diff --git a/api/migrations/versions/b22108ab2ffb_add_event_zone.py b/api/migrations/versions/b22108ab2ffb_add_event_zone.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd53e9..0000000
--- a/api/migrations/versions/b22108ab2ffb_add_event_zone.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-"""add event zone
-
-Revision ID: b22108ab2ffb
-Revises: a9627f63fbed
-Create Date: 2022-04-30 19:06:11.472579
-
-"""
-from alembic import op
-import sqlalchemy as sa
-
-from migrations.utils import dbtype
-
-# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision = 'b22108ab2ffb'
-down_revision = 'a9627f63fbed'
-branch_labels = None
-depends_on = None
-
-
-def upgrade():
-    op.add_column("overtaking_event",  sa.Column("zone", dbtype("zone_type")), )
-
-
-def downgrade():
-    op.drop_column("overtaking_event", "zone")
diff --git a/api/obs/api/db.py b/api/obs/api/db.py
index 40b4045..00f849d 100644
--- a/api/obs/api/db.py
+++ b/api/obs/api/db.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class OvertakingEvent(Base):
     distance_stationary = Column(Float)
     course = Column(Float)
     speed = Column(Float)
-    zone = Column(ZoneType)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<OvertakingEvent {self.id}>"
diff --git a/api/obs/api/process.py b/api/obs/api/process.py
index 90266e2..6fc2c5e 100644
--- a/api/obs/api/process.py
+++ b/api/obs/api/process.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from obs.face.filter import (
 
 from obs.face.osm import DataSource, DatabaseTileSource, OverpassTileSource
 
-from obs.api.db import OvertakingEvent, RoadUsage, Track, make_session, ZoneType
+from obs.api.db import OvertakingEvent, RoadUsage, Track, make_session
 from obs.api.app import app
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ async def import_overtaking_events(session, track, overtaking_events):
             distance_stationary=m["distance_stationary"],
             course=m["course"],
             speed=m["speed"],
-            zone=m["OSM_zone"] if ('OSM_zone' in m and m['OSM_zone'] is not None) else "urban"
         )
 
     session.add_all(event_models.values())
diff --git a/api/obs/api/routes/exports.py b/api/obs/api/routes/exports.py
index a7bf668..90218fd 100644
--- a/api/obs/api/routes/exports.py
+++ b/api/obs/api/routes/exports.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ async def export_events(req):
             writer.field("direction", "N", decimal=0)
             writer.field("course", "N", decimal=4)
             writer.field("speed", "N", decimal=4)
-            writer.field("zone", "N", decimal=4)
 
             async for event in events:
                 writer.point(event.longitude, event.latitude)
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ async def export_events(req):
                     way_id=event.way_id,
                     course=event.course,
                     speed=event.speed,
-                    zone=event.zone
                     # "time"=event.time,
                 )
 
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ async def export_events(req):
                         "course": event.course,
                         "speed": event.speed,
                         "time": event.time,
-                        "zone": event.zone
                     },
                 }
             )
diff --git a/tile-generator/layers/obs_events/layer.sql b/tile-generator/layers/obs_events/layer.sql
index 94a9792..7ae714f 100644
--- a/tile-generator/layers/obs_events/layer.sql
+++ b/tile-generator/layers/obs_events/layer.sql
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ RETURNS TABLE(event_id bigint, geometry geometry, distance_overtaker float, dist
       (case when direction_reversed then -1 else 1 end)::int as direction,
       course,
       speed,
-      zone,
-      way_id::bigint as way_id
+      CASE WHEN road.zone IS NULL THEN 'urban' else road.zone END as zone,
+      overtaking_event.way_id::bigint as way_id
     FROM overtaking_event
+    FULL OUTER JOIN road ON (road.way_id = overtaking_event.way_id)
     WHERE ST_Transform(overtaking_event.geometry, 3857) && bbox;
 
 $$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE;