diff --git a/plugins/events/natsjs/nats.go b/plugins/events/natsjs/nats.go
index 8c03ee44..914032f6 100644
--- a/plugins/events/natsjs/nats.go
+++ b/plugins/events/natsjs/nats.go
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultClusterID      = "micro"
-	reconnectLoopDuration = 10 * time.Second
+	defaultClusterID = "micro"
 )
 
 // NewStream returns an initialized nats stream or an error if the connection to the nats
@@ -111,13 +110,8 @@ func (s *stream) Publish(topic string, msg interface{}, opts ...events.PublishOp
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error encoding event")
 	}
 
-	pubOpts := []nats.PubOpt{
-		// TODO: to make de-duplication work, we need to pass the event from the outside as an option
-		// nats.MsgId(event.ID), // event de-duplication
-	}
-
 	// publish the event to the topic's channel
-	if _, err := s.natsJetStreamCtx.PublishAsync(event.Topic, bytes, pubOpts...); err != nil {
+	if _, err := s.natsJetStreamCtx.PublishAsync(event.Topic, bytes); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error publishing message to topic")
 	}
 
@@ -146,14 +140,6 @@ func (s *stream) Consume(topic string, opts ...events.ConsumeOption) (<-chan eve
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 		defer cancel()
 
-		// TODO: not supported by go-micro interface
-		// would need a event.InProgressFunc{} to be
-		// called periodically
-		//err := m.InProgress(nats.Context(ctx))
-		//if err != nil {
-		//	return
-		}
-
 		// decode the message
 		var evt events.Event
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(m.Data, &evt); err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/events/natsjs/nats_test.go b/plugins/events/natsjs/nats_test.go
index 6940f531..014a4444 100644
--- a/plugins/events/natsjs/nats_test.go
+++ b/plugins/events/natsjs/nats_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Payload struct {
 	Name string
 }
 
-func SingleEvent(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSingleEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 	defer cancel()