diff --git a/src/switch_core_io.c b/src/switch_core_io.c
index 24e7bdb400..4d7e0d52cf 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_io.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_io.c
@@ -105,15 +105,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_read_frame(switch_core_sessi
 	switch_io_event_hook_read_frame_t *ptr;
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	int need_codec, perfect, do_bugs = 0, do_resample = 0, is_cng = 0;
-	unsigned int flag = 0, sanity = 5000;
+	unsigned int flag = 0;
 	switch_codec_implementation_t codec_impl;
-	
-	switch_assert(session != NULL);
 
-	while(!switch_channel_media_ack(session->channel) || !switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_MEDIA_SET)) {
-		if (!--sanity) break;
-		switch_cond_next();
-	}
+	switch_assert(session != NULL);
 
 	if (!(session->read_codec && session->read_codec->implementation && switch_core_codec_ready(session->read_codec))) {
 		if (switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_PROXY_MODE) || switch_channel_get_state(session->channel) == CS_HIBERNATE) {
@@ -572,7 +567,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	switch_frame_t *enc_frame = NULL, *write_frame = frame;
 	unsigned int flag = 0, need_codec = 0, perfect = 0, do_bugs = 0, do_write = 0, do_resample = 0, ptime_mismatch = 0, pass_cng = 0, resample = 0;
-	unsigned int sanity = 5000;
 	int did_write_resample = 0;
 
 	switch_assert(session != NULL);
@@ -589,12 +583,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_frame(switch_core_sess
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-
-	while(!switch_channel_media_ack(session->channel) || !switch_channel_test_flag(session->channel, CF_MEDIA_SET)) {
-		if (!--sanity) break;
-		switch_cond_next();
-	}
-
 	if (!(session->write_codec && switch_core_codec_ready(session->write_codec)) && !pass_cng) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "%s has no write codec.\n", switch_channel_get_name(session->channel));
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;