diff --git a/src/include/86box/network.h b/src/include/86box/network.h
index 1d6763b44..f559d55a0 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/network.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/network.h
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ extern netdev_t network_devs[32];
 
 /* Function prototypes. */
 extern void	network_wait(uint8_t wait);
-extern void	network_busy(uint8_t set);
-extern void	network_end(void);
 
 extern void	network_init(void);
 extern void	network_attach(void *, uint8_t *, NETRXCB, NETWAITCB, NETSETLINKSTATE);
diff --git a/src/network/net_pcap.c b/src/network/net_pcap.c
index 6fd22f571..1fff7255c 100644
--- a/src/network/net_pcap.c
+++ b/src/network/net_pcap.c
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ net_pcap_close(void)
 
     /* Tell the thread to terminate. */
     if (poll_tid != NULL) {
-	network_busy(0);
-
 	/* Wait for the thread to finish. */
 	pcap_log("PCAP: waiting for thread to end...\n");
 	thread_wait_event(poll_state, -1);
diff --git a/src/network/net_slirp.c b/src/network/net_slirp.c
index 514126118..fc4afcf78 100644
--- a/src/network/net_slirp.c
+++ b/src/network/net_slirp.c
@@ -446,8 +446,6 @@ net_slirp_close(void)
 
     /* Tell the thread to terminate. */
     if (slirp->poll_tid) {
-	network_busy(0);
-
 	/* Wait for the thread to finish. */
 	slirp_log("SLiRP: waiting for thread to end...\n");
 	thread_wait_event(slirp->poll_state, -1);
diff --git a/src/network/network.c b/src/network/network.c
index bcb19e9ef..4e78434e6 100644
--- a/src/network/network.c
+++ b/src/network/network.c
@@ -124,16 +124,6 @@ static netpkt_t		*first_pkt[3] = { NULL, NULL, NULL },
 			*last_pkt[3] = { NULL, NULL, NULL };
 
 
-static struct {
-    volatile int	busy,
-			queue_in_use;
-
-    event_t		*wake_poll_thread,
-			*poll_complete,
-			*queue_not_in_use;
-} poll_data;
-
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK_LOG
 int network_do_log = ENABLE_NETWORK_LOG;
 static FILE *network_dump = NULL;
@@ -201,23 +191,6 @@ network_wait(uint8_t wait)
 }
 
 
-void
-network_busy(uint8_t set)
-{
-    poll_data.busy = !!set;
-
-    if (! set)
-	thread_set_event(poll_data.wake_poll_thread);
-}
-
-
-void
-network_end(void)
-{
-    thread_set_event(poll_data.poll_complete);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Initialize the configured network cards.
  *
@@ -362,7 +335,8 @@ network_rx_queue(void *priv)
 
     /* Transmission. */
     network_queue_get(2, &pkt);
-    network_queue_put(1, pkt->priv, pkt->data, pkt->len);
+    if (pkt != NULL)
+	network_queue_put(1, pkt->priv, pkt->data, pkt->len);
 
     // network_busy(0);
 
@@ -391,10 +365,6 @@ network_attach(void *dev, uint8_t *mac, NETRXCB rx, NETWAITCB wait, NETSETLINKST
 
     network_set_wait(0);
 
-    /* Create the network events. */
-    poll_data.poll_complete = thread_create_event();
-    poll_data.wake_poll_thread = thread_create_event();
-
     /* Activate the platform module. */
     switch(network_type) {
 	case NET_TYPE_PCAP:
@@ -443,16 +413,6 @@ network_close(void)
     /* Force-close the SLIRP module. */
     net_slirp_close();
  
-    /* Close the network events. */
-    if (poll_data.wake_poll_thread != NULL) {
-	thread_destroy_event(poll_data.wake_poll_thread);
-	poll_data.wake_poll_thread = NULL;
-    }
-    if (poll_data.poll_complete != NULL) {
-	thread_destroy_event(poll_data.poll_complete);
-	poll_data.poll_complete = NULL;
-    }
-
     /* Close the network thread mutex. */
     thread_close_mutex(network_mutex);
     network_mutex = NULL;
@@ -541,15 +501,11 @@ network_reset(void)
 void
 network_tx(uint8_t *bufp, int len)
 {
-    network_busy(1);
-
     ui_sb_update_icon(SB_NETWORK, 1);
 
     network_queue_put(2, NULL, bufp, len);
 
     ui_sb_update_icon(SB_NETWORK, 0);
-
-    network_busy(0);
 }