diff --git a/api/icsneocpp/eventmanager.cpp b/api/icsneocpp/eventmanager.cpp
index 928b7f8..f6b9443 100644
--- a/api/icsneocpp/eventmanager.cpp
+++ b/api/icsneocpp/eventmanager.cpp
@@ -86,59 +86,19 @@ bool EventManager::enforceLimit() {
 
 	size_t amountToRemove = events.size() + 1 - eventLimit;
 
-	discardLeastSevere(amountToRemove);
+	discardOldest(amountToRemove);
 
 	return true;
 }
 
-APIEvent::Severity EventManager::lowestCurrentSeverity() const {
-	if(events.empty())
-		return APIEvent::Severity(0);
-
-	APIEvent::Severity lowest = APIEvent::Severity::Error;
-	auto it = events.begin();
-	while(it != events.end()) {
-		if((*it).getSeverity() < lowest)
-			lowest = (*it).getSeverity();
-		it++;
-		
-		if(lowest == APIEvent::Severity::EventInfo)
-			return lowest;
-	}
-	return lowest;
-}
-
-void EventManager::discardLeastSevere(size_t count) {
+void EventManager::discardOldest(size_t count) {
 	if(count == 0)
 		return;
 
-	// Erase needed Info level events, starting from the beginning
-	EventFilter infoFilter(APIEvent::Severity::EventInfo);
 	auto it = events.begin();
 	while(it != events.end()) {
-		if(infoFilter.match(*it)) {
-			it = events.erase(it);
-			if(--count == 0)
-				break;
-		} else {
-			it++;
-		}
+		it = events.erase(it);
+		if(--count == 0)
+			break;				
 	}
-
-	// Erase needed Warning level events, starting from the beginning
-	if(count != 0) {
-		EventFilter warningFilter(APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning);
-		it = events.begin();
-		while(it != events.end()) {
-			if(warningFilter.match(*it)) {
-				it = events.erase(it);
-				if(--count == 0)
-					break;
-			} else {
-				it++;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// No need to check for Error level events, as they are not stored in the list of events.
 }
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diff --git a/include/icsneo/api/eventmanager.h b/include/icsneo/api/eventmanager.h
index 73170cd..4f15d81 100644
--- a/include/icsneo/api/eventmanager.h
+++ b/include/icsneo/api/eventmanager.h
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ private:
 		// We are exactly full, either because the list was truncated or because we were simply full before
 		if(events.size() == eventLimit - 1) {
 			// If the event is worth adding
-			if(event.getType() != APIEvent::Type::TooManyEvents && event.getSeverity() >= lowestCurrentSeverity()) {
-				discardLeastSevere(1);
+			if(event.getType() != APIEvent::Type::TooManyEvents) {
+				discardOldest(1);
 				events.push_back(event);	
 			}
 
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool enforceLimit(); // Returns whether the limit enforcement resulted in an overflow
 
-	APIEvent::Severity lowestCurrentSeverity() const;
-	void discardLeastSevere(size_t count = 1);
+	void discardOldest(size_t count = 1);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/include/icsneo/icsneoc.h b/include/icsneo/icsneoc.h
index f26e17e..be4a892 100644
--- a/include/icsneo/icsneoc.h
+++ b/include/icsneo/icsneoc.h
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ extern void DLLExport icsneo_discardDeviceEvents(const neodevice_t* device);
  * If the error limit is reached, an icsneo::APIEvent::TooManyEvents will be flagged.
  * 
  * If the `newLimit` is smaller than the current error count,
- * errors will be removed in order of increasing severity and decreasing age.
+ * errors will be removed in order of decreasing age.
  * This will also flag an icsneo::APIEvent::TooManyEvents.
  */
 extern void DLLExport icsneo_setEventLimit(size_t newLimit);
diff --git a/test/eventmanagertest.cpp b/test/eventmanagertest.cpp
index 1d16183..927d859 100644
--- a/test/eventmanagertest.cpp
+++ b/test/eventmanagertest.cpp
@@ -318,15 +318,25 @@ TEST_F(EventManagerTest, TestAddWarningsOverflow) {
     for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
         EventManager::GetInstance().add(APIEvent(APIEvent::Type::OutputTruncated, APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning));
 
-    // 49 of these
-    for(int i = 0; i < 49; i++)
+    // 1 info
+    EventManager::GetInstance().add(APIEvent(APIEvent::Type::SWCANSettingsNotAvailable, APIEvent::Severity::EventInfo));
+
+    // 48 of these
+    for(int i = 0; i < 48; i++)
         EventManager::GetInstance().add(APIEvent(APIEvent::Type::ParameterOutOfRange, APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning));
 
     auto events = GetEvents();
-    for(int i = 0; i < 49; i++)
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(0).getType(), APIEvent::Type::SWCANSettingsNotAvailable);
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(0).getSeverity(), APIEvent::Severity::EventInfo);
+
+    for(int i = 1; i < 49; i++) {
         EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getType(), APIEvent::Type::ParameterOutOfRange);
-    
+        EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getSeverity(), APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning);
+    }
+
     EXPECT_EQ(events.at(49).getType(), APIEvent::Type::TooManyEvents);
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(49).getSeverity(), APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning);
 }
 
 // Tests the case where too many warnings and info are added
@@ -336,7 +346,7 @@ TEST_F(EventManagerTest, TestAddWarningsInfoOverflow) {
     SetEventLimit(50);
 
     // Event list filling: 1 warning, 3 info, 47 warning.
-    // Expect to see: 1 warning, 1 info, 47 warning, 1 TooManyEvents
+    // Expect to see: 2 info, 47 warning, 1 TooManyEvents
 
     EventManager::GetInstance().add(APIEvent(APIEvent::Type::SettingsVersionError, APIEvent::Severity::EventWarning));
 
@@ -350,9 +360,9 @@ TEST_F(EventManagerTest, TestAddWarningsInfoOverflow) {
 
     auto events = GetEvents();
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(0).getType(), APIEvent::Type::SettingsVersionError);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(1).getType(), APIEvent::Type::OutputTruncated);
+    for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getType(), APIEvent::Type::OutputTruncated);
+    }
 
     for(int i = 2; i < 49; i++)
         EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getType(), APIEvent::Type::ParameterOutOfRange);
@@ -383,14 +393,13 @@ TEST_F(EventManagerTest, SetEventLimitTest) {
     EXPECT_EQ(GetEventLimit(), 9001);
     EXPECT_EQ(EventCount(), 9001);
 
-    // auto events = GetEvents();
-    // for(int i = 0; i < 4998; i++) {
-    //     EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getType(), APIEvent::Type::OutputTruncated);
-    // }
-    // EXPECT_EQ(events.at(4999).getType(), APIEvent::Type::TooManyEvents);
-}
-
-// Tests that setting the event limit when already overflowing works
-TEST_F(EventManagerTest, SetEventLimitOverflowTest) {
+    SetEventLimit(5000);
+    EXPECT_EQ(GetEventLimit(), 5000);
+    EXPECT_EQ(EventCount(), 5000);
 
+    auto events = GetEvents();
+    for(int i = 0; i < 4998; i++) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(events.at(i).getType(), APIEvent::Type::OutputTruncated);
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.at(4999).getType(), APIEvent::Type::TooManyEvents);
 }
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