diff --git a/app/components/event_details_component.rb b/app/components/event_details_component.rb
index 96416da2a..6696162a0 100644
--- a/app/components/event_details_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/event_details_component.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Renders the detail list shown at the top of an event page. Admin: true adds
 # operator-only rows (user, timestamps, expiry).
 class EventDetailsComponent < ViewComponent::Base
-  def self.for(event, admin: false)
-    new(event: event, admin: admin)
-  end
-
   def initialize(event:, admin: false)
     @event = event
     @admin = admin
diff --git a/app/views/admin/events/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/events/show.html.erb
index 104309fc8..9ef2853bf 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/events/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/events/show.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <%= render Admin::EventDescriptionComponent.for(@event) %>
   <% end %>
 
-  <%= render EventDetailsComponent.for(@event, admin: true) %>
+  <%= render EventDetailsComponent.new(event: @event, admin: true) %>
 
   <% if @referenced_posts.any? %>
     <section class="space-y-4" data-key="events.imported_posts">
diff --git a/app/views/events/show.html.erb b/app/views/events/show.html.erb
index a12be1647..be5aee509 100644
--- a/app/views/events/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/show.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <%= render EventDescriptionComponent.for(@event) %>
   <% end %>
 
-  <%= render EventDetailsComponent.for(@event) %>
+  <%= render EventDetailsComponent.new(event: @event) %>
 
   <% if @referenced_posts.any? %>
     <section class="space-y-4" data-key="events.imported_posts">
diff --git a/test/components/event_details_component_test.rb b/test/components/event_details_component_test.rb
index 40772f796..645d56784 100644
--- a/test/components/event_details_component_test.rb
+++ b/test/components/event_details_component_test.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,10 @@ def feed
     @feed ||= create(:feed, user: user, name: "Test Feed")
   end
 
-  test ".for should return the base component" do
-    event = create(:event, type: "generic_event")
-
-    assert_instance_of EventDetailsComponent, EventDetailsComponent.for(event)
-  end
-
   test "#call should render the created timestamp without admin extras" do
     event = create(:event, type: "owned_event", level: :warning, subject: feed)
 
-    result = render_inline(EventDetailsComponent.for(event))
+    result = render_inline(EventDetailsComponent.new(event: event))
 
     assert_includes result.to_html, "Created"
     assert_empty result.css('[data-key="admin.event.user"]')
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ def feed
   test "#call should render a compact user link when admin" do
     event = create(:event, type: "owned_event", user: user, subject: feed)
 
-    result = render_inline(EventDetailsComponent.for(event, admin: true))
+    result = render_inline(EventDetailsComponent.new(event: event, admin: true))
     link = result.css("a[data-key='admin.event.user']").first
 
     assert_equal event.user_id.to_s.last(5), link.text