diff --git a/Classes/Controller/Backend/Order/DocumentController.php b/Classes/Controller/Backend/Order/DocumentController.php
index bbe55be1..df8145a9 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/Backend/Order/DocumentController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/Backend/Order/DocumentController.php
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 use Extcode\Cart\Domain\Model\Cart\Cart;
 use Extcode\Cart\Domain\Model\Order\Item;
 use Extcode\Cart\Domain\Repository\Order\ItemRepository;
+use Extcode\Cart\Event\Document\GenerateDocumentEvent;
 use Extcode\Cart\Event\Order\NumberGeneratorEvent;
-use Extcode\CartPdf\Service\PdfService;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
-use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility;
-use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\Generic\PersistenceManager;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\LocalizationUtility;
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ public function createAction(Item $orderItem, string $pdfType): ResponseInterfac
             $this->persistenceManager->persistAll();
         }
 
-        $this->generatePdfDocument($orderItem, $pdfType);
+        $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(new GenerateDocumentEvent($orderItem, $pdfType));
 
         $this->itemRepository->update($orderItem);
         $this->persistenceManager->persistAll();
@@ -91,17 +89,4 @@ public function downloadAction(Item $orderItem, string $pdfType): ResponseInterf
 
         return $this->htmlResponse();
     }
-
-    protected function generatePdfDocument(Item $orderItem, string $pdfType): void
-    {
-        if (ExtensionManagementUtility::isLoaded('cart_pdf')) {
-            if (class_exists(PdfService::class)) {
-                $pdfService = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(
-                    PdfService::class
-                );
-
-                $pdfService->createPdf($orderItem, $pdfType);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/Event/Document/GenerateDocumentEvent.php b/Classes/Event/Document/GenerateDocumentEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b542071f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/Event/Document/GenerateDocumentEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Extcode\Cart\Event\Document;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the package extcode/cart.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+use Extcode\Cart\Domain\Model\Order\Item;
+
+final readonly class GenerateDocumentEvent
+{
+    public function __construct(public Item $orderItem, public string $pdfType)
+    {
+    }
+}