diff --git a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
index 430b28db8f451..5d75b416ba537 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
@@ -891,10 +891,6 @@ public function cleanUp()
 
         $app = Factory::getApplication();
 
-        // Trigger event after joomla update.
-        // @TODO: The event dispatched twice, here and at the end of current method. One of it should be removed.
-        $app->getDispatcher()->dispatch('onJoomlaAfterUpdate', new AfterJoomlaUpdateEvent('onJoomlaAfterUpdate'));
-
         // Remove the update package.
         $tempdir = $app->get('tmp_path');