diff --git a/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/activity.py b/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/activity.py
index 505abe537067b..bdbf11624f0f0 100644
--- a/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/activity.py
+++ b/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/activity.py
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ def run_job(self):
     @tracked_method(agent_check_getter=agent_check_getter)
     def _collect_deadlocks(self):
         deadlock_xmls = self._deadlocks.collect_deadlocks()
-        #deadlocks_event = self._create_deadlock_event(deadlock_xmls)
-        #payload = json.dumps(deadlocks_event, default=default_json_event_encoding)
-        #self._check.database_monitoring_deadlocks(payload)
+        deadlocks_event = self._create_deadlock_event(deadlock_xmls)
+        payload = json.dumps(deadlocks_event, default=default_json_event_encoding)
+        self._check.database_monitoring_query_activity(payload)
 
 
-        deadlocks_event_activity = self._create_activity_event([], [], deadlock_xmls)
-        payload = json.dumps(deadlocks_event_activity, default=default_json_event_encoding)
-        self._check.database_monitoring_query_activity(payload)
+        #deadlocks_event_activity = self._create_activity_event([], [], deadlock_xmls)
+        #payload = json.dumps(deadlocks_event_activity, default=default_json_event_encoding)
+        #self._check.database_monitoring_query_activity(payload)
         
     @tracked_method(agent_check_getter=agent_check_getter)
     def _get_active_connections(self, cursor):
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def _sanitize_row(row, obfuscated_statement=None):
     def _get_estimated_row_size_bytes(row):
         return len(str(row))
 
-    def _create_activity_event(self, active_sessions, active_connections, deadlocks = []):
+    def _create_activity_event(self, active_sessions, active_connections):
         event = {
             "host": self._check.resolved_hostname,
             "ddagentversion": datadog_agent.get_version(),
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ def _create_activity_event(self, active_sessions, active_connections, deadlocks
             "cloud_metadata": self._config.cloud_metadata,
             "sqlserver_activity": active_sessions,
             "sqlserver_connections": active_connections,
-            "sqlserver_deadlocks": deadlocks,
         }
         return event