diff --git a/src/rx/rx.c b/src/rx/rx.c
index b6a13168fa..bb49d60d0c 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx.c
+++ b/src/rx/rx.c
@@ -3803,8 +3803,9 @@ rxi_ReceiveDataPacket(struct rx_call *call,
 	call->rprev = np->header.serial;
 	rxi_calltrace(RX_TRACE_DROP, call);
 	dpf(("packet %"AFS_PTR_FMT" dropped on receipt - quota problems\n", np));
-	if (rxi_doreclaim)
-	    rxi_ClearReceiveQueue(call);
+        /* We used to clear the receive queue here, in an attempt to free
+         * packets. However this is unsafe if the queue has received a
+         * soft ACK for the final packet */
 	clock_GetTime(&now);
 	when = now;
 	clock_Add(&when, &rx_softAckDelay);
diff --git a/src/rx/rx_globals.h b/src/rx/rx_globals.h
index 3e17c7cb8c..1e51890d00 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx_globals.h
+++ b/src/rx/rx_globals.h
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ EXT osi_socket rx_minSocketNumber GLOBALSINIT(0x7fffffff);
 #define	RX_MAX_QUOTA	15	/* part of min packet computation */
 EXT int rx_packetQuota[RX_N_PACKET_CLASSES] GLOBALSINIT(RX_PACKET_QUOTAS);
 EXT int meltdown_1pkt GLOBALSINIT(1);	/* prefer to schedule single-packet calls */
-EXT int rxi_doreclaim GLOBALSINIT(1);	/* if discard one packet, discard all */
 EXT int rxi_md2cnt GLOBALSINIT(0);	/* counter of skipped calls */
 EXT int rxi_2dchoice GLOBALSINIT(1);	/* keep track of another call to schedule */