diff --git a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
index e8f02cd6342d1a4677b2227d441535adda4ff9c4..feebaa511d5033b676fe32eab2fd13cfb7a533fe 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod/module.pmod
@@ -3171,13 +3171,6 @@ protected class nb_sendfile
 	}
 	tr = 0;
       }
-
-      if (!hd || !sizeof(hd - ({ "" }))) {
-	// NOOP!
-	SF_WERR("NOOP!");
-	backend->call_out(cb, 0, 0, @a);
-	return;
-      }
     }
 
     if (hd)
@@ -3214,7 +3207,7 @@ protected class nb_sendfile
       blocking_from = from->is_file ||
 	((!from->set_nonblocking) ||
 	 (from->mode && !(from->mode() & PROP_NONBLOCK)));
-	
+
       if (off >= 0) {
 	from->seek(off);
       }
@@ -3242,12 +3235,8 @@ protected class nb_sendfile
       if (blocking_from) {
 	SF_WERR("Reading some data.");
 	do_read();
-	if (!sizeof(to_write)) {
-	  SF_WERR("NOOP!");
-	  backend->call_out(cb, 0, 0, @args);
-	}
       }
-      if (sizeof(to_write)) {
+      if (!from || sizeof(to_write)) {
 	SF_WERR("Starting the writer.");
 	start_writer();
       }