diff --git a/src/net/tcp.c b/src/net/tcp.c
index aeacfd79..1a672dfa 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp.c
+++ b/src/net/tcp.c
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ struct tcp_connection {
 	 * Equivalent to Rcv.Wind.Scale in RFC 1323 terminology
 	 */
 	uint8_t rcv_win_scale;
-	/** Maximum receive window */
-	uint32_t max_rcv_win;
 
 	/** Selective acknowledgement list (in host-endian order) */
 	struct tcp_sack_block sack[TCP_SACK_MAX];
@@ -291,7 +289,6 @@ static int tcp_open ( struct interface *xfer, struct sockaddr *peer,
 	tcp->tcp_state = TCP_STATE_SENT ( TCP_SYN );
 	tcp_dump_state ( tcp );
 	tcp->snd_seq = random();
-	tcp->max_rcv_win = TCP_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD ( &tcp->tx_queue );
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD ( &tcp->rx_queue );
 	memcpy ( &tcp->peer, st_peer, sizeof ( tcp->peer ) );
@@ -615,7 +612,6 @@ static void tcp_xmit_sack ( struct tcp_connection *tcp, uint32_t sack_seq ) {
 	size_t len = 0;
 	size_t sack_len;
 	uint32_t seq_len;
-	uint32_t app_win;
 	uint32_t max_rcv_win;
 	uint32_t max_representable_win;
 	int rc;
@@ -669,10 +665,9 @@ static void tcp_xmit_sack ( struct tcp_connection *tcp, uint32_t sack_seq ) {
 	tcp_process_tx_queue ( tcp, len, iobuf, 0 );
 
 	/* Expand receive window if possible */
-	max_rcv_win = tcp->max_rcv_win;
-	app_win = xfer_window ( &tcp->xfer );
-	if ( max_rcv_win > app_win )
-		max_rcv_win = app_win;
+	max_rcv_win = xfer_window ( &tcp->xfer );
+	if ( max_rcv_win > TCP_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE )
+		max_rcv_win = TCP_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE;
 	max_representable_win = ( 0xffff << tcp->rcv_win_scale );
 	if ( max_rcv_win > max_representable_win )
 		max_rcv_win = max_representable_win;
@@ -1482,24 +1477,12 @@ struct tcpip_protocol tcp_protocol __tcpip_protocol = {
 static unsigned int tcp_discard ( void ) {
 	struct tcp_connection *tcp;
 	struct io_buffer *iobuf;
-	struct tcp_rx_queued_header *tcpqhdr;
-	uint32_t max_win;
 	unsigned int discarded = 0;
 
 	/* Try to drop one queued RX packet from each connection */
 	list_for_each_entry ( tcp, &tcp_conns, list ) {
 		list_for_each_entry_reverse ( iobuf, &tcp->rx_queue, list ) {
 
-			/* Limit window to prevent future discards */
-			tcpqhdr = iobuf->data;
-			max_win = ( tcpqhdr->seq - tcp->rcv_ack );
-			if ( max_win < tcp->max_rcv_win ) {
-				DBGC ( tcp, "TCP %p reducing maximum window "
-				       "from %d to %d\n",
-				       tcp, tcp->max_rcv_win, max_win );
-				tcp->max_rcv_win = max_win;
-			}
-
 			/* Remove packet from queue */
 			list_del ( &iobuf->list );
 			free_iob ( iobuf );