diff --git a/lib/event.c b/lib/event.c
index 5031f314..6c5c8b14 100644
--- a/lib/event.c
+++ b/lib/event.c
@@ -114,42 +114,17 @@ ev_send(event_list *l, event *e)
 
   e->list = l;
 
-  struct event_cork *ec = e->cork;
-
-  uint ping = 0;
-
-  if (ec)
+  LOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
+  if (enlisted(&e->n))
   {
-    LOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-    LOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
-
-    if (!enlisted(&e->n))
-      if (ec->count)
-	add_tail(&ec->events, &e->n);
-      else
-      {
-	add_tail(&l->events, &e->n);
-	ping = 1;
-      }
-
-    UNLOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
-    UNLOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    LOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
-
-    if (!enlisted(&e->n))
-    {
-      add_tail(&l->events, &e->n);
-      ping = 1;
-    }
-
     UNLOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
+    return;
   }
 
-  if (ping)
-    birdloop_ping(l->loop);
+  add_tail(&l->events, &e->n);
+  UNLOCK_DOMAIN(event, l->lock);
+
+  birdloop_ping(l->loop);
 }
 
 void io_log_event(void *hook, void *data);
@@ -249,40 +224,3 @@ ev_run_list_limited(event_list *l, uint limit)
 
   return repeat;
 }
-
-void ev_cork(struct event_cork *ec)
-{
-  LOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-  ec->count++;
-  UNLOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-}
-
-void ev_uncork(struct event_cork *ec)
-{
-  LOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-
-  if (--ec->count)
-  {
-    UNLOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  node *n;
-  WALK_LIST_FIRST(n, ec->events)
-    {
-      event *e = SKIP_BACK(event, n, n);
-      event_list *el = e->list;
-
-      rem_node(&e->n);
-
-      LOCK_DOMAIN(event, el->lock);
-      add_tail(&el->events, &e->n);
-      UNLOCK_DOMAIN(event, el->lock);
-
-      birdloop_ping(el->loop);
-    }
-
-  UNLOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-
-  birdloop_ping(&main_birdloop);
-}
diff --git a/lib/event.h b/lib/event.h
index cd85bf78..6c358f84 100644
--- a/lib/event.h
+++ b/lib/event.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 
 DEFINE_DOMAIN(event);
-DEFINE_DOMAIN(cork);
 
 typedef struct event {
   resource r;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ typedef struct event {
   void *data;
   node n;				/* Internal link */
   struct event_list *list;		/* List where this event is put in */
-  struct event_cork *cork;		/* Event execution limiter */
-  node cork_node;
 } event;
 
 typedef struct event_list {
@@ -34,12 +31,6 @@ typedef struct event_list {
   DOMAIN(event) lock;
 } event_list;
 
-struct event_cork {
-  DOMAIN(cork) lock;
-  u32 count;
-  list events;
-};
-
 extern event_list global_event_list;
 extern event_list global_work_list;
 
@@ -53,13 +44,6 @@ static inline void ev_init_list(event_list *el, struct birdloop *loop, const cha
   el->lock = DOMAIN_NEW(event, name);
 }
 
-static inline void ev_init_cork(struct event_cork *ec, const char *name)
-{
-  init_list(&ec->events);
-  ec->lock = DOMAIN_NEW(cork, name);
-  ec->count = 0;
-};
-
 void ev_send(event_list *, event *);
 #define ev_send_loop(l, e) ev_send(birdloop_event_list((l)), (e))
 
@@ -72,20 +56,6 @@ int ev_run_list_limited(event_list *, uint);
 
 #define LEGACY_EVENT_LIST(l)  (((l) == &global_event_list) || ((l) == &global_work_list))
 
-void ev_cork(struct event_cork *);
-void ev_uncork(struct event_cork *);
-
-static inline u32 ev_corked(struct event_cork *ec)
-{
-  if (!ec)
-    return 0;
-
-  LOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-  u32 out = ec->count;
-  UNLOCK_DOMAIN(cork, ec->lock);
-  return out;
-}
-
 _Bool birdloop_inside(struct birdloop *loop);
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/lib/locking.h b/lib/locking.h
index 0cbdead8..ab5c06af 100644
--- a/lib/locking.h
+++ b/lib/locking.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ struct lock_order {
   struct domain_generic *the_bird;
   struct domain_generic *proto;
   struct domain_generic *rtable;
-  struct domain_generic *cork;
   struct domain_generic *event;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index ff07660f..5bdab7f3 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ typedef struct birdsock {
   uint fast_rx;				/* RX has higher priority in event loop */
   uint rbsize;
   int (*rx_hook)(struct birdsock *, uint size); /* NULL=receiving turned off, returns 1 to clear rx buffer */
-  struct event_cork *cork;		/* Cork to temporarily stop receiving data */
 
   byte *tbuf, *tpos;			/* NULL=allocate automatically */
   byte *ttx;				/* Internal */
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c b/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
index c7cf4ad2..275d38a0 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io-loop.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ sk_stop(sock *s)
 }
 
 static inline uint sk_want_events(sock *s)
-{ return ((s->rx_hook && !ev_corked(s->cork)) ? POLLIN : 0) | ((s->ttx != s->tpos) ? POLLOUT : 0); }
+{ return (s->rx_hook ? POLLIN : 0) | ((s->ttx != s->tpos) ? POLLOUT : 0); }
 
 /*
 FIXME: this should be called from sock code
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io.c b/sysdep/unix/io.c
index dd385c80..c91f2856 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io.c
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ io_loop(void)
 	{
 	  pfd[nfds] = (struct pollfd) { .fd = -1 }; /* everything other set to 0 by this */
 	  s = SKIP_BACK(sock, n, n);
-	  if (s->rx_hook && !ev_corked(s->cork))
+	  if (s->rx_hook)
 	    {
 	      pfd[nfds].fd = s->fd;
 	      pfd[nfds].events |= POLLIN;