diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/removal_detection.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/removal_detection.rs
index f9953ff77cf9e2..e9654f21c355ac 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/removal_detection.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/removal_detection.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     self as bevy_ecs,
     component::{Component, ComponentId, ComponentIdFor},
     entity::Entity,
-    event::{Events, ManualEventIterator, ManualEventReader},
+    event::{Event, Events, ManualEventIterator, ManualEventReader},
     prelude::Local,
     storage::SparseSet,
     system::{ReadOnlySystemParam, SystemMeta, SystemParam},
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::{
 
 /// Wrapper around [`Entity`] for [`RemovedComponents`].
 /// Internally, `RemovedComponents` uses these as an `Events<RemovedComponentEntity>`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Event, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RemovedComponentEntity(Entity);
 
 impl From<RemovedComponentEntity> for Entity {