diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index e8ec0e9d4..4d8883a62 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "base/tlsstream.hpp"
 #include "base/utility.hpp"
 #include "base/exception.hpp"
-#include "base/objectlock.hpp"
 #include "base/logger_fwd.hpp"
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -184,32 +183,6 @@ size_t TlsStream::Read(void *buffer, size_t count)
 }
 
 void TlsStream::Write(const void *buffer, size_t count)
-{
-	{
-		ObjectLock olock(&m_SendQ);
-		m_SendQ.Write(buffer, count);
-	}
-
-	Utility::QueueAsyncCallback(boost::bind(&TlsStream::FinishAsyncWrite, this));
-}
-
-void TlsStream::FinishAsyncWrite(void)
-{
-	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_WriteMutex);
-	
-	for (;;) {
-		ObjectLock olock(&m_SendQ);
-		char buffer[1024];
-		size_t count = m_SendQ.Read(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-		
-		if (count == 0)
-			break; /* No more data in the sendq */
-		
-		WriteSync(buffer, count);
-	}
-}
-
-void TlsStream::WriteSync(const void *buffer, size_t count)
 {
 	size_t left = count;
 
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
index 647e199b6..0d26656d0 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "base/i2-base.hpp"
 #include "base/socket.hpp"
 #include "base/stream.hpp"
-#include "base/fifo.hpp"
 #include "base/tlsutility.hpp"
 
 namespace icinga
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ public:
 
 	virtual size_t Read(void *buffer, size_t count);
 	virtual void Write(const void *buffer, size_t count);
-        void WriteSync(const void *buffer, size_t count);
 
 	virtual bool IsEof(void) const;
 
@@ -58,9 +56,6 @@ private:
 	boost::mutex m_SSLLock;
 	shared_ptr<SSL> m_SSL;
 	BIO *m_BIO;
-        
-        boost::mutex m_WriteMutex;
-        FIFO m_SendQ;
 
 	Socket::Ptr m_Socket;
 	ConnectionRole m_Role;
@@ -69,8 +64,6 @@ private:
 	static bool m_SSLIndexInitialized;
 
 	static void NullCertificateDeleter(X509 *certificate);
-        
-        void FinishAsyncWrite(void);
 };
 
 }