diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index fa40448891c..d94ab8555d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v5.1.1...master[Check the HEAD diff]
 - The `symlinks` and `harverster_limit` settings are now GA, instead of experimental. {pull}3525[3525]
 - close_timeout is also applied when the output is blocking. {pull}3511[3511]
 - Improve handling of different path variants on Windows. {pull}3781[3781]
-- Add support for prospector level processors. {pull}3823[3823]
+- Restructure input.Event to be inline with outputs.Data {pull}3823[3823]
 
 *Heartbeat*
 
diff --git a/filebeat/beater/channels.go b/filebeat/beater/channels.go
index 328e880b7e5..13c4edc5aae 100644
--- a/filebeat/beater/channels.go
+++ b/filebeat/beater/channels.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ type spoolerOutlet struct {
 
 type publisherChannel struct {
 	done chan struct{}
-	ch   chan []*input.EventHolder
+	ch   chan []*input.Data
 }
 
 type registrarLogger struct {
 	done chan struct{}
-	ch   chan<- []*input.EventHolder
+	ch   chan<- []*input.Data
 }
 
 type finishedLogger struct {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func newSpoolerOutlet(
 	}
 }
 
-func (o *spoolerOutlet) OnEvent(event *input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (o *spoolerOutlet) OnEvent(event *input.Data) bool {
 	open := atomic.LoadInt32(&o.isOpen) == 1
 	if !open {
 		return false
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ func (o *spoolerOutlet) OnEvent(event *input.EventHolder) bool {
 func newPublisherChannel() *publisherChannel {
 	return &publisherChannel{
 		done: make(chan struct{}),
-		ch:   make(chan []*input.EventHolder, 1),
+		ch:   make(chan []*input.Data, 1),
 	}
 }
 
 func (c *publisherChannel) Close() { close(c.done) }
-func (c *publisherChannel) Send(events []*input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (c *publisherChannel) Send(events []*input.Data) bool {
 	select {
 	case <-c.done:
 		// set ch to nil, so no more events will be send after channel close signal
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func newRegistrarLogger(reg *registrar.Registrar) *registrarLogger {
 }
 
 func (l *registrarLogger) Close() { close(l.done) }
-func (l *registrarLogger) Published(events []*input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (l *registrarLogger) Published(events []*input.Data) bool {
 	select {
 	case <-l.done:
 		// set ch to nil, so no more events will be send after channel close signal
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newFinishedLogger(wg *sync.WaitGroup) *finishedLogger {
 	return &finishedLogger{wg}
 }
 
-func (l *finishedLogger) Published(events []*input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (l *finishedLogger) Published(events []*input.Data) bool {
 	for range events {
 		l.wg.Done()
 	}
diff --git a/filebeat/input/event.go b/filebeat/input/event.go
index 2e797d0b552..f2ae013729d 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/event.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/event.go
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ type Event struct {
 }
 
 type EventMeta struct {
+	common.EventMetadata
 	Pipeline     string
 	Fileset      string
 	Module       string
 	InputType    string
 	DocumentType string
-	common.EventMetadata
-	ReadTime time.Time
-	Bytes    int
-	State    file.State
+	ReadTime     time.Time
+	Bytes        int
+	State        file.State
 }
 
-type EventHolder struct {
+type Data struct {
 	Event    common.MapStr
 	Metadata EventMeta
 }
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func (e *Event) ToMapStr() common.MapStr {
 	return event
 }
 
-func (e *Event) GetEventHolder() EventHolder {
-	return EventHolder{
+func (e *Event) GetEventHolder() Data {
+	return Data{
 		Event: e.ToMapStr(),
 		Metadata: EventMeta{
 			Pipeline:      e.Pipeline,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (e *Event) GetEventHolder() EventHolder {
 
 // Metadata creates a common.MapStr containing the metadata to
 // be associated with the event.
-func (eh *EventHolder) GetMetadata() common.MapStr {
+func (eh *Data) GetMetadata() common.MapStr {
 	if eh.Metadata.Pipeline != "" {
 		return common.MapStr{
 			"pipeline": eh.Metadata.Pipeline,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (eh *EventHolder) GetMetadata() common.MapStr {
 
