diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/event.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/event.cpp
index 58d1521c9..246d6bcc5 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/event.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/event.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ void Event::wait() {
   }
 }
 
-void Event::signal() {
-  static_cast<MTL::SharedEvent*>(event_.get())->setSignaledValue(value());
-}
-
 void Event::wait(Stream stream) {
   if (stream.device == Device::cpu) {
     scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable { wait(); });
@@ -42,7 +38,9 @@ void Event::wait(Stream stream) {
 
 void Event::signal(Stream stream) {
   if (stream.device == Device::cpu) {
-    scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable { signal(); });
+    scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable {
+      static_cast<MTL::SharedEvent*>(event_.get())->setSignaledValue(value());
+    });
   } else {
     auto& d = metal::device(stream.device);
     d.end_encoding(stream.index);
diff --git a/mlx/backend/no_metal/event.cpp b/mlx/backend/no_metal/event.cpp
index 692be20d2..6dde047ab 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/no_metal/event.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/no_metal/event.cpp
@@ -28,21 +28,19 @@ void Event::wait() {
   ec->cv.wait(lk, [value = value(), ec] { return ec->value >= value; });
 }
 
-void Event::signal() {
-  auto ec = static_cast<EventCounter*>(event_.get());
-  {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(ec->mtx);
-    ec->value = value();
-  }
-  ec->cv.notify_all();
-}
-
 void Event::wait(Stream stream) {
   scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable { wait(); });
 }
 
 void Event::signal(Stream stream) {
-  scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable { signal(); });
+  scheduler::enqueue(stream, [*this]() mutable {
+    auto ec = static_cast<EventCounter*>(event_.get());
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(ec->mtx);
+      ec->value = value();
+    }
+    ec->cv.notify_all();
+  });
 }
 
 bool Event::is_signaled() const {
diff --git a/mlx/event.h b/mlx/event.h
index 7054b60c7..937028e2a 100644
--- a/mlx/event.h
+++ b/mlx/event.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ class Event {
   // Wait for the event to be signaled at its current value
   void wait();
 
-  // Signal the event at its current value
-  void signal();
-
   // Wait in the given stream for the event to be signaled at its current value
   void wait(Stream stream);