diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index ba5b89fa9..3e54b0566 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=10
 # Webhook
 WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=secret
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
-
 # SET LOG LEVEL AS NEEDED IN YOUR .ENV
 # POSSIBLE VALUES: all | trace | debug | info | warn | error | fatal
 # LOG_LEVEL=info
diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index f73b87353..e75798325 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=$EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME
 # Webhook
 WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=$WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
-
 # Federation
 FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
 FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index d010b4ab0..4cca9e0e2 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const constants = {
   LOG_LEVEL: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
   CONFIG_VERSION: {
     DEFAULT: 'DEFAULT',
-    EXPECTED: 'v14.2022-12-22',
+    EXPECTED: 'v15.2023-02-07',
     CURRENT: '',
   },
 }
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ const webhook = {
   WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET: process.env.WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET || 'secret',
 }
 
-const eventProtocol = {
-  // global switch to enable writing of EventProtocol-Entries
-  EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED: process.env.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED === 'true' || false,
-}
-
 // This is needed by graphql-directive-auth
 process.env.APP_SECRET = server.JWT_SECRET
 
@@ -139,7 +134,6 @@ const CONFIG = {
   ...email,
   ...loginServer,
   ...webhook,
-  ...eventProtocol,
   ...federation,
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/event/EventProtocolEmitter.ts b/backend/src/event/EventProtocolEmitter.ts
index 9cde4939f..a87e8a256 100644
--- a/backend/src/event/EventProtocolEmitter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/event/EventProtocolEmitter.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 import { Event } from '@/event/Event'
 import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 import { EventProtocol } from '@entity/EventProtocol'
-import CONFIG from '@/config'
 
 export const writeEvent = async (event: Event): Promise<EventProtocol | null> => {
-  if (CONFIG.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED) {
-    logger.info('EventProtocol is disabled', CONFIG.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED)
-    return null
-  }
-
   logger.info('writeEvent', event)
   const dbEvent = new EventProtocol()
   dbEvent.type = event.type
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index e816c9236..9c9c7ac82 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ COMMUNITY_DESCRIPTION="Gradido Development Stage1 Test Community"
 COMMUNITY_SUPPORT_MAIL=support@supportmail.com
 
 # backend
-BACKEND_CONFIG_VERSION=v14.2022-12-22
+BACKEND_CONFIG_VERSION=v15.2023-02-07
 
 JWT_EXPIRES_IN=10m
 GDT_API_URL=https://gdt.gradido.net
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=10
 
 WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=secret
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
-
 # Federation
 # if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen
 # on an hash created from this topic
diff --git a/dht-node/.env.dist b/dht-node/.env.dist
index c1641ea98..09e25ccb6 100644
--- a/dht-node/.env.dist
+++ b/dht-node/.env.dist
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH=typeorm.dht-node.log
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
-
 # SET LOG LEVEL AS NEEDED IN YOUR .ENV
 # POSSIBLE VALUES: all | trace | debug | info | warn | error | fatal
 # LOG_LEVEL=info
diff --git a/dht-node/.env.template b/dht-node/.env.template
index eca7cb277..b31667fdb 100644
--- a/dht-node/.env.template
+++ b/dht-node/.env.template
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DB_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH=$TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH
 
-# EventProtocol
-EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
-
 # Federation
 FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
 FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
diff --git a/dht-node/src/config/index.ts b/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
index 02cbb20e9..795925ee3 100644
--- a/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/dht-node/src/config/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const constants = {
   LOG_LEVEL: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
   CONFIG_VERSION: {
     DEFAULT: 'DEFAULT',
-    EXPECTED: 'v1.2023-01-01',
+    EXPECTED: 'v2.2023-02-07',
     CURRENT: '',
   },
 }
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ const database = {
     process.env.TYPEORM_LOGGING_RELATIVE_PATH || 'typeorm.dht-node.log',
 }
 
-const eventProtocol = {
-  // global switch to enable writing of EventProtocol-Entries
-  EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED: process.env.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED === 'true' || false,
-}
-
 const federation = {
   FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || 'GRADIDO_HUB',
   FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ const CONFIG = {
   ...constants,
   ...server,
   ...database,
-  ...eventProtocol,
   ...federation,
 }
 
diff --git a/federation/src/config/index.ts b/federation/src/config/index.ts
index c2d81d2c8..588f52c60 100644
--- a/federation/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/federation/src/config/index.ts
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ const community = {
      process.env.COMMUNITY_DESCRIPTION || 'Die lokale Entwicklungsumgebung von Gradido.',
 }
 */
-// const eventProtocol = {
-// global switch to enable writing of EventProtocol-Entries
-// EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED: process.env.EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED === 'true' || false,
-// }
 
 // This is needed by graphql-directive-auth
 // process.env.APP_SECRET = server.JWT_SECRET