diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
index 177dadd601..19da3353e3 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
@@ -1120,10 +1120,6 @@ tls_cycle_input(isc_nmsocket_t *sock) {
 				goto failure;
 			}
 
-			if (atomic_load(&sock->client)) {
-				break;
-			}
-
 			if (pending == 0) {
 				break;
 			}