diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
index bb1a54f232..f1bd07c69b 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import bisect
 import math
 import os
 from enum import IntEnum
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from sortedcontainers import SortedList
 
 from cereal import log, car
 import cereal.messaging as messaging
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ EVENT_NAME = {v: k for k, v in EventName.schema.enumerants.items()}
 
 class Events:
   def __init__(self):
-    self.events: SortedList[int] = SortedList()
-    self.static_events: SortedList[int] = SortedList()
+    self.events: list[int] = []
+    self.static_events: list[int] = []
     self.events_prev = dict.fromkeys(EVENTS.keys(), 0)
 
   @property
-  def names(self) -> SortedList[int]:
+  def names(self) -> list[int]:
     return self.events
 
   def __len__(self) -> int:
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class Events:
 
   def add(self, event_name: int, static: bool=False) -> None:
     if static:
-      self.static_events.add(event_name)
-    self.events.add(event_name)
+      bisect.insort(self.static_events, event_name)
+    bisect.insort(self.events, event_name)
 
   def clear(self) -> None:
     self.events_prev = {k: (v + 1 if k in self.events else 0) for k, v in self.events_prev.items()}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Events:
 
   def add_from_msg(self, events):
     for e in events:
-      self.events.add(e.name.raw)
+      bisect.insort(self.events, e.name.raw)
 
   def to_msg(self):
     ret = []