diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/README.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/README.md
index 7aef838..460ce85 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/README.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/README.md
@@ -102,15 +102,12 @@ This plugin exports some custom rules that you can optionally use in your projec
 
 <!-- begin auto-generated rules list -->
 
-💼 Configurations enabled in.\
-🧪 Set in the `tests` configuration.\
 🔧 Automatically fixable by the [`--fix` CLI option](https://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/command-line-interface#--fix).
 
-| Name                                                                                                                                              | Description                                            | 💼  | 🔧  |
-| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------- | :-- | :-- |
-| [await-user-event](https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/blob/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/await-user-event.md)         | Enforces awaiting userEvent calls                      | 🧪  | 🔧  |
-| [prefer-user-event](https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/blob/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/prefer-user-event.md)       | Enforces usage of userEvent over fireEvent in tests.   |     | 🔧  |
-| [require-named-effect](https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/blob/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/require-named-effect.md) | Enforces the use of named functions inside a useEffect |     |     |
+| Name                                                                                                                                              | Description                                            | 🔧  |
+| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------- | :-- |
+| [prefer-user-event](https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/blob/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/prefer-user-event.md)       | Enforces usage of userEvent over fireEvent in tests.   | 🔧  |
+| [require-named-effect](https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/blob/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/require-named-effect.md) | Enforces the use of named functions inside a useEffect |     |
 
 <!-- end auto-generated rules list -->
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/await-user-event.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/await-user-event.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 03ef9e3..0000000
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/await-user-event.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Enforces awaiting userEvent calls (`@bam.tech/await-user-event`)
-
-💼 This rule is enabled in the 🧪 `tests` config.
-
-🔧 This rule is automatically fixable by the [`--fix` CLI option](https://eslint.org/docs/latest/user-guide/command-line-interface#--fix).
-
-<!-- end auto-generated rule header -->
-
-Makes sure calls to `userEvent` APIs are awaited
-
-## Rule details
-
-Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:
-
-```jsx
-userEvent.press(button);
-```
-
-Examples of **correct** code for this rule:
-
-```jsx
-await userEvent.press(button);
-```
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/configs/tests.js b/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/configs/tests.js
index 40e7e68..5516eb4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/configs/tests.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/configs/tests.js
@@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
     "testing-library/prefer-presence-queries": "error",
     "testing-library/no-wait-for-side-effects": "error",
     "testing-library/prefer-screen-queries": "error",
-    "@bam.tech/await-user-event": "error",
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/await-user-event.js b/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/await-user-event.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fea9633..0000000
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/await-user-event.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview Makes sure userEvent.press and userEvent.type are awaited
- * @author Pierre Zimmermann
- */
-"use strict";
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/** @type {import('eslint').Rule.RuleModule} */
-module.exports = {
-  meta: {
-    type: "problem",
-    docs: {
-      description: "Enforces awaiting userEvent calls",
-      category: "Possible Errors",
-      recommended: true,
-      url: "https://github.com/bamlab/react-native-project-config/tree/main/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/await-user-event.md",
-    },
-    messages: {
-      missingAwait: "userEvent calls should be preceded by 'await'.",
-    },
-    schema: [],
-    fixable: "code",
-  },
-
-  create(context) {
-    return {
-      CallExpression(node) {
-        if (
-          node.callee.type === "MemberExpression" &&
-          node.callee.object.name === "userEvent"
-        ) {
-          // Check if the parent is not an AwaitExpression
-          if (node.parent.type !== "AwaitExpression") {
-            context.report({
-              node,
-              messageId: "missingAwait",
-              fix(fixer) {
-                return fixer.insertTextBefore(node, "await ");
-              },
-            });
-          }
-        }
-      },
-    };
-  },
-};