diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index c47572c8..557d2256 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ function Peer(options) {
   this.ts = 0;
   this.lastSend = 0;
   this.lastRecv = 0;
-  this.drainStart = 0;
   this.drainSize = 0;
   this.drainQueue = [];
   this.banScore = 0;
@@ -152,15 +151,6 @@ util.inherits(Peer, EventEmitter);
 
 Peer.DRAIN_MAX = 10 << 20;
 
-/**
- * Timeout for peer to read from
- * their end of the socket.
- * @const {Number}
- * @default
- */
-
-Peer.DRAIN_TIMEOUT = 10000;
-
 /**
  * Interval to check for drainage
  * and required responses from peer.
@@ -394,9 +384,6 @@ Peer.prototype.bind = function bind(socket) {
   });
 
   this.socket.on('data', function(chunk) {
-    if (self.maybeStall())
-      return;
-
     self.lastRecv = util.ms();
     self.feedParser(chunk);
   });
@@ -556,7 +543,6 @@ Peer.prototype.initStall = function initStall() {
   assert(!this.stallTimer);
   assert(!this.destroyed);
   this.stallTimer = setInterval(function() {
-    self.maybeStall();
     self.maybeTimeout();
   }, Peer.STALL_INTERVAL);
   return Promise.resolve();
@@ -1208,13 +1194,6 @@ Peer.prototype.handleDrain = function handleDrain() {
  */
 
 Peer.prototype.needsDrain = function needsDrain(size) {
-  if (this.maybeStall()) {
-    this.error('Peer stalled (drain).');
-    this.destroy();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  this.drainStart = util.ms();
   this.drainSize += size;
 
   if (this.drainSize >= Peer.DRAIN_MAX) {
@@ -1227,26 +1206,6 @@ Peer.prototype.needsDrain = function needsDrain(size) {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * Potentially timeout peer if it hasn't read.
- * @private
- * @returns {Boolean}
- */
-
-Peer.prototype.maybeStall = function maybeStall() {
-  if (this.drainSize === 0)
-    return false;
-
-  if (util.ms() < this.drainStart + Peer.DRAIN_TIMEOUT)
-    return false;
-
-  this.drainSize = 0;
-  this.error('Peer stalled (write).');
-  this.destroy();
-
-  return true;
-};
-
 /**
  * Potentially add response timeout.
  * @private