diff --git a/blockchain/event_filter.go b/blockchain/event_filter.go
index 09ea67437e..6dea500478 100644
--- a/blockchain/event_filter.go
+++ b/blockchain/event_filter.go
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ type FilteredEvent struct {
 	TransactionHash *felt.Felt
 }
 
+func (f *FilteredEvent) Equal(other *FilteredEvent) bool {
+	return f.BlockNumber == other.BlockNumber &&
+		f.BlockHash.Equal(other.BlockHash) &&
+		f.TransactionHash.Equal(other.TransactionHash) &&
+		f.Event.Equal(other.Event)
+}
+
 //nolint:gocyclo
 func (e *EventFilter) Events(cToken *ContinuationToken, chunkSize uint64) ([]*FilteredEvent, *ContinuationToken, error) {
 	var matchedEvents []*FilteredEvent
diff --git a/core/transaction.go b/core/transaction.go
index 38d2fe67cf..fd1fbe23b3 100644
--- a/core/transaction.go
+++ b/core/transaction.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ type Event struct {
 	Keys []*felt.Felt
 }
 
+func (e *Event) Equal(other *Event) bool {
+	return slices.Equal(e.Data, other.Data) &&
+		e.From.Equal(other.From) &&
+		slices.Equal(e.Keys, other.Keys)
+}
+
 type L1ToL2Message struct {
 	From     common.Address
 	Nonce    *felt.Felt
diff --git a/jsonrpc/websocket.go b/jsonrpc/websocket.go
index 972c0accac..d3b222454f 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/websocket.go
+++ b/jsonrpc/websocket.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func NewWebsocket(rpc *Server, shutdown <-chan struct{}, log utils.SimpleLogger)
 }
 
 // WithMaxConnections sets the maximum number of concurrent websocket connections
-func (ws *Websocket) WithMaxConnections(max int) *Websocket {
-	ws.maxConns = max
+func (ws *Websocket) WithMaxConnections(maxConns int) *Websocket {
+	ws.maxConns = maxConns
 	return ws
 }
 
diff --git a/jsonrpc/websocket_test.go b/jsonrpc/websocket_test.go
index 27e299759e..aaad4707d6 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/websocket_test.go
+++ b/jsonrpc/websocket_test.go
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@ func TestWebsocketConnectionLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	defer httpSrv.Close()
 
 	// First connection should succeed
-	conn1, resp1, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil)
+	conn1, resp1, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil) //nolint:bodyclose
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusSwitchingProtocols, resp1.StatusCode)
 	defer conn1.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "")
 
 	// Second connection should succeed
-	conn2, resp2, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil)
+	conn2, resp2, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil) //nolint:bodyclose
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusSwitchingProtocols, resp2.StatusCode)
 	defer conn2.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "")
 
 	// Third connection should fail with 503 Service Unavailable
-	_, resp3, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil)
+	_, resp3, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil) //nolint:bodyclose
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, resp3.StatusCode)
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestWebsocketConnectionLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, conn1.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, ""))
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) // Give the server time to clean up
 
-	conn4, resp4, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil)
+	conn4, resp4, err := websocket.Dial(context.Background(), httpSrv.URL, nil) //nolint:bodyclose
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusSwitchingProtocols, resp4.StatusCode)
 	require.NoError(t, conn4.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, ""))
diff --git a/rpc/subscriptions.go b/rpc/subscriptions.go
index ca7f40746a..6f7e44cb9b 100644
--- a/rpc/subscriptions.go
+++ b/rpc/subscriptions.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/NethermindEth/juno/blockchain"
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ func (h *Handler) SubscribeEvents(ctx context.Context, fromAddr *felt.Felt, keys
 		var wg conc.WaitGroup
 		wg.Go(func() {
 			// Stores the transaction hash -> number of events
-			eventsPreviouslySent := make([]*blockchain.FilteredEvent, 0)
+			eventsPreviouslySent := make(map[blockchain.FilteredEvent]struct{})
 
 			for {
 				select {
@@ -137,34 +135,19 @@ func (h *Handler) SubscribeEvents(ctx context.Context, fromAddr *felt.Felt, keys
 						return
 					}
 
-					fmt.Println("size of slice before", len(eventsPreviouslySent))
 					for i, r := range b.Receipts {
 						for _, e := range r.Events {
-							fe := &blockchain.FilteredEvent{
+							fe := blockchain.FilteredEvent{
 								Event:           e,
 								BlockNumber:     header.Number,
 								BlockHash:       header.Hash,
 								TransactionHash: b.Transactions[i].Hash(),
 							}
 
