describe('events', function () {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('when jobs are retried inmediately', function () {
+    describe('when jobs are retried immediately', function () {
       it('should trim events so its length is at least the threshold', async () => {
         const numJobs = 80;
         const trimmedQueue = new Queue(queueName, {