diff --git a/src/common/protocol.c b/src/common/protocol.c
--- a/src/common/protocol.c
+++ b/src/common/protocol.c
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ int distren_request_new(struct distren_r
 int distren_request_send(struct remoteio *rem, struct distren_request *req, void *data)
 {
   void *packet;
-  void *packet_ptr;
   size_t len;
-  size_t byteswritten;
   int write_err;
 
   if(req->magic != DISTREN_REQUEST_MAGIC)
@@ -67,15 +65,8 @@ int distren_request_send(struct remoteio
   memcpy(packet, req, sizeof(struct distren_request));
   memcpy(packet + sizeof(struct distren_request), data, req->len);
 
-  write_err = 0;
-  packet_ptr = packet;
-  while(len
-	&& !write_err)
-    {
-      write_err = remoteio_write(rem, packet_ptr, len, &byteswritten);
-      len -= byteswritten;
-      packet_ptr += byteswritten;
-    }
+  write_err = remoteio_write(rem, packet, len);
+
   free(packet);
 
   return 0;