-							var deleteI int
-							var duplicateFound bool
-							for j, dupE := range eventsPreviouslySent {
-								if reflect.DeepEqual(fe, dupE) {
-									duplicateFound = true
-									deleteI = j
-									break
-								}
-							}
-
-							if duplicateFound {
-								eventsPreviouslySent = append(eventsPreviouslySent[:deleteI], eventsPreviouslySent[deleteI+1:]...)
-							}
+							delete(eventsPreviouslySent, fe)
 						}
 					}
-					fmt.Println("size of slice after", len(eventsPreviouslySent))
 				case pending := <-pendingSub.Recv():
-					fmt.Println("Found pending block", len(pending.Transactions))
 					h.processEvents(subscriptionCtx, w, id, pending.Number, pending.Number, fromAddr, keys, eventsPreviouslySent)
 				}
 			}
@@ -334,7 +317,7 @@ func (h *Handler) SubscribeTransactionStatus(ctx context.Context, txHash felt.Fe
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) processEvents(ctx context.Context, w jsonrpc.Conn, id, from, to uint64, fromAddr *felt.Felt,
-	keys [][]felt.Felt, eventsPreviouslySent []*blockchain.FilteredEvent,
+	keys [][]felt.Felt, eventsPreviouslySent map[blockchain.FilteredEvent]struct{},
 ) {
 	filter, err := h.bcReader.EventFilter(fromAddr, keys)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -377,19 +360,18 @@ func (h *Handler) processEvents(ctx context.Context, w jsonrpc.Conn, id, from, t
 }
 
 func sendEvents(ctx context.Context, w jsonrpc.Conn, events []*blockchain.FilteredEvent,
-	eventsPreviouslySent []*blockchain.FilteredEvent, id uint64,
+	eventsPreviouslySent map[blockchain.FilteredEvent]struct{}, id uint64,
 ) error {
-eventsLoop:
 	for _, event := range events {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return ctx.Err()
 		default:
-			for _, prevEvent := range eventsPreviouslySent {
-				if reflect.DeepEqual(event, prevEvent) {
-					continue eventsLoop
+			if eventsPreviouslySent != nil {
+				if _, ok := eventsPreviouslySent[*event]; ok {
+					continue
 				}
-				eventsPreviouslySent = append(eventsPreviouslySent, event)
+				eventsPreviouslySent[*event] = struct{}{}
 			}
 
 			emittedEvent := &EmittedEvent{
diff --git a/rpc/subscriptions_test.go b/rpc/subscriptions_test.go
index 031939ad58..aa6acd7fd8 100644
--- a/rpc/subscriptions_test.go
+++ b/rpc/subscriptions_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1032,55 +1031,3 @@ func marshalSubEventsResp(e *EmittedEvent, id uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 		},
 	})
 }
-
-func TestEventEquality(t *testing.T) {
-	e1 := &Event{
-		From: new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(1),
-		Keys: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(2), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-		Data: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(4), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-	}
-
-	e2 := &Event{
-		From: new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(1),
-		Keys: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(2), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-		Data: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(4), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-	}
-
-	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(e1, e2))
-
-	e3 := &core.Event{
-		From: new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(1),
-		Keys: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(2), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-		Data: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(4), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-	}
-
-	e4 := &core.Event{
-		From: new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(1),
-		Keys: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(2), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-		Data: []*felt.Felt{new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(4), new(felt.Felt).SetUint64(3)},
-	}
-
-	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(e3, e4))
-
-	bn1 := uint64(10)
-	ee1 := EmittedEvent{
-		Event:           e1,
-		BlockNumber:     &bn1,
-		BlockHash:       new(felt.Felt).SetBytes([]byte("b hash")),
-		TransactionHash: new(felt.Felt).SetBytes([]byte("tx hash")),
-	}
-
-	bn2 := uint64(10)
-	ee2 := EmittedEvent{
-		Event:           e2,
-		BlockNumber:     &bn2,
-		BlockHash:       new(felt.Felt).SetBytes([]byte("b hash")),
-		TransactionHash: new(felt.Felt).SetBytes([]byte("tx hash")),
-	}
-
-	assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(ee1, ee2))
-	// assert.True(t, *ee1.Event.Data == *ee2.Event.Data)
-	assert.True(t, *ee1.BlockNumber == *ee2.BlockNumber)
-	assert.True(t, *ee1.BlockHash == *ee2.BlockHash)
-	assert.True(t, *ee1.TransactionHash == *ee2.TransactionHash)
-}
diff --git a/sync/sync.go b/sync/sync.go
index 5f799a381a..9ec490d002 100644
--- a/sync/sync.go
+++ b/sync/sync.go
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@ func (s *Synchronizer) StorePending(p *Pending) error {
 	}
 	s.pending.Store(p)
 
-	// send the pending transactions to the feed
 	s.pendingFeed.Send(p.Block)
 
 	return nil