diff --git a/src/stream_interface.c b/src/stream_interface.c
index 04eedf2..59827ec 100644
--- a/src/stream_interface.c
+++ b/src/stream_interface.c
@@ -1207,15 +1207,8 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if ((ic->flags & CF_READ_DONTWAIT) || --read_poll <= 0) {
-			/*
-			 * This used to be __conn_xprt_done_recv()
-			 * This was changed to accomodate with the mux code,
-			 * but we may have lost a worthwhile optimization.
-			 */
-			si->flags |= SI_FL_WAIT_ROOM;
+		if ((ic->flags & CF_READ_DONTWAIT) || --read_poll <= 0)
 			break;
-		}
 
 		/* if too many bytes were missing from last read, it means that
 		 * it's pointless trying to read again because the system does