diff --git a/src/source-ipfw.c b/src/source-ipfw.c
index d7b1f26be5..44ca9f4cf7 100644
--- a/src/source-ipfw.c
+++ b/src/source-ipfw.c
@@ -244,13 +244,6 @@ TmEcode ReceiveIPFW(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQueue *pq) {
 
     SCLogDebug("Received Packet Len: %d",pktlen);
 
-    /* Is the packet queue full, wait if so */
-    SCMutexLock(&mutex_pending);
-    if (pending > max_pending_packets) {
-        pthread_cond_wait(&cond_pending, &mutex_pending);
-    }
-    SCMutexUnlock(&mutex_pending);
-
     /* Setup packet */
     p = tv->tmqh_in(tv);
 
diff --git a/src/source-pfring.c b/src/source-pfring.c
index 9acce4d68b..5f4d512781 100644
--- a/src/source-pfring.c
+++ b/src/source-pfring.c
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@ void PfringProcessPacket(void *user, struct pfring_pkthdr *h, u_char *pkt, Packe
     //TmqDebugList();
     //printf("PfringProcessPacket: pending %" PRIu32 "\n", pending);
 
-    /* We need this otherwise the other queues can't seem to keep up on busy networks */
-    SCMutexLock(&mutex_pending);
-    if (pending > max_pending_packets) {
-        SCondWait(&cond_pending, &mutex_pending);
-    }
-    SCMutexUnlock(&mutex_pending);
-
     p->ts.tv_sec = h->ts.tv_sec;
     p->ts.tv_usec = h->ts.tv_usec;