diff --git a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_builder/_legacy.py b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_builder/_legacy.py
index d8b3ff662d2..c00f57c82f0 100644
--- a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_builder/_legacy.py
+++ b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/_builder/_legacy.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ def setup_timeout_callback(
         cloudevent_unary_send: Callable[[CloudEvent], Awaitable[None]],
         event_generator: Callable[[str, Optional[int]], CloudEvent],
     ) -> Tuple[Callable[[int], None], asyncio.Task[None]]:
+        """This function is reimplemented inside the Scheduler and should
+        be removed when Scheduler is the only queue code."""
+
         def on_timeout(iens: int) -> None:
             timeout_queue.put_nowait(
                 event_generator(identifiers.EVTYPE_REALIZATION_TIMEOUT, iens)
@@ -165,14 +168,15 @@ async def _evaluate_inner(  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
         is a function (or bound method) that only takes a CloudEvent as a positional
         argument.
         """
-        # Set up the timeout-mechanism
-        timeout_queue = asyncio.Queue()  # type: ignore
-        # Based on the experiment id the generator will
-        # give a function returning cloud event
-        event_creator = self.generate_event_creator(experiment_id=experiment_id)
-        on_timeout, send_timeout_future = self.setup_timeout_callback(
-            timeout_queue, cloudevent_unary_send, event_creator
-        )
+        if not isinstance(self._job_queue, Scheduler):
+            # Set up the timeout-mechanism
+            timeout_queue = asyncio.Queue()  # type: ignore
+            # Based on the experiment id the generator will
+            # give a function returning cloud event
+            event_creator = self.generate_event_creator(experiment_id=experiment_id)
+            on_timeout, send_timeout_future = self.setup_timeout_callback(
+                timeout_queue, cloudevent_unary_send, event_creator
+            )
 
         if not self.id_:
             raise ValueError("Ensemble id not set")
@@ -185,7 +189,11 @@ async def _evaluate_inner(  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
             )
 
             for real in self.active_reals:
-                self._job_queue.add_realization(real, callback_timeout=on_timeout)
+                if isinstance(self._job_queue, Scheduler):
+                    # Scheduler will always try to publish a timeout event.
+                    self._job_queue.add_realization(real)
+                else:
+                    self._job_queue.add_realization(real, callback_timeout=on_timeout)
 
             # TODO: this is sort of a callback being preemptively called.
             # It should be lifted out of the queue/evaluate, into the evaluator. If
diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/job.py b/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
index 10de0fadbbe..fb7908eb65b 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/job.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import uuid
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Optional
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 from cloudevents.http import CloudEvent
 
 from ert.callbacks import forward_model_ok
+from ert.ensemble_evaluator.identifiers import EVTYPE_REALIZATION_TIMEOUT
 from ert.job_queue.queue import _queue_state_event_type
 from ert.load_status import LoadStatus
 from ert.scheduler.driver import Driver
@@ -58,7 +60,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.returncode: asyncio.Future[int] = asyncio.Future()
         self.aborted = asyncio.Event()
         self._scheduler = scheduler
-        self._callback_timeout: Optional[Callable[[int], None]] = callback_timeout
 
     @property
     def iens(self) -> int:
@@ -112,8 +113,15 @@ async def __call__(
     async def _max_runtime_task(self) -> None:
         assert self.real.max_runtime is not None
         await asyncio.sleep(self.real.max_runtime)
-        if self._callback_timeout is not None:
-            self._callback_timeout(self.real.iens)
+        timeout_event = CloudEvent(
+            {
+                "type": EVTYPE_REALIZATION_TIMEOUT,
+                "source": f"/ert/ensemble/{self._scheduler._ens_id}/real/{self.iens}",
+                "id": str(uuid.uuid1()),
+            }
+        )
+        await self._scheduler._events.put(to_json(timeout_event))
+
         self.returncode.cancel()  # Triggers CancelledError
 
     async def _send(self, state: State) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py b/tests/unit_tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
index 845bd3fd691..2ff2f86dadf 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Sequence
 
 import pytest
+from cloudevents.http import CloudEvent, from_json
 
 from ert.config.forward_model import ForwardModel
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator._builder._realization import Realization
@@ -127,6 +128,13 @@ def mocked_callback(iens: int):
     scheduler_task = asyncio.create_task(sch.execute())
     await scheduler_task
 
+    timeouteventfound = False
+    while not timeouteventfound and not sch._events.empty():
+        event = await sch._events.get()
+        if from_json(event)["type"] == "com.equinor.ert.realization.timeout":
+            timeouteventfound = True
+    assert timeouteventfound
+
     assert (tmp_path / "a").exists()
     assert not (tmp_path / "b").exists()
     assert Path("from_callback").read_text(encoding="utf-8") == str(realization.iens)