 // HasData returns true if the event itself contains data
 // Events without data are only state updates
-func (eh *EventHolder) HasData() bool {
+func (eh *Data) HasData() bool {
 	return eh.Metadata.Bytes > 0
 }
 
diff --git a/filebeat/prospector/config.go b/filebeat/prospector/config.go
index 839fa2e7932..a5fd6b90b47 100644
--- a/filebeat/prospector/config.go
+++ b/filebeat/prospector/config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/filebeat/harvester/reader"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/match"
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/processors"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -27,24 +26,23 @@ var (
 )
 
 type prospectorConfig struct {
-	common.EventMetadata `config:",inline"`      // Fields and tags to add to events.
-	Enabled              bool                    `config:"enabled"`
-	DocumentType         string                  `config:"document_type"`
-	ExcludeFiles         []match.Matcher         `config:"exclude_files"`
-	IgnoreOlder          time.Duration           `config:"ignore_older"`
-	Paths                []string                `config:"paths"`
-	ScanFrequency        time.Duration           `config:"scan_frequency" validate:"min=0,nonzero"`
-	InputType            string                  `config:"input_type"`
-	CleanInactive        time.Duration           `config:"clean_inactive" validate:"min=0"`
-	CleanRemoved         bool                    `config:"clean_removed"`
-	HarvesterLimit       uint64                  `config:"harvester_limit" validate:"min=0"`
-	Symlinks             bool                    `config:"symlinks"`
-	TailFiles            bool                    `config:"tail_files"`
-	JSON                 *reader.JSONConfig      `config:"json"`
-	Pipeline             string                  `config:"pipeline"`
-	Module               string                  `config:"_module_name"`  // hidden option to set the module name
-	Fileset              string                  `config:"_fileset_name"` // hidden option to set the fileset name
-	Processors           processors.PluginConfig `config:"processors"`
+	common.EventMetadata `config:",inline"` // Fields and tags to add to events.
+	Enabled              bool               `config:"enabled"`
+	DocumentType         string             `config:"document_type"`
+	ExcludeFiles         []match.Matcher    `config:"exclude_files"`
+	IgnoreOlder          time.Duration      `config:"ignore_older"`
+	Paths                []string           `config:"paths"`
+	ScanFrequency        time.Duration      `config:"scan_frequency" validate:"min=0,nonzero"`
+	InputType            string             `config:"input_type"`
+	CleanInactive        time.Duration      `config:"clean_inactive" validate:"min=0"`
+	CleanRemoved         bool               `config:"clean_removed"`
+	HarvesterLimit       uint64             `config:"harvester_limit" validate:"min=0"`
+	Symlinks             bool               `config:"symlinks"`
+	TailFiles            bool               `config:"tail_files"`
+	JSON                 *reader.JSONConfig `config:"json"`
+	Pipeline             string             `config:"pipeline"`
+	Module               string             `config:"_module_name"`  // hidden option to set the module name
+	Fileset              string             `config:"_fileset_name"` // hidden option to set the fileset name
 }
 
 func (config *prospectorConfig) Validate() error {
diff --git a/filebeat/prospector/prospector.go b/filebeat/prospector/prospector.go
index ba4a8d97884..638eaf68fc2 100644
--- a/filebeat/prospector/prospector.go
+++ b/filebeat/prospector/prospector.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/logp"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/monitoring"
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/processors"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ type Prospector struct {
 	registry      *harvesterRegistry
 	beatDone      chan struct{}
 	eventCounter  *sync.WaitGroup
-	processors    *processors.Processors
 }
 
 // Prospectorer is the interface common to all prospectors
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ type Prospectorer interface {
 
 // Outlet is the outlet for a prospector
 type Outlet interface {
-	OnEvent(event *input.EventHolder) bool
+	OnEvent(event *input.Data) bool
 }
 
 // NewProspector instantiates a new prospector
@@ -86,13 +84,6 @@ func NewProspector(cfg *common.Config, outlet Outlet, beatDone chan struct{}) (*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	f, err := processors.New(prospector.config.Processors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	prospector.processors = f
-
 	logp.Debug("prospector", "File Configs: %v", prospector.config.Paths)
 
 	return prospector, nil
@@ -224,20 +215,7 @@ func (p *Prospector) updateState(event *input.Event) error {
 	event.Fileset = p.config.Fileset
 
