diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index f396ede..c89e6e4 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@
 #define TCP_FRAMES							\
 	(c->mode == MODE_PASST ? TCP_FRAMES_MEM : 1)
 
-#define TCP_FILE_PRESSURE		30	/* % of c->nofile */
-#define TCP_CONN_PRESSURE		30	/* % of c->tcp.conn_count */
-
 #define TCP_HASH_TABLE_LOAD		70		/* % */
 #define TCP_HASH_TABLE_SIZE		(TCP_MAX_CONNS * 100 /		\
 					 TCP_HASH_TABLE_LOAD)
@@ -1385,17 +1382,11 @@ static void tcp_l2_data_buf_flush(struct ctx *c)
  */
 void tcp_defer_handler(struct ctx *c)
 {
-	int max_conns = c->tcp.conn_count / 100 * TCP_CONN_PRESSURE;
-	int max_files = c->nofile / 100 * TCP_FILE_PRESSURE;
 	union tcp_conn *conn;
 
 	tcp_l2_flags_buf_flush(c);
 	tcp_l2_data_buf_flush(c);
 
-	if ((c->tcp.conn_count < MIN(max_files, max_conns)) &&
-	    (c->tcp.splice_conn_count < MIN(max_files / 6, max_conns)))
-		return;
-
 	for (conn = tc + c->tcp.conn_count - 1; conn >= tc; conn--) {
 		if (conn->c.spliced) {
 			if (conn->splice.flags & CLOSING)
diff --git a/tcp.h b/tcp.h
index 1608d58..9eaec3f 100644
--- a/tcp.h
+++ b/tcp.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ union tcp_listen_epoll_ref {
  * struct tcp_ctx - Execution context for TCP routines
  * @hash_secret:	128-bit secret for hash functions, ISN and hash table
  * @conn_count:		Count of total connections in connection table
- * @splice_conn_count:	Count of spliced connections in connection table
  * @port_to_tap:	Ports bound host-side, packets to tap or spliced
  * @fwd_in:		Port forwarding configuration for inbound packets
  * @fwd_out:		Port forwarding configuration for outbound packets
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ union tcp_listen_epoll_ref {
 struct tcp_ctx {
 	uint64_t hash_secret[2];
 	int conn_count;
-	int splice_conn_count;
 	struct port_fwd fwd_in;
 	struct port_fwd fwd_out;
 	struct timespec timer_run;
diff --git a/tcp_splice.c b/tcp_splice.c
index 1f89d6a..5b36975 100644
--- a/tcp_splice.c
+++ b/tcp_splice.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ void tcp_splice_destroy(struct ctx *c, union tcp_conn *conn_union)
 	conn->flags = 0;
 	debug("TCP (spliced): index %li, CLOSED", CONN_IDX(conn));
 
-	c->tcp.splice_conn_count--;
 	tcp_table_compact(c, conn_union);
 }
 
@@ -513,7 +512,6 @@ bool tcp_splice_conn_from_sock(struct ctx *c, union tcp_listen_epoll_ref ref,
 		trace("TCP (spliced): failed to set TCP_QUICKACK on %i", s);
 
 	conn->c.spliced = true;
-	c->tcp.splice_conn_count++;
 	conn->a = s;
 
 	if (tcp_splice_new(c, conn, ref.port, ref.ns))