diff --git a/include/proto/fd.h b/include/proto/fd.h
index 1cba33b7f..ffbb8e180 100644
--- a/include/proto/fd.h
+++ b/include/proto/fd.h
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ void run_poller();
 #define EV_FD_SET(fd, ev)    (cur_poller.set((fd), (ev)))
 #define EV_FD_CLR(fd, ev)    (cur_poller.clr((fd), (ev)))
 #define EV_FD_ISSET(fd, ev)  (cur_poller.is_set((fd), (ev)))
-#define EV_FD_COND_S(fd, ev) (cur_poller.cond_s((fd), (ev)))
-#define EV_FD_COND_C(fd, ev) (cur_poller.cond_c((fd), (ev)))
 #define EV_FD_REM(fd)        (cur_poller.rem(fd))
 #define EV_FD_CLO(fd)        (cur_poller.clo(fd))
 
diff --git a/include/types/fd.h b/include/types/fd.h
index 684b77abd..2e350b828 100644
--- a/include/types/fd.h
+++ b/include/types/fd.h
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ struct fdinfo {
  *    poller should set it to 100.
  *  - <private> is initialized by the poller's init() function, and cleaned by
  *    the term() function.
- *  - cond_s() checks if fd was not set then sets it and returns 1. Otherwise
- *    it returns 0. It may be the same as set().
- *  - cond_c() checks if fd was set then clears it and returns 1. Otherwise
- *    it returns 0. It may be the same as clr().
  *  - clo() should be used to do indicate the poller that fd will be closed. It
  *    may be the same as rem() on some pollers.
  *  - poll() calls the poller, expiring at <exp>
@@ -102,10 +98,8 @@ struct fdinfo {
 struct poller {
 	void   *private;                                     /* any private data for the poller */
 	int  REGPRM2 (*is_set)(const int fd, int dir);       /* check if <fd> is being polled for dir <dir> */
-	int  REGPRM2    (*set)(const int fd, int dir);       /* set   polling on <fd> for <dir> */
-	int  REGPRM2    (*clr)(const int fd, int dir);       /* clear polling on <fd> for <dir> */
-	int  REGPRM2 (*cond_s)(const int fd, int dir);       /* set   polling on <fd> for <dir> if unset */
-	int  REGPRM2 (*cond_c)(const int fd, int dir);       /* clear polling on <fd> for <dir> if set */
+	void REGPRM2    (*set)(const int fd, int dir);       /* set   polling on <fd> for <dir> */
+	void REGPRM2    (*clr)(const int fd, int dir);       /* clear polling on <fd> for <dir> */
 	void REGPRM1    (*rem)(const int fd);                /* remove any polling on <fd> */
 	void REGPRM1    (*clo)(const int fd);                /* mark <fd> as closed */
     	void REGPRM2   (*poll)(struct poller *p, int exp);   /* the poller itself */
diff --git a/src/ev_epoll.c b/src/ev_epoll.c
index 63782d3ef..6c8408bc0 100644
--- a/src/ev_epoll.c
+++ b/src/ev_epoll.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ REGPRM2 static void alloc_chg_list(const int fd, int old_evt)
 	ptr->prev = old_evt;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	uint32_t ofs = FD2OFS(fd);
 	uint32_t dmsk = DIR2MSK(dir);
@@ -156,15 +156,14 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 	old_evt = fd_evts[ofs] >> FD2BIT(fd);
 	old_evt &= 3;
 	if (unlikely(old_evt & dmsk))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	alloc_chg_list(fd, old_evt);
 	dmsk <<= FD2BIT(fd);
 	fd_evts[ofs] |= dmsk;
-	return 1;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	uint32_t ofs = FD2OFS(fd);
 	uint32_t dmsk = DIR2MSK(dir);
@@ -173,12 +172,11 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 	old_evt = fd_evts[ofs] >> FD2BIT(fd);
 	old_evt &= 3;
 	if (unlikely(!(old_evt & dmsk)))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	alloc_chg_list(fd, old_evt);
 	dmsk <<= FD2BIT(fd);
 	fd_evts[ofs] &= ~dmsk;
-	return 1;
 }
 
