diff --git a/include/ircd/m/event/event.h b/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
index d2143df29..7488c57e7 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ struct ircd::m::event
 
 	using super_type::tuple;
 	event(const json::object &);
+	event(const json::object &, const keys &);
 	event() = default;
-
-	using super_type::operator=;
-	event &operator=(const json::object &);
 };
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/ircd/m/event.cc b/ircd/m/event.cc
index 5e8a82fc4..f1c48fa51 100644
--- a/ircd/m/event.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/event.cc
@@ -447,12 +447,17 @@ ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source)
 {
 }
 
-ircd::m::event &
-ircd::m::event::operator=(const json::object &source)
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source,
+                      const keys &keys)
+:super_type
+{
+	source, keys
+}
+,source
+{
+	source
+}
 {
-	this->super_type::operator=(source);
-	this->source = source;
-	return *this;
 }
 
 namespace ircd::m