diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/TransactionalEventExtensionProcessor.java b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/TransactionalEventExtensionProcessor.java
index d53f6cc79..94ac5dbe2 100644
--- a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/TransactionalEventExtensionProcessor.java
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/TransactionalEventExtensionProcessor.java
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import org.jboss.jandex.ClassInfo;
-import org.jboss.jandex.Index;
-
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.Configuration;
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.MPConfiguration;
-import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.handler.EventHandler;
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.core.concurrent.DefaultEventExecutor;
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.core.defaults.DefaultConcurrencyProvider;
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.core.serialization.JaxbSerialization;
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.Consume;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.ExecutionTime;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.Record;
-import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.ApplicationIndexBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.FeatureBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.ServiceStartBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.metrics.MetricsCapabilityBuildItem;
@@ -81,28 +76,6 @@ void excludeFromBeansXml(Capabilities capabilities, Optional<MetricsCapabilityBu
         }
     }
 
-    @BuildStep
-    UnremovableBeanBuildItem ensureEventHandlerMethodsAreNotRemoved(ApplicationIndexBuildItem index) {
-        return new UnremovableBeanBuildItem(
-                beanInfo -> beanInfo.isClassBean() && hasEventHandlerMethod(beanInfo.getImplClazz(), index.getIndex()));
-    }
-
-    private boolean hasEventHandlerMethod(ClassInfo implClazz, Index index) {
-        if (implClazz.methods().stream() //
-                .filter(m -> !m.isBridge()) //
-                .filter(m -> !m.isSynthetic()) //
-                .filter(m -> !m.isConstructor()) //
-                .filter(m -> !m.isStaticInitializer()) //
-                .anyMatch(m -> m.hasAnnotation(EventHandler.class))) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (implClazz.superClassType() == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        ClassInfo superClass = index.getClassByName(implClazz.superClassType().name());
-        return superClass != null && hasEventHandlerMethod(implClazz, index);
-    }
-
     @BuildStep(onlyIfNot = IsNormal.class)
     UnremovableBeanBuildItem ensureDbSchemaIsNotRemoved() {
         return UnremovableBeanBuildItem.beanTypes(DbSchema.class);
diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestEventHandler.java b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestEventHandler.java
index 222d51b33..19f723cd3 100644
--- a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestEventHandler.java
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestEventHandler.java
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 @Typed(Handler.class)
 public class TestEventHandler extends AbstractHandler<TestEvent> {
 
-    @Inject
     private Messages messages;
 
+    @Inject
+    TestEventHandler(Messages messages) {
+        this.messages = messages;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void handle(TestEvent event) {
         if (event.getMessage().contains("failure") && messages.addFailure(event.getMessage())) {
diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestHandlerMethod.java b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestHandlerMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e210747d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestHandlerMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.quarkus.deployment.it;
+
+import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.handler.EventHandler;
+
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+
+@Dependent
+public class TestHandlerMethod {
+
+    private final Messages messages;
+
+    @Inject
+    TestHandlerMethod(Messages messages) {
+        this.messages = messages;
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler
+    void handle(String event) {
+        messages.add(event);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestPublisher.java b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestPublisher.java
index 24409af14..b10205e63 100644
--- a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestPublisher.java
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TestPublisher.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.EventPublisher;
-import com.github.jonasrutishauser.transactional.event.api.handler.EventHandler;
 
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.Dependent;
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.control.ActivateRequestContext;
@@ -13,11 +12,15 @@
 @Dependent
 public class TestPublisher {
 
-    @Inject
-    private EventPublisher publisher;
+    private final EventPublisher publisher;
+
+    private final Messages messages;
 
     @Inject
-    private Messages messages;
+    TestPublisher(EventPublisher publisher, Messages messages) {
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+        this.messages = messages;
+    }
 
     @Transactional
     @ActivateRequestContext
@@ -35,9 +38,4 @@ public Collection<String> getMessages() {
         return messages.get();
     }
 
-    @EventHandler
-    void handle(String event) {
-        messages.add(event);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TransactionalEventIT.java b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TransactionalEventIT.java
index 3382af69f..044ebab9d 100644
--- a/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TransactionalEventIT.java
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus-deployment/src/test/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/deployment/it/TransactionalEventIT.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class TransactionalEventIT {
     static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest() //
             .setFlatClassPath(true) // needed for invoker
             .withApplicationRoot(archive -> archive //
-                    .addClasses(Messages.class, TestEvent.class, TestEventHandler.class, TestPublisher.class) //
+                    .addClasses(Messages.class, TestEvent.class, TestEventHandler.class, TestPublisher.class,
+                            TestHandlerMethod.class) //
                     .addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml") //
             ).overrideRuntimeConfigKey("quarkus.transactional.event.initial-dispatch-interval", "1");
 
diff --git a/transactional-event-quarkus/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/concurrent/QuarkusEventExecutor.java b/transactional-event-quarkus/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/concurrent/QuarkusEventExecutor.java
index 95563021f..6c05a8635 100644
--- a/transactional-event-quarkus/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/concurrent/QuarkusEventExecutor.java
+++ b/transactional-event-quarkus/src/main/java/com/github/jonasrutishauser/transactional/event/quarkus/concurrent/QuarkusEventExecutor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class QuarkusEventExecutor implements EventExecutor {
     private final ExecutorService executor;
     private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler;
 
+    QuarkusEventExecutor() {
+        this(null, null);
+    }
+
     @Inject
     QuarkusEventExecutor(@Events ExecutorService executor, ScheduledExecutorService scheduler) {
         this.executor = executor;