diff --git a/include/haproxy/conn_stream.h b/include/haproxy/conn_stream.h
index 82f533ac7..7f15dff13 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/conn_stream.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/conn_stream.h
@@ -373,18 +373,6 @@ static inline void sc_need_room(struct stconn *sc)
 	sc->flags |= SC_FL_NEED_ROOM;
 }
 
-/* Returns non-zero if the stream connector's Tx path is blocked */
-static inline int cs_tx_blocked(const struct stconn *cs)
-{
-	return !!sc_ep_test(cs, SE_FL_WAIT_DATA);
-}
-
-/* Returns non-zero if the stream connector's endpoint is ready to transmit */
-static inline int cs_tx_endp_ready(const struct stconn *cs)
-{
-	return sc_ep_test(cs, SE_FL_WILL_CONSUME);
-}
-
 /* Report that a stream connector wants to get some data from the output buffer */
 static inline void cs_want_get(struct stconn *cs)
 {
diff --git a/include/haproxy/cs_utils.h b/include/haproxy/cs_utils.h
index b53602cbf..7efe60ed2 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/cs_utils.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/cs_utils.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static inline int sc_is_send_allowed(const struct stconn *sc)
 	if (oc->flags & CF_SHUTW)
 		return 0;
 
-	return cs_tx_endp_ready(sc) && !cs_tx_blocked(sc);
+	return (sc_ep_get(sc) & (SE_FL_WAIT_DATA|SE_FL_WILL_CONSUME)) == SE_FL_WILL_CONSUME;
 }
 
 #endif /* _HAPROXY_CS_UTILS_H */