diff --git a/api/build/create.go b/api/build/create.go
index 110f75434..9d75a4ef0 100644
--- a/api/build/create.go
+++ b/api/build/create.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func CreateBuild(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// verify repo has event configured
-	if !util.EventAllowed(input.GetEvent(), input.GetEventAction(), r) {
+	if !r.EventAllowed(input.GetEvent(), input.GetEventAction()) {
 		retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to create new build: %s does not have %s%s events enabled", r.GetFullName(), input.GetEvent(), ":"+input.GetEventAction())
 
 		util.HandleError(c, http.StatusBadRequest, retErr)
diff --git a/api/webhook/post.go b/api/webhook/post.go
index edc72f5e3..749304029 100644
--- a/api/webhook/post.go
+++ b/api/webhook/post.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func PostWebhook(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// verify the build has a valid event and the repo allows that event type
-	if !util.EventAllowed(b.GetEvent(), b.GetEventAction(), repo) {
+	if !repo.EventAllowed(b.GetEvent(), b.GetEventAction()) {
 		retErr := fmt.Errorf("%s: %s does not have %s%s events enabled", baseErr, repo.GetFullName(), b.GetEvent(), ":"+b.GetEventAction())
 		util.HandleError(c, http.StatusBadRequest, retErr)
 
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index e81822d17..31cdd1104 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"html"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/library"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -131,34 +130,3 @@ func CheckAllowlist(r *library.Repo, allowlist []string) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
-
-// ParseEventMask is a helper function to calculate the bit mask for
-// a given event.
-func EventAllowed(event, action string, r *library.Repo) (allowed bool) {
-	allowed = false
-
-	if len(action) > 0 {
-		event = event + ":" + action
-	}
-
-	switch event {
-	case constants.EventPush:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPush().GetBranch()
-	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionOpened:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetOpened()
-	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionSynchronize:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetSynchronize()
-	case constants.EventPull + ":" + constants.ActionEdited:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPullRequest().GetEdited()
-	case constants.EventTag:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetPush().GetTag()
-	case constants.EventComment + ":" + constants.ActionCreated:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetComment().GetCreated()
-	case constants.EventComment + ":" + constants.ActionEdited:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetComment().GetEdited()
-	case constants.EventDeploy:
-		allowed = r.GetAllowEvents().GetDeployment().GetCreated()
-	}
-
-	return
-}