diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
index 9e72c107846..4bb70db5d9c 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
@@ -1441,6 +1441,12 @@ def same_contents(self, old: Optional["Exposure"]) -> bool:
     def group(self):
         return None
 
+    def __post_serialize__(self, dct: Dict, context: Optional[Dict] = None):
+        dct = super().__post_serialize__(dct, context)
+        if "_event_status" in dct:
+            del dct["_event_status"]
+        return dct
+
 
 # ====================================
 # Metric node
@@ -1659,6 +1665,12 @@ def same_contents(self, old: Optional["SavedQuery"]) -> bool:
             and True
         )
 
+    def __post_serialize__(self, dct: Dict, context: Optional[Dict] = None):
+        dct = super().__post_serialize__(dct, context)
+        if "_event_status" in dct:
+            del dct["_event_status"]
+        return dct
+
 
 # ====================================
 # Patches
diff --git a/tests/functional/defer_state/test_run_results_state.py b/tests/functional/defer_state/test_run_results_state.py
index e4b467d8e37..6d7e5ae3d61 100644
--- a/tests/functional/defer_state/test_run_results_state.py
+++ b/tests/functional/defer_state/test_run_results_state.py
@@ -179,13 +179,14 @@ def test_build_run_results_state(self, project):
         results = run_dbt(
             ["build", "--select", "result:error+", "--state", "./state"], expect_pass=False
         )
-        assert len(results) == 4
+        assert len(results) == 5
         nodes = set([elem.node.name for elem in results])
         assert nodes == {
             "table_model",
             "view_model",
             "not_null_view_model_id",
             "unique_view_model_id",
+            "my_exposure",
         }
 
         results = run_dbt(["ls", "--select", "result:error+", "--state", "./state"])
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ def test_concurrent_selectors_build_run_results_state(self, project):
             ["build", "--select", "state:modified+", "result:error+", "--state", "./state"],
             expect_pass=False,
         )
-        assert len(results) == 5
+        assert len(results) == 6
         nodes = set([elem.node.name for elem in results])
         assert nodes == {
             "table_model_modified_example",
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ def test_concurrent_selectors_build_run_results_state(self, project):
             "table_model",
             "not_null_view_model_id",
             "unique_view_model_id",
+            "my_exposure",
         }
 
         self.update_view_model_failing_tests()