 	eventHolder := event.GetEventHolder()
-	//run the filters before sending to
-	if event.Bytes > 0 {
-		eventHolder.Event = p.processors.Run(eventHolder.Event)
-	}
-
-	var ok bool
-	if eventHolder.Event != nil {
-		//processor might decide to drop the event
-		ok = p.outlet.OnEvent(&eventHolder)
-
-	} else {
-		eventHolder.Metadata.Bytes = 0
-		ok = p.outlet.OnEvent(&eventHolder)
-	}
+	ok := p.outlet.OnEvent(&eventHolder)
 
 	if !ok {
 		logp.Info("Prospector outlet closed")
diff --git a/filebeat/prospector/prospector_log_other_test.go b/filebeat/prospector/prospector_log_other_test.go
index e237302ef5a..da0afe50a5b 100644
--- a/filebeat/prospector/prospector_log_other_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/prospector/prospector_log_other_test.go
@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 // TestOutlet is an empty outlet for testing
 type TestOutlet struct{}
 
-func (o TestOutlet) OnEvent(event *input.EventHolder) bool { return true }
+func (o TestOutlet) OnEvent(event *input.Data) bool { return true }
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/async.go b/filebeat/publisher/async.go
index 39d8852e60a..35b304429ba 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/async.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/async.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type asyncLogPublisher struct {
 	pub    publisher.Publisher
 	client publisher.Client
-	in     chan []*input.EventHolder
+	in     chan []*input.Data
 	out    SuccessLogger
 
 	// list of in-flight batches
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type asyncLogPublisher struct {
 type eventsBatch struct {
 	next   *eventsBatch
 	flag   int32
-	events []*input.EventHolder
+	events []*input.Data
 }
 
 type batchList struct {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func newAsyncLogPublisher(
-	in chan []*input.EventHolder,
+	in chan []*input.Data,
 	out SuccessLogger,
 	pub publisher.Publisher,
 ) *asyncLogPublisher {
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go b/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
index 41a6b960d6b..0d982f2f4e0 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/publisher.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ type LogPublisher interface {
 type SuccessLogger interface {
 
 	// Published will be run after events have been acknowledged by the outputs.
-	Published(events []*input.EventHolder) bool
+	Published(events []*input.Data) bool
 }
 
 func New(
 	async bool,
-	in chan []*input.EventHolder,
+	in chan []*input.Data,
 	out SuccessLogger,
 	pub publisher.Publisher,
 ) LogPublisher {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var (
 
 // getDataEvents returns all events which contain data (not only state updates)
 // together with their associated metadata
-func getDataEvents(events []*input.EventHolder) (dataEvents []common.MapStr, meta []common.MapStr) {
+func getDataEvents(events []*input.Data) (dataEvents []common.MapStr, meta []common.MapStr) {
 	dataEvents = make([]common.MapStr, 0, len(events))
 	meta = make([]common.MapStr, 0, len(events))
 	for _, event := range events {
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/publisher_test.go b/filebeat/publisher/publisher_test.go
index 2ef423bae40..b1f3892d696 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/publisher_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/publisher_test.go
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ import (
 
 type collectLogger struct {
 	wg     *sync.WaitGroup
-	events [][]*input.EventHolder
+	events [][]*input.Data
 }
 
-func (l *collectLogger) Published(events []*input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (l *collectLogger) Published(events []*input.Data) bool {
 	l.wg.Done()
 	l.events = append(l.events, events)
 	return true
 }
 
-func makeEvents(name string, n int) []*input.EventHolder {
-	var events []*input.EventHolder
+func makeEvents(name string, n int) []*input.Data {
+	var events []*input.Data
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		event := &input.Event{
 			EventMeta: input.EventMeta{
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestPublisherModes(t *testing.T) {
 
 		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
-		pubChan := make(chan []*input.EventHolder, len(test.order)+1)
+		pubChan := make(chan []*input.Data, len(test.order)+1)
 		collector := &collectLogger{&wg, nil}
 		client := pubtest.NewChanClient(0)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestPublisherModes(t *testing.T) {
 			pubtest.PublisherWithClient(client))
 		pub.Start()
 
