diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 03be67f..021565f 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "events",
-  "version": "1.6.1-aio.5",
+  "version": "1.6.1-aio.3",
   "name": "Events",
   "repo": "https://git.atitlan.io/aiolabs/events",
   "short_description": "Sell and register event tickets",
diff --git a/nostr_hooks.py b/nostr_hooks.py
index 32ea11c..3211b24 100644
--- a/nostr_hooks.py
+++ b/nostr_hooks.py
@@ -15,30 +15,25 @@ from .nostr_publisher import publish_event_to_nostr
 async def publish_or_delete_nostr_event(event: Event, *, delete: bool = False) -> None:
     """Publish or delete the NIP-52 calendar event for `event`.
 
-    Resolves a `NostrSigner` for the wallet owner — backend-agnostic
-    (LocalSigner / RemoteBunkerSigner / ClientSideOnlySigner). The
-    signer abstraction handles the actual key material; this hook
-    only needs `signer.pubkey` for event construction and
-    `await signer.sign_event(...)` for signing. Failures are logged
-    and swallowed so a Nostr outage doesn't break the HTTP flow that
-    triggered the publish.
+    Pulls the wallet owner's pubkey/prvkey to sign with the user's identity.
+    Failures are logged and swallowed so a Nostr outage doesn't break the
+    HTTP flow that triggered the publish.
     """
     try:
-        from lnbits.core.signers import resolve_for_wallet
+        from lnbits.core.crud.users import get_account
+        from lnbits.core.crud.wallets import get_wallet
 
         from . import nostr_client
 
-        signer = await resolve_for_wallet(event.wallet)
-        if signer is None:
-            # Wallet missing, account missing, unclassified row, or
-            # ClientSideOnlySigner account (server can't sign for them).
-            # Soft-fail: skip the publish silently. The user can still
-            # publish kind-31922/31923 events client-side once we have
-            # that path.
+        wallet_obj = await get_wallet(event.wallet)
+        if not wallet_obj:
+            return
+        account = await get_account(wallet_obj.user)
+        if not account or not account.pubkey or not account.prvkey:
             return
 
         nostr_event = await publish_event_to_nostr(
-            nostr_client, event, signer, delete=delete
+            nostr_client, event, account.pubkey, account.prvkey, delete=delete
         )
         if nostr_event and not delete:
             event.nostr_event_id = nostr_event.id
diff --git a/nostr_publisher.py b/nostr_publisher.py
index 81324fc..6867041 100644
--- a/nostr_publisher.py
+++ b/nostr_publisher.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 """
 NIP-52 calendar event publishing for the events extension.
 
-Builds NIP-52 calendar events from the Event model, signs them via the
-core `NostrSigner` abstraction (backend-agnostic: LocalSigner,
-RemoteBunkerSigner, etc.), and publishes via the NostrClient.
+Builds NIP-52 calendar events from the Event model, signs them with the
+creator's Account keypair, and publishes via the NostrClient.
 
 Kind 31922 is used for date-only events; kind 31923 (time-based) is used
 when event_start_date / event_end_date include a time component.
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ Reference: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/52.md
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-from lnbits.core.signers import NostrSigner
+import coincurve
 from loguru import logger
 
 from .models import Event
@@ -143,20 +142,23 @@ def build_nip52_delete_event(event: Event, pubkey: str) -> NostrEvent:
     return nostr_event
 
 
+def sign_nostr_event(nostr_event: NostrEvent, private_key_hex: str) -> None:
+    """Sign a NostrEvent in-place using Schnorr signature."""
+    privkey = coincurve.PrivateKey(bytes.fromhex(private_key_hex))
+    sig = privkey.sign_schnorr(bytes.fromhex(nostr_event.id))
+    nostr_event.sig = sig.hex()
+
+
 async def publish_event_to_nostr(
     nostr_client,
     event: Event,
-    signer: NostrSigner,
+    account_pubkey: str,
+    account_prvkey: str,
     delete: bool = False,
 ) -> NostrEvent | None:
     """
     Build, sign, and publish a NIP-52 calendar event (or delete event).
 
-    Signing routes through the core `NostrSigner` abstraction —
-    `signer.pubkey` for the event identity, `await signer.sign_event(...)`
-    for the Schnorr signature. The signer backend (LocalSigner /
-    RemoteBunkerSigner) is transparent to this function.
-
     Returns the published NostrEvent for metadata storage, or None on failure.
     """
     if not nostr_client:
@@ -165,25 +167,11 @@ async def publish_event_to_nostr(
 
     try:
         if delete:
-            nostr_event = build_nip52_delete_event(event, signer.pubkey)
+            nostr_event = build_nip52_delete_event(event, account_pubkey)
         else:
-            nostr_event = build_nip52_event(event, signer.pubkey)
-
-        # Hand the unsigned event to the signer — it fills in `id`,
-        # `pubkey`, and `sig`. The signer's serialization rules match
-        # NIP-01 (same as the local `event_id` property uses), so the
-        # returned id matches what we'd have computed locally.
-        unsigned = {
-            "kind": nostr_event.kind,
-            "created_at": nostr_event.created_at,
-            "tags": nostr_event.tags,
-            "content": nostr_event.content,
-        }
-        signed = await signer.sign_event(unsigned)
-        nostr_event.id = signed["id"]
-        nostr_event.pubkey = signed["pubkey"]
-        nostr_event.sig = signed["sig"]
+            nostr_event = build_nip52_event(event, account_pubkey)
 
+        sign_nostr_event(nostr_event, account_prvkey)
         await nostr_client.publish_nostr_event(nostr_event)
 
         logger.info(
diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index 14d60e2..3edd953 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from .crud import (
     get_settings,
     get_ticket,
     get_tickets,
-    get_tickets_by_event,
     get_tickets_by_payment_hash,
     get_tickets_by_user_id,
     purge_unpaid_tickets,
@@ -833,52 +832,3 @@ async def api_event_register_ticket(
     ticket.reg_timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     ticket = await update_ticket(ticket)
     return ticket
-
-
-@tickets_api_router.get("/event/{event_id}/stats")
-async def api_event_ticket_stats(
-    event_id: str,
-    key_info: WalletTypeInfo = Depends(require_admin_key),
-) -> dict:
-    """Door-scanner roster + counts for one event, organizer-only.
-
-    Mirrors the `events_list_event_tickets` nostr-transport RPC for
-    callers that don't hold a raw user prvkey (the webapp post-#9, in
-    particular). Auth: wallet admin_key + the event's wallet must be
-    in the caller's wallet set.
-    """
-    event = await get_event(event_id)
-    if not event:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, detail="Event does not exist."
-        )
-
-    user = await get_user(key_info.wallet.user)
-    owned_wallet_ids = user.wallet_ids if user else [key_info.wallet.id]
-    if event.wallet not in owned_wallet_ids:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN,
-            detail="You do not own this event.",
-        )
-
-    tickets = await get_tickets_by_event(event_id)
-    paid_tickets = [t for t in tickets if t.paid]
-    registered_count = sum(1 for t in paid_tickets if t.registered)
-
-    return {
-        "event_id": event_id,
-        "sold": len(paid_tickets),
-        "registered": registered_count,
-        "remaining": len(paid_tickets) - registered_count,
-        "tickets": [
-            {
-                "id": t.id,
-                "name": t.name,
-                "registered": t.registered,
-                "registered_at": (
-                    t.reg_timestamp.isoformat() if t.reg_timestamp else None
-                ),
-            }
-            for t in paid_tickets
-        ],
-    }