diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index ba4ba9877..8aa19cd23 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ namespace llarp
 {
   namespace handlers
   {
-    bool
-    TunEndpoint::ShouldFlushNow(llarp_time_t now) const
-    {
-      static constexpr auto FlushInterval = 25ms;
-      return now >= m_LastFlushAt + FlushInterval;
-    }
     constexpr size_t udp_header_size = 8;
 
     // Intercepts DNS IP packets going to an IP on the tun interface; this is currently used on
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
index 78755c5b8..b0c428e70 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ namespace llarp
       ResetInternalState() override;
 
      protected:
-      bool
-      ShouldFlushNow(llarp_time_t now) const;
-
-      llarp_time_t m_LastFlushAt = 0s;
       using PacketQueue_t = llarp::util::CoDelQueue<
           net::IPPacket,
           net::IPPacket::GetTime,