diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 0a87eb7cf..ee6818c3d 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void conn_fd_handler(int fd)
 				conn->subs = NULL;
 		} else
 			io_available = 1;
-		fd_stop_send(fd);
 	}
 
 	/* The data transfer starts here and stops on error and handshakes. Note
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ void conn_fd_handler(int fd)
 				conn->subs = NULL;
 		} else
 			io_available = 1;
-		fd_stop_recv(fd);
 	}
 
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