diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
index 97cbb210292..60c51d9a2b0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h>
 
-#include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/event_engine/trace.h"
 
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
@@ -65,12 +63,5 @@ void ResetDefaultEventEngine() {
   delete g_event_engine.exchange(nullptr, std::memory_order_acq_rel);
 }
 
-void InitializeEventEngine() {
-  GetDefaultEventEngine()->Run([]() {
-    GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_TRACE("EventEngine:%p initialized",
-                            GetDefaultEventEngine());
-  });
-}
-
 }  // namespace experimental
 }  // namespace grpc_event_engine
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
index c282ebca67c..38c104dc5d8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> DefaultEventEngineFactory();
 /// Reset the default event engine
 void ResetDefaultEventEngine();
 
-// TODO(hork): remove this when any other EE usage is landed
-void InitializeEventEngine();
-
 }  // namespace experimental
 }  // namespace grpc_event_engine