diff --git a/Editor/AGS.Editor/Panes/Room/RoomEditFilters/BaseAreasEditorFilter.cs b/Editor/AGS.Editor/Panes/Room/RoomEditFilters/BaseAreasEditorFilter.cs
index fb70dc990aa..3ce30256a86 100644
--- a/Editor/AGS.Editor/Panes/Room/RoomEditFilters/BaseAreasEditorFilter.cs
+++ b/Editor/AGS.Editor/Panes/Room/RoomEditFilters/BaseAreasEditorFilter.cs
@@ -116,9 +116,13 @@ public abstract RoomAreaMaskType MaskToDraw
             get;
         }
 
+// currently we don't raise these events at BaseAreasEditorFilter but we do raise for specific layers.
+// this quiets the "event is never used" warning for both events below
+#pragma warning disable 67
         public event EventHandler OnItemsChanged;
-        public event EventHandler<SelectedRoomItemEventArgs> OnSelectedItemChanged;
         public event EventHandler<RoomFilterContextMenuArgs> OnContextMenu;
+#pragma warning restore 67
+        public event EventHandler<SelectedRoomItemEventArgs> OnSelectedItemChanged;
 
         public abstract int ItemCount { get; }