 REGPRM1 static void __fd_rem(int fd)
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@ REGPRM1 static void __fd_rem(int fd)
 
 	alloc_chg_list(fd, 0);
 	fd_evts[ofs] &= ~FD2MSK(fd);
-	return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -206,7 +203,6 @@ REGPRM1 static void __fd_clo(int fd)
 		ptr->prev = 0;
 		chg_ptr[fd] = NULL;
 	}
-	return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -399,8 +395,8 @@ static void _do_register(void)
 	p->fork = _do_fork;
 
 	p->is_set  = __fd_is_set;
-	p->cond_s = p->set = __fd_set;
-	p->cond_c = p->clr = __fd_clr;
+	p->set = __fd_set;
+	p->clr = __fd_clr;
 	p->rem = __fd_rem;
 	p->clo = __fd_clo;
 }
diff --git a/src/ev_kqueue.c b/src/ev_kqueue.c
index 3d12e36bf..4bfbf1bf8 100644
--- a/src/ev_kqueue.c
+++ b/src/ev_kqueue.c
@@ -60,24 +60,22 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_is_set(const int fd, int dir)
 	return FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	/* if the value was set, do nothing */
 	if (FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	FD_SET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
 	EV_SET(kev, fd, dir2filt[dir], EV_ADD, 0, 0, NULL);
 	kevent(kqueue_fd, kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL);
-	return 1;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	if (!kqev_del(kev, fd, dir))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	kevent(kqueue_fd, kev, 1, NULL, 0, NULL);
-	return 1;
 }
 
 REGPRM1 static void __fd_rem(int fd)
@@ -275,8 +273,8 @@ static void _do_register(void)
 	p->fork = _do_fork;
 
 	p->is_set  = __fd_is_set;
-	p->cond_s = p->set = __fd_set;
-	p->cond_c = p->clr = __fd_clr;
+	p->set = __fd_set;
+	p->clr = __fd_clr;
 	p->rem = __fd_rem;
 	p->clo = __fd_clo;
 }
diff --git a/src/ev_poll.c b/src/ev_poll.c
index cb210f720..f72dfe286 100644
--- a/src/ev_poll.c
+++ b/src/ev_poll.c
@@ -43,34 +43,14 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_is_set(const int fd, int dir)
 	return FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	FD_SET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return 0;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	FD_CLR(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_cond_s(const int fd, int dir)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = !FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	if (ret)
-		FD_SET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_cond_c(const int fd, int dir)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	if (ret)
-		FD_CLR(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 REGPRM1 static void __fd_rem(const int fd)
@@ -252,8 +232,6 @@ static void _do_register(void)
 	p->set = __fd_set;
 	p->clr = __fd_clr;
 	p->clo = p->rem = __fd_rem;
-	p->cond_s = __fd_cond_s;
-	p->cond_c = __fd_cond_c;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ev_select.c b/src/ev_select.c
index c5d393669..cf4526216 100644
--- a/src/ev_select.c
+++ b/src/ev_select.c
@@ -40,34 +40,14 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_is_set(const int fd, int dir)
 	return FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	FD_SET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return 0;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	FD_CLR(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_cond_s(const int fd, int dir)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = !FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	if (ret)
-		FD_SET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_cond_c(const int fd, int dir)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = FD_ISSET(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	if (ret)
-		FD_CLR(fd, fd_evts[dir]);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 REGPRM1 static void __fd_rem(int fd)
@@ -249,8 +229,6 @@ static void _do_register(void)
 	p->set = __fd_set;
 	p->clr = __fd_clr;
 	p->clo = p->rem = __fd_rem;
-	p->cond_s = __fd_cond_s;
-	p->cond_c = __fd_cond_c;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ev_sepoll.c b/src/ev_sepoll.c
index 5d93bf2a9..62ee1156e 100644
--- a/src/ev_sepoll.c
+++ b/src/ev_sepoll.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_is_set(const int fd, int dir)
  * Don't worry about the strange constructs in __fd_set/__fd_clr, they are
  * designed like this in order to reduce the number of jumps (verified).
  */
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -229,15 +229,14 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_set(const int fd, int dir)
 
 	if (i != FD_EV_STOP) {
 		if (unlikely(i != FD_EV_IDLE))
-			return 0;
+			return;
 		// switch to SPEC state and allocate a SPEC entry.
 		alloc_spec_entry(fd);
 	}
 	fdtab[fd].spec.e ^= (unsigned int)(FD_EV_IN_SL << dir);
-	return 1;
 }
 
-REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
+REGPRM2 static void __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 
 	if (i != FD_EV_SPEC) {
 		if (unlikely(i != FD_EV_WAIT))
-			return 0;
+			return;
 		// switch to STOP state
 		/* We will create a queue entry for this one because we want to
 		 * process it later in order to merge it with other events on
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ REGPRM2 static int __fd_clr(const int fd, int dir)
 		alloc_spec_entry(fd);
 	}
 	fdtab[fd].spec.e ^= (unsigned int)(FD_EV_IN_SL << dir);
-	return 1;
 }
 
 /* normally unused */
@@ -593,8 +591,8 @@ static void _do_register(void)
 	p->fork = _do_fork;
 
 	p->is_set  = __fd_is_set;
-	p->cond_s = p->set = __fd_set;
-	p->cond_c = p->clr = __fd_clr;
+	p->set = __fd_set;
+	p->clr = __fd_clr;
 	p->rem = __fd_rem;
 	p->clo = __fd_clo;
 }
diff --git a/src/sock_raw.c b/src/sock_raw.c
index 8136d601c..1532e762d 100644
--- a/src/sock_raw.c
+++ b/src/sock_raw.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static void sock_raw_data_finish(struct stream_interface *si)
 			if (!(si->flags & SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM)) {
 				if ((ib->flags & (BF_FULL|BF_HIJACK|BF_DONT_READ)) == BF_FULL)
 					si->flags |= SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
-				EV_FD_COND_C(fd, DIR_RD);
+				EV_FD_CLR(fd, DIR_RD);
 				ib->rex = TICK_ETERNITY;
 			}
 		}
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static void sock_raw_data_finish(struct stream_interface *si)
 			 * have updated it if there has been a completed I/O.
 			 */
 			si->flags &= ~SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
-			EV_FD_COND_S(fd, DIR_RD);
+			EV_FD_SET(fd, DIR_RD);
 			if (!(ib->flags & (BF_READ_NOEXP|BF_DONT_READ)) && !tick_isset(ib->rex))
 				ib->rex = tick_add_ifset(now_ms, ib->rto);
 		}
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static void sock_raw_data_finish(struct stream_interface *si)
 			if (!(si->flags & SI_FL_WAIT_DATA)) {
 				if ((ob->flags & (BF_FULL|BF_HIJACK|BF_SHUTW_NOW)) == 0)
 					si->flags |= SI_FL_WAIT_DATA;
-				EV_FD_COND_C(fd, DIR_WR);
+				EV_FD_CLR(fd, DIR_WR);
 				ob->wex = TICK_ETERNITY;
 			}
 		}
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static void sock_raw_data_finish(struct stream_interface *si)
 			 * have updated it if there has been a completed I/O.
 			 */
 			si->flags &= ~SI_FL_WAIT_DATA;
-			EV_FD_COND_S(fd, DIR_WR);
+			EV_FD_SET(fd, DIR_WR);
 			if (!tick_isset(ob->wex)) {
 				ob->wex = tick_add_ifset(now_ms, ob->wto);
 				if (tick_isset(ib->rex) && !(si->flags & SI_FL_INDEP_STR)) {
@@ -870,12 +870,12 @@ static void sock_raw_chk_rcv(struct stream_interface *si)
 		/* stop reading */
 		if ((ib->flags & (BF_FULL|BF_HIJACK|BF_DONT_READ)) == BF_FULL)
 			si->flags |= SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
-		EV_FD_COND_C(si_fd(si), DIR_RD);
+		EV_FD_CLR(si_fd(si), DIR_RD);
 	}
 	else {
 		/* (re)start reading */
 		si->flags &= ~SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
-		EV_FD_COND_S(si_fd(si), DIR_RD);
+		EV_FD_SET(si_fd(si), DIR_RD);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static void sock_raw_chk_snd(struct stream_interface *si)
 		/* Otherwise there are remaining data to be sent in the buffer,
 		 * which means we have to poll before doing so.
 		 */
-		EV_FD_COND_S(si_fd(si), DIR_WR);
+		EV_FD_SET(si_fd(si), DIR_WR);
 		si->flags &= ~SI_FL_WAIT_DATA;
 		if (!tick_isset(ob->wex))
 			ob->wex = tick_add_ifset(now_ms, ob->wto);