diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 2e072aec4..8e85706ee 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ func (n *Node) StartRPC() (net.Listener, error) {
 	// conflicts with their own rpc
 	wire.RegisterInterface(
 		struct{ rpctypes.Result }{},
-		wire.ConcreteType{&ctypes.TendermintResult{}, 0x1},
+		wire.ConcreteType{&events.EventResult{}, 0x1},
+		wire.ConcreteType{&ctypes.TendermintResult{}, 0x2},
 	)
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
diff --git a/rpc/core/events.go b/rpc/core/events.go
index c9164e093..cd9d31d3d 100644
--- a/rpc/core/events.go
+++ b/rpc/core/events.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func Subscribe(wsCtx rpctypes.WSRPCContext, event string) (*ctypes.ResultSubscri
 	wsCtx.GetEventSwitch().AddListenerForEvent(wsCtx.GetRemoteAddr(), event, func(msg events.EventData) {
 		// NOTE: EventSwitch callbacks must be nonblocking
 		// NOTE: RPCResponses of subscribed events have id suffix "#event"
-		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", &ctypes.TendermintResult{&ctypes.ResultEvent{event, msg}}, ""))
+		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", &events.EventResult{event, msg}, ""))
 	})
 	return &ctypes.ResultSubscribe{}, nil
 }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func Unsubscribe(wsCtx rpctypes.WSRPCContext, event string) (*ctypes.ResultUnsub
 	wsCtx.GetEventSwitch().AddListenerForEvent(wsCtx.GetRemoteAddr(), event, func(msg events.EventData) {
 		// NOTE: EventSwitch callbacks must be nonblocking
 		// NOTE: RPCResponses of subscribed events have id suffix "#event"
-		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", &ctypes.TendermintResult{&ctypes.ResultEvent{event, msg}}, ""))
+		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", &events.EventResult{event, msg}, ""))
 	})
 	return &ctypes.ResultUnsubscribe{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/rpc/core/types/responses.go b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
index dad02f10b..7101f0aa7 100644
--- a/rpc/core/types/responses.go
+++ b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package core_types
 
 import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
-	"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -67,12 +66,6 @@ type ResultSubscribe struct {
 type ResultUnsubscribe struct {
 }
 
-// TODO: something about this
-type ResultEvent struct {
-	Event string           `json:"event"`
-	Data  events.EventData `json:"data"`
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------
 // response & result types
 
@@ -88,7 +81,6 @@ const (
 	ResultTypeListUnconfirmedTxs = byte(0x09)
 	ResultTypeSubscribe          = byte(0x0A)
 	ResultTypeUnsubscribe        = byte(0x0B)
-	ResultTypeEvent              = byte(0x0C)
 )
 
 type TendermintResultInterface interface{}
@@ -112,5 +104,4 @@ var _ = wire.RegisterInterface(
 	wire.ConcreteType{&ResultListUnconfirmedTxs{}, ResultTypeListUnconfirmedTxs},
 	wire.ConcreteType{&ResultSubscribe{}, ResultTypeSubscribe},
 	wire.ConcreteType{&ResultUnsubscribe{}, ResultTypeUnsubscribe},
-	wire.ConcreteType{&ResultEvent{}, ResultTypeEvent},
 )
diff --git a/rpc/test/helpers.go b/rpc/test/helpers.go
index 09e6aa23b..ac7c900ed 100644
--- a/rpc/test/helpers.go
+++ b/rpc/test/helpers.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
 
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	client "github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/client"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/types"
 	_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config/tendermint_test"
 	nm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
-	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func waitForEvent(t *testing.T, con *websocket.Conn, eventid string, dieOnTimeou
 					errCh <- err
 					break
 				}
-				event, ok := response.Result.(*ctypes.TendermintResult).Result.(*ctypes.ResultEvent)
+				event, ok := response.Result.(*events.EventResult)
 				if ok && event.Event == eventid {
 					goodCh <- p
 					break
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func unmarshalResponseNewBlock(b []byte) (*types.Block, error) {
 	if response.Error != "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(response.Error)
 	}
-	block := response.Result.(*ctypes.TendermintResult).Result.(*ctypes.ResultEvent).Data.(types.EventDataNewBlock).Block
+	block := response.Result.(*events.EventResult).Data.(types.EventDataNewBlock).Block
 	return block, nil
 }