1 files changed, 1 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/threadlocal.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/threadlocal.py
index d4d0488a9..f3e84bef2 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/threadlocal.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/threadlocal.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ with :func:`~sqlalchemy.engine.create_engine`.  This module is semi-private and
 invoked automatically when the threadlocal engine strategy is used.
 """
 
-from sqlalchemy import util, event, events
+from sqlalchemy import util, event
 from sqlalchemy.engine import base
 import weakref
 
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ class TLConnection(base.Connection):
         self.__opencount = 0
         base.Connection.close(self)
 
-class TLEvents(events.EngineEvents):
-    @classmethod
-    def _listen(cls, target, identifier, fn):
-        if target.TLConnection is TLConnection:
-            target.TLConnection = base._listener_connection_cls(
-                                        TLConnection, 
-                                        target.dispatch)
-        events.EngineEvents._listen(target, identifier, fn)
-
 class TLEngine(base.Engine):
     """An Engine that includes support for thread-local managed transactions."""
 
@@ -51,7 +42,6 @@ class TLEngine(base.Engine):
         super(TLEngine, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._connections = util.threading.local()
 
-    dispatch = event.dispatcher(TLEvents)
 
     def contextual_connect(self, **kw):
         if not hasattr(self._connections, 'conn'):