diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index d3d82fe7..e6b5825c 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ evhttp_write_buffer(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
 	evcon->cb = cb;
 	evcon->cb_arg = arg;
 
-	bufferevent_disable(evcon->bufev, EV_READ);
 	bufferevent_enable(evcon->bufev, EV_WRITE);
 }