diff --git a/include/haproxy/sc_strm.h b/include/haproxy/sc_strm.h
index ffe9dbac3..016aab267 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/sc_strm.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/sc_strm.h
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ static inline int sc_is_send_allowed(const struct stconn *sc)
 {
 	if (sc->flags & SC_FL_SHUT_DONE)
 		return 0;
-	if (sc->flags & SC_FL_SHUT_WANTED)
-		return 1;
 
 	return !sc_ep_test(sc, SE_FL_WAIT_DATA | SE_FL_WONT_CONSUME);
 }
diff --git a/src/stconn.c b/src/stconn.c
index 9951c80f4..8260cb039 100644
--- a/src/stconn.c
+++ b/src/stconn.c
@@ -967,10 +967,8 @@ static void sc_app_chk_snd_applet(struct stconn *sc)
 	if (unlikely(sc->state != SC_ST_EST || (sc->flags & SC_FL_SHUT_DONE)))
 		return;
 
-	/* we only wake the applet up if it was waiting for some data  and is ready to consume it
-	 * or if there is a pending shutdown
-	 */
-	if (!sc_ep_test(sc, SE_FL_WAIT_DATA|SE_FL_WONT_CONSUME) && !(sc->flags & SC_FL_SHUT_WANTED))
+	/* we only wake the applet up if it was waiting for some data  and is ready to consume it */
+	if (!sc_ep_test(sc, SE_FL_WAIT_DATA|SE_FL_WONT_CONSUME))
 		return;
 
 	if (co_data(oc) || sc_ep_have_ff_data(sc)) {