diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
index 31994e8a7..1aaef4e68 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
@@ -1142,8 +1142,6 @@ func (ts *BackendTestSuite) TestWriteMsg() {
 		"contact_id":      float64(contact.ID_),
 		"org_id":          float64(1),
 		"channel_id":      float64(10),
-		"channel_uuid":    "dbc126ed-66bc-4e28-b67b-81dc3327c95d",
-		"channel_type":    "KN",
 		"msg_id":          float64(msg.ID_),
 		"msg_uuid":        msg.UUID_.String(),
 		"msg_external_id": msg.ExternalID(),
@@ -1152,7 +1150,6 @@ func (ts *BackendTestSuite) TestWriteMsg() {
 		"text":            msg.Text(),
 		"attachments":     nil,
 		"new_contact":     contact.IsNew_,
-		"created_on":      msg.CreatedOn_.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 	}, body["task"])
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/task.go b/backends/rapidpro/task.go
index 9ba96f869..d8c73cf8a 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/task.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/task.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ func queueMsgHandling(rc redis.Conn, c *DBContact, m *DBMsg) error {
 		"contact_id":      c.ID_,
 		"org_id":          channel.OrgID_,
 		"channel_id":      channel.ID_,
-		"channel_uuid":    channel.UUID_,        // deprecated
-		"channel_type":    channel.ChannelType_, // deprecated
 		"msg_id":          m.ID_,
 		"msg_uuid":        m.UUID_.String(),
 		"msg_external_id": m.ExternalID(),
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ func queueMsgHandling(rc redis.Conn, c *DBContact, m *DBMsg) error {
 		"text":            m.Text(),
 		"attachments":     m.Attachments(),
 		"new_contact":     c.IsNew_,
-		"created_on":      m.CreatedOn_,
 	}
 
 	return queueMailroomTask(rc, "msg_event", m.OrgID_, m.ContactID_, body)