diff --git a/src/callbackManager.ts b/src/callbackManager.ts
index 9a65039..8648870 100644
--- a/src/callbackManager.ts
+++ b/src/callbackManager.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export enum EventType {
   IdentityUpdated = 'IdentityUpdated',
   SdkLoaded = 'SdkLoaded',
   OptoutReceived = 'OptoutReceived',
-  NoIdentityAvailable = 'NoIdentityAvailable',
 }
 
 export type CallbackPayload = SdkLoadedPayload | PayloadWithIdentity;
diff --git a/src/integrationTests/options.test.ts b/src/integrationTests/options.test.ts
index b84b55f..25df4b0 100644
--- a/src/integrationTests/options.test.ts
+++ b/src/integrationTests/options.test.ts
@@ -556,147 +556,3 @@ describe('Store config UID2', () => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-describe('calls the NoIdentityAvailable event', () => {
-  let handler: ReturnType<typeof jest.fn>;
-  let expiredIdentity = makeIdentity({
-    identity_expires: Date.now() - 100000,
-    refresh_expires: Date.now() - 100000,
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    handler = jest.fn();
-    uid2.callbacks.push(handler);
-  });
-
-  test('when init is called for the first time with no identity', () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when init is already complete and called again with no identity', () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-    uid2.init({});
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when init is already complete and called again with an expired identity', () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-    uid2.init({
-      identity: expiredIdentity,
-    });
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {
-      identity: expiredIdentity,
-    });
-  });
-  test('when init is already complete but the existing identity is expired', () => {
-    uid2.init({
-      identity: expiredIdentity,
-    });
-    uid2.init({});
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {
-      identity: expiredIdentity,
-    });
-  });
-  test('when identity is expired but refreshable', () => {
-    let expiredRefreshableIdentity = makeIdentity({
-      identity_expires: Date.now() - 10000,
-      refresh_expires: Date.now() + 10000,
-    });
-    uid2.init({ identity: expiredRefreshableIdentity });
-
-    // in this case, identity is temporarily unavailable but still unavailable
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when login is required', () => {
-    uid2.isLoginRequired();
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when get identity returns null', () => {
-    uid2.getIdentity();
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when there is no advertising token', () => {
-    uid2.getAdvertisingToken();
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when cstg does not succeed', () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-
-    expect(uid2.setIdentityFromEmail('a', mocks.makeUid2CstgOption())).rejects.toThrow(
-      'Invalid email address'
-    );
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when identity was valid on init but has since expired', () => {
-    const originalIdentity = makeIdentity({
-      advertising_token: 'original_advertising_token',
-      identity_expires: Date.now() + 100,
-    });
-    uid2.init({ identity: originalIdentity });
-
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {
-      identity: null,
-    });
-
-    // set time to an expired date for this identity
-    jest.setSystemTime(originalIdentity.refresh_expires * 1000 + 1);
-
-    uid2.isIdentityAvailable();
-
-    expect(handler).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {
-      identity: originalIdentity,
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-describe('does not call NoIdentityAvailable event', () => {
-  let validIdentity = makeIdentity();
-  let handler: ReturnType<typeof jest.fn>;
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    handler = jest.fn();
-    uid2.callbacks.push(handler);
-  });
-
-  test('when setIdentity is run with a valid identity, should not call NoIdentityAvailable on set or get', () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-    handler = jest.fn();
-
-    uid2.setIdentity(validIdentity);
-    uid2.getIdentity();
-    uid2.getAdvertisingToken();
-
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when identity is set with opted out identity', () => {
-    uid2.init({ identity: makeIdentity({ status: 'optout' }) });
-
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when cstg is successful', async () => {
-    uid2.init({});
-    handler = jest.fn();
-
-    expect(async () => {
-      await uid2.setIdentityFromEmail('test@test.com', mocks.makeUid2CstgOption());
-    }).not.toThrow();
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when identity is set with local storage and init has never been called', () => {
-    mocks.setUid2LocalStorage(validIdentity);
-    uid2.isIdentityAvailable();
-
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-  test('when identity is set with cookie and init has never been called', () => {
-    mocks.setUid2Cookie(validIdentity);
-    uid2.isIdentityAvailable();
-
-    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, { identity: null });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/sdkBase.ts b/src/sdkBase.ts
index 544e58b..ec06df1 100644
--- a/src/sdkBase.ts
+++ b/src/sdkBase.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ export abstract class SdkBase {
   public getIdentity(): Identity | null {
     const identity = this._identity ?? this.getIdentityNoInit();
     if (!isValidIdentity(identity) || this.temporarilyUnavailable(identity)) {
-      this._callbackManager.runCallbacks(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {});
       return null;
     }
     return identity;
@@ -199,17 +198,10 @@ export abstract class SdkBase {
 
   public isIdentityAvailable() {
     const identity = this._identity ?? this.getIdentityNoInit();
-    const identityAvailable =
-      (this.isIdentityValid(identity) && !this.temporarilyUnavailable(identity)) ||
-      this._apiClient?.hasActiveRequests();
-
-    if (!identityAvailable) {
-      if (this._callbackManager) {
-        this._callbackManager.runCallbacks(EventType.NoIdentityAvailable, {});
-      }
-      return false;
-    }
-    return true;
+    return (
+      (identity && !hasExpired && !this.temporarilyUnavailable(identity)) ||
+      this._apiClient?.hasActiveRequests()
+    );
   }
 
   public hasOptedOut() {
@@ -309,10 +301,6 @@ export abstract class SdkBase {
     if (this.hasOptedOut()) this._callbackManager.runCallbacks(EventType.OptoutReceived, {});
   }
 
-  private isIdentityValid(identity: Identity | OptoutIdentity | null | undefined) {
-    return identity && !hasExpired(identity.refresh_expires);
-  }
-
   private temporarilyUnavailable(identity: Identity | OptoutIdentity | null | undefined) {
     if (!identity && this._apiClient?.hasActiveRequests()) return true;
     // returns true if identity is expired but refreshable