diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/WebSocketConnectionEventManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/WebSocketConnectionEventManager.java
index 5deb801a1..110549940 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/WebSocketConnectionEventManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/WebSocketConnectionEventManager.java
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@ public class WebSocketConnectionEventManager extends RedisClusterPubSubAdapter<b
           }
         }
 
-        case DISCONNECT_REQUESTED -> {
-          // Handle events from `DisconnectionRequestManager` instead
-        }
-
         case MESSAGES_PERSISTED -> listenerEventExecutor.execute(listener::handleMessagesPersisted);
 
         default -> logger.warn("Unexpected client event type: {}", clientEvent.getClass());
diff --git a/service/src/main/proto/ClientPresence.proto b/service/src/main/proto/WebSocketConnectionEvent.proto
similarity index 80%
rename from service/src/main/proto/ClientPresence.proto
rename to service/src/main/proto/WebSocketConnectionEvent.proto
index 129aaf77d..7d37cea5b 100644
--- a/service/src/main/proto/ClientPresence.proto
+++ b/service/src/main/proto/WebSocketConnectionEvent.proto
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ option java_package = "org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.push";
 option java_multiple_files = true;
 
 message ClientEvent {
+  reserved 3;
   oneof event {
     NewMessageAvailableEvent new_message_available = 1;
     ClientConnectedEvent client_connected = 2;
-    DisconnectRequested disconnect_requested = 3;
     MessagesPersistedEvent messages_persisted = 4;
   }
 }
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ message ClientConnectedEvent {
   bytes server_id = 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * Indicates that the server has requested that the client disconnect due to
- * (for example) account lifecycle events.
- */
-message DisconnectRequested {
-}
-
 /**
  * Indicates that messages for the client have been persisted from short-term
  * storage to long-term storage.