diff --git a/src/denm.c b/src/denm.c
index 58e0ac2..894dfe4 100644
--- a/src/denm.c
+++ b/src/denm.c
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ static enum EVENT_CHECK_RESULT event_check(den_t *den, DENM_t *denm) {
     asn_INTEGER2ulong((INTEGER_t*) &denm->denm.management.detectionTime, &e_detection_time);
     asn_INTEGER2ulong((INTEGER_t*) &denm->denm.management.referenceTime, &e_reference_time);
 
-    if (denm->denm.situation == NULL) {
-        return EVENT_INVALID; // Ignore situationless events
-    }
-
     if (e_detection_time > e_reference_time) {
         return EVENT_INVALID;
     }
@@ -156,8 +152,6 @@ static int event_add(den_t *den, DENM_t *denm, int64_t* id) {
         den->events[index]->state = state;
         den->events[index]->station_id = denm->denm.management.actionID.originatingStationID;
         den->events[index]->sn = denm->denm.management.actionID.sequenceNumber;
-        den->events[index]->cause = denm->denm.situation->eventType.causeCode;
-        den->events[index]->subcause = denm->denm.situation->eventType.subCauseCode;
         den->events[index]->detection_time = e_detection_time;
         den->events[index]->reference_time = e_reference_time;
         den->events[index]->expiration_time = e_detection_time + e_validity_duration;
@@ -239,8 +233,6 @@ static int event_update(den_t *den, DENM_t *denm, int64_t* id) {
         *id = den->events[index]->id;
         den->events[index]->state = state;
         den->events[index]->detection_time = e_detection_time;
-        den->events[index]->cause = denm->denm.situation->eventType.causeCode;
-        den->events[index]->subcause = denm->denm.situation->eventType.subCauseCode;
         den->events[index]->reference_time = e_reference_time;
 
         if (denm->denm.management.validityDuration != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/denm.h b/src/denm.h
index ec2a70a..e0e5233 100644
--- a/src/denm.h
+++ b/src/denm.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ typedef struct event {
     uint64_t detection_time;
     uint64_t reference_time;
     uint64_t expiration_time;
-    uint8_t cause;
-    uint8_t subcause;
     uint32_t latitude;
     uint32_t longitude;
     bool enabled;