-		var events [][]*input.EventHolder
+		var events [][]*input.Data
 		for i := range test.order {
 			tmp := makeEvents(fmt.Sprintf("msg: %v", i), 1)
 			wg.Add(1)
diff --git a/filebeat/publisher/sync.go b/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
index dd333414118..2fbe2e2b3ab 100644
--- a/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
+++ b/filebeat/publisher/sync.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 type syncLogPublisher struct {
 	pub    publisher.Publisher
 	client publisher.Client
-	in     chan []*input.EventHolder
+	in     chan []*input.Data
 	out    SuccessLogger
 
 	done chan struct{}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type syncLogPublisher struct {
 }
 
 func newSyncLogPublisher(
-	in chan []*input.EventHolder,
+	in chan []*input.Data,
 	out SuccessLogger,
 	pub publisher.Publisher,
 ) *syncLogPublisher {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (p *syncLogPublisher) Start() {
 }
 
 func (p *syncLogPublisher) Publish() error {
-	var events []*input.EventHolder
+	var events []*input.Data
 	select {
 	case <-p.done:
 		return sigPublisherStop
diff --git a/filebeat/registrar/registrar.go b/filebeat/registrar/registrar.go
index 6e2293f70b4..e08a741d368 100644
--- a/filebeat/registrar/registrar.go
+++ b/filebeat/registrar/registrar.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Registrar struct {
-	Channel      chan []*input.EventHolder
+	Channel      chan []*input.Data
 	out          publisher.SuccessLogger
 	done         chan struct{}
 	registryFile string       // Path to the Registry File
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func New(registryFile string, out publisher.SuccessLogger) (*Registrar, error) {
 		registryFile: registryFile,
 		done:         make(chan struct{}),
 		states:       file.NewStates(),
-		Channel:      make(chan []*input.EventHolder, 1),
+		Channel:      make(chan []*input.Data, 1),
 		out:          out,
 		wg:           sync.WaitGroup{},
 	}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (r *Registrar) Run() {
 	}()
 
 	for {
-		var events []*input.EventHolder
+		var events []*input.Data
 
 		select {
 		case <-r.done:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (r *Registrar) Run() {
 }
 
 // processEventStates gets the states from the events and writes them to the registrar state
-func (r *Registrar) processEventStates(events []*input.EventHolder) {
+func (r *Registrar) processEventStates(events []*input.Data) {
 	logp.Debug("registrar", "Processing %d events", len(events))
 
 	// skip stdin
diff --git a/filebeat/spooler/spooler.go b/filebeat/spooler/spooler.go
index f97c9b7e2fe..5279581292d 100644
--- a/filebeat/spooler/spooler.go
+++ b/filebeat/spooler/spooler.go
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ const channelSize = 16
 
 // Spooler aggregates the events and sends the aggregated data to the publisher.
 type Spooler struct {
-	Channel chan *input.EventHolder // Channel is the input to the Spooler.
+	Channel chan *input.Data // Channel is the input to the Spooler.
 	config  spoolerConfig
-	output  Output               // batch event output on flush
-	spool   []*input.EventHolder // Events being held by the Spooler.
-	wg      sync.WaitGroup       // WaitGroup used to control the shutdown.
+	output  Output         // batch event output on flush
+	spool   []*input.Data  // Events being held by the Spooler.
+	wg      sync.WaitGroup // WaitGroup used to control the shutdown.
 }
 
 // Output spooler sends event to through Send method
 type Output interface {
-	Send(events []*input.EventHolder) bool
+	Send(events []*input.Data) bool
 }
 
 type spoolerConfig struct {
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ func New(
 	out Output,
 ) (*Spooler, error) {
 	return &Spooler{
-		Channel: make(chan *input.EventHolder, channelSize),
+		Channel: make(chan *input.Data, channelSize),
 		config: spoolerConfig{
 			idleTimeout: config.IdleTimeout,
 			spoolSize:   config.SpoolSize,
 		},
 		output: out,
-		spool:  make([]*input.EventHolder, 0, config.SpoolSize),
+		spool:  make([]*input.Data, 0, config.SpoolSize),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *Spooler) Stop() {
 // queue queues a single event to be spooled. If the queue reaches spoolSize
 // while calling this method then all events in the queue will be flushed to
 // the publisher.
-func (s *Spooler) queue(event *input.EventHolder) bool {
+func (s *Spooler) queue(event *input.Data) bool {
 	flushed := false
 	s.spool = append(s.spool, event)
 	if len(s.spool) == cap(s.spool) {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (s *Spooler) flush() int {
 	}
 
 	// copy buffer
-	tmpCopy := make([]*input.EventHolder, count)
+	tmpCopy := make([]*input.Data, count)
 	copy(tmpCopy, s.spool)
 
 	// clear buffer