diff --git a/mobile_api/views/events.py b/mobile_api/views/events.py
index c5894e1..1ed34ff 100644
--- a/mobile_api/views/events.py
+++ b/mobile_api/views/events.py
@@ -581,11 +581,7 @@ class FeaturedEventsAPI(APIView):
 
     def post(self, request):
         try:
-            user, token, data, error_response = validate_token_and_get_user(request)
-            if error_response:
-                return error_response
-
-            events = Event.objects.filter(is_featured=True).order_by('-created_date')
+            events = Event.objects.filter(is_featured=True, event_status='published').order_by('-created_date')
             event_list = []
             for e in events:
                 data_dict = model_to_dict(e)