diff --git a/platforms/daemon/src/daemon.c b/platforms/daemon/src/daemon.c
index e43eee992..29ab92e0e 100644
--- a/platforms/daemon/src/daemon.c
+++ b/platforms/daemon/src/daemon.c
@@ -1112,9 +1112,6 @@ static int daemon_client_handler(connection_t *connection, uint16_t packet_type,
         case L2CAP_DATA_PACKET:
             // process l2cap packet...
             err = l2cap_send_internal(channel, data, length);
-            if (err == BTSTACK_ACL_BUFFERS_FULL) {
-                l2cap_block_new_credits(1);
-            }
             break;
         case RFCOMM_DATA_PACKET:
             // process l2cap packet...
@@ -1235,10 +1232,6 @@ static void daemon_retry_parked(void){
     // ... try sending again  
     socket_connection_retry_parked();
 
-    if (!socket_connection_has_parked_connections()){
-        l2cap_block_new_credits(0);
-    }
-
     // unlock mutex
     retry_mutex = 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/l2cap.c b/src/l2cap.c
index 012a19f58..bc9f797ad 100644
--- a/src/l2cap.c
+++ b/src/l2cap.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static linked_list_t l2cap_services;
 static linked_list_t l2cap_le_channels;
 static linked_list_t l2cap_le_services;
 static void (*packet_handler) (void * connection, uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *packet, uint16_t size) = null_packet_handler;
-static int new_credits_blocked = 0;
 
 static btstack_packet_handler_t attribute_protocol_packet_handler;
 static btstack_packet_handler_t security_protocol_packet_handler;
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ static int l2cap_channel_ready_for_open(l2cap_channel_t *channel);
 
 
 void l2cap_init(void){
-    new_credits_blocked = 0;
     signaling_responses_pending = 0;
     
     l2cap_channels = NULL;
@@ -213,14 +211,7 @@ static void l2cap_emit_credits(l2cap_channel_t *channel, uint8_t credits) {
     l2cap_dispatch(channel, HCI_EVENT_PACKET, event, sizeof(event));
 }
 
-void l2cap_block_new_credits(uint8_t blocked){
-    new_credits_blocked = blocked;
-}
-
 static void l2cap_hand_out_credits(void){
-
-    if (new_credits_blocked) return;    // we're told not to. used by daemon
-
     linked_list_iterator_t it;    
     linked_list_iterator_init(&it, &l2cap_channels);
     while (linked_list_iterator_has_next(&it)){
diff --git a/src/l2cap.h b/src/l2cap.h
index 918116c41..694afba00 100644
--- a/src/l2cap.h
+++ b/src/l2cap.h
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ typedef struct l2cap_signaling_response {
 } l2cap_signaling_response_t;
     
 
-void l2cap_block_new_credits(uint8_t blocked);
-
 int  l2cap_can_send_fixed_channel_packet_now(uint16_t handle);
 
 // @deprecated use l2cap_can_send_fixed_channel_packet_now instead