diff --git a/packages/init-trigger/src/utils/createTelemetryEvent.ts b/packages/init-trigger/src/utils/createTelemetryEvent.ts
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--- a/packages/init-trigger/src/utils/createTelemetryEvent.ts
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-import { CliResults } from "../cli/index.js";
-import { getVersion } from "./getVersion.js";
-import { TelemetryEvent } from "./triggerApi.js";
-import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
-
-export function createTelemetryEvent(cli: CliResults): TelemetryEvent {
-  return {
-    id: `anon:${randomUUID()}`,
-    event: "scaffolded template",
-    properties: {
-      projectName: cli.flags.projectName,
-      templateName: cli.templateName,
-      noInstall: cli.flags.noInstall,
-      noGit: cli.flags.noGit,
-      arch: process.arch,
-      platform: process.platform,
-      nodeVersion: process.version,
-      packageVersion: getVersion(),
-    },
-  };
-}