diff --git a/src/receive.c b/src/receive.c
index 92a47c8..cd0d238 100644
--- a/src/receive.c
+++ b/src/receive.c
@@ -405,12 +405,6 @@ next:
 		peer_put(peer);
 		if (unlikely(free))
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-
-		/* Don't totally kill scheduling latency by keeping preemption disabled forever. */
-		if (need_resched()) {
-			local_bh_enable();
-			local_bh_disable();
-		}
 	}
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
@@ -424,7 +418,6 @@ void packet_decrypt_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	while ((skb = ptr_ring_consume_bh(&queue->ring)) != NULL) {
 		enum packet_state state = likely(skb_decrypt(skb, &PACKET_CB(skb)->keypair->receiving, have_simd)) ? PACKET_STATE_CRYPTED : PACKET_STATE_DEAD;
 		queue_enqueue_per_peer(&PACKET_PEER(skb)->rx_queue, skb, state);
-		have_simd = simd_relax(have_simd);
 	}
 
 	simd_put(have_simd);
diff --git a/src/send.c b/src/send.c
index d3e3d75..cd84d8c 100644
--- a/src/send.c
+++ b/src/send.c
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ void packet_encrypt_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 			}
 		}
 		queue_enqueue_per_peer(&PACKET_PEER(first)->tx_queue, first, state);
-
-		have_simd = simd_relax(have_simd);
 	}
 	simd_put(have_simd);
 }