diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
index ff434eda8..8df5291aa 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Entity
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Interface (closeDBStore, execSQL, getCurrentMigrations)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.Shared (UpMigration (..), upMigration)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.TSessionSubs as SS
-import Simplex.Messaging.Client (NetworkRequestMode (..), ProtocolClientError (..), SMPClientError, ServerTransmission (..), ServerTransmissionBatch, TransportSessionMode (..), nonBlockingWriteTBQueue, smpErrorClientNotice, temporaryClientError, unexpectedResponse)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Client (NetworkRequestMode (..), ProtocolClientError (..), SMPClientError, ServerTransmission (..), ServerTransmissionBatch, TransportSessionMode (..), smpErrorClientNotice, temporaryClientError, unexpectedResponse)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
 import Simplex.Messaging.Crypto.File (CryptoFile, CryptoFileArgs)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Crypto.Ratchet (PQEncryption, PQSupport (..), pattern PQEncOff, pattern PQEncOn, pattern PQSupportOff, pattern PQSupportOn)
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ import UnliftIO.STM
 type AE a = ExceptT AgentErrorType IO a
 
 -- | Creates an SMP agent client instance
-getSMPAgentClient :: AgentConfig -> InitialAgentServers -> DBStore -> (ATransmission -> IO ()) -> AE AgentClient
+getSMPAgentClient :: AgentConfig -> InitialAgentServers -> DBStore -> (Bool -> ATransmission -> IO ()) -> AE AgentClient
 getSMPAgentClient = getSMPAgentClient_ 1
 {-# INLINE getSMPAgentClient #-}
 
-getSMPAgentClient_ :: Int -> AgentConfig -> InitialAgentServers -> DBStore -> (ATransmission -> IO ()) -> AE AgentClient
+getSMPAgentClient_ :: Int -> AgentConfig -> InitialAgentServers -> DBStore -> (Bool -> ATransmission -> IO ()) -> AE AgentClient
 getSMPAgentClient_ clientId cfg initServers@InitialAgentServers {smp, xftp, netCfg, useServices, presetServers} store processEvent = do
   -- This error should be prevented in the app
   when (any id useServices && sessionMode netCfg == TSMEntity) $ throwE $ CMD PROHIBITED "newAgentClient"
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ getSMPAgentClient_ clientId cfg initServers@InitialAgentServers {smp, xftp, netC
       forM_ (M.assocs srvs) $ \(userId, srvs') -> checkUserServers ("getSMPAgentClient " <> protocol <> " " <> tshow userId) srvs'
 
 startSMPAgentClient :: AgentClient -> Bool -> IO ()
-startSMPAgentClient c@AgentClient {acThread, generalQ, agentEnv} backgroundMode = do
-  void $ forkIO $ connWorkerLoop c generalQ
+startSMPAgentClient c@AgentClient {acThread, agentEnv} backgroundMode = do
   unless backgroundMode $ do
     t <- runAgentThreads `forkFinally` const (disconnectAgentClient c)
     atomically . writeTVar acThread . Just =<< mkWeakThreadId t
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Client.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Client.hs
index 2715a9c86..3ba921e99 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Client.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Client.hs
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Client
     notifySub',
     notifyEvent,
     nonBlockingNotifyEvent,
-    connWorkerLoop,
     userServers,
     pickServer,
     getNextServer,
@@ -338,20 +337,10 @@ type NtfTransportSession = TransportSession NtfResponse
 
 type XFTPTransportSession = TransportSession FileResponse
 
-data EventWorker = EventWorker
-  { eventQ :: TBQueue ATransmission,
-    workerThreadId :: Weak ThreadId
-  }
-
-type EventWorkerVar = SessionVar EventWorker
-
 data AgentClient = AgentClient
   { acThread :: TVar (Maybe (Weak ThreadId)),
     active :: TVar Bool,
-    processEvent :: ATransmission -> IO (),
-    generalQ :: TBQueue ATransmission,
-    connWorkers :: TMap ConnId EventWorkerVar,
-    connWorkerSeq :: TVar Int,
+    processEvent :: Bool -> ATransmission -> IO (),
     processServerMsg :: AgentClient -> ServerTransmissionBatch SMPVersion ErrorType BrokerMsg -> IO (),
     smpServers :: TMap UserId (UserServers 'PSMP),
     smpClients :: TMap SMPTransportSession SMPClientVar,
@@ -517,16 +506,13 @@ data UserNetworkType = UNNone | UNCellular | UNWifi | UNEthernet | UNOther
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
 -- | Creates an SMP agent client instance that receives commands and sends responses via 'TBQueue's.
-newAgentClient :: Int -> InitialAgentServers -> UTCTime -> Map (Maybe SMPServer) (Maybe SystemSeconds) -> (ATransmission -> IO ()) -> (AgentClient -> ServerTransmissionBatch SMPVersion ErrorType BrokerMsg -> IO ()) -> Env -> IO AgentClient
+newAgentClient :: Int -> InitialAgentServers -> UTCTime -> Map (Maybe SMPServer) (Maybe SystemSeconds) -> (Bool -> ATransmission -> IO ()) -> (AgentClient -> ServerTransmissionBatch SMPVersion ErrorType BrokerMsg -> IO ()) -> Env -> IO AgentClient
 newAgentClient clientId InitialAgentServers {smp, ntf, xftp, netCfg, useServices, presetDomains, presetServers} currentTs notices processEvent processServerMsg agentEnv = do
   let cfg = config agentEnv
       qSize = tbqSize cfg
   proxySessTs <- newTVarIO =<< getCurrentTime
   acThread <- newTVarIO Nothing
   active <- newTVarIO True
-  generalQ <- newTBQueueIO qSize
-  connWorkers <- TM.emptyIO
-  connWorkerSeq <- newTVarIO 0
   smpServers <- newTVarIO $ M.map mkUserServers smp
   smpClients <- TM.emptyIO
   useClientServices <- newTVarIO useServices
@@ -566,9 +552,6 @@ newAgentClient clientId InitialAgentServers {smp, ntf, xftp, netCfg, useServices
       { acThread,
         active,
         processEvent,
-        generalQ,
-        connWorkers,
-        connWorkerSeq,
         processServerMsg,
         smpServers,
         smpClients,
@@ -1071,34 +1054,10 @@ withConnLock' AgentClient {connLocks} connId name = withLockMap connLocks connId
 {-# INLINE withConnLock' #-}
 
 notifyEvent :: AgentClient -> ATransmission -> IO ()
-notifyEvent = notifyEvent_ $ atomically .: writeTBQueue
+notifyEvent AgentClient {processEvent} = processEvent True
 
 nonBlockingNotifyEvent :: AgentClient -> ATransmission -> IO ()
-nonBlockingNotifyEvent = notifyEvent_ nonBlockingWriteTBQueue
-
-notifyEvent_ :: (TBQueue ATransmission -> ATransmission -> IO ()) -> AgentClient -> ATransmission -> IO ()
-notifyEvent_ write c t@(_, connId, _)
-  | B.null connId = write (generalQ c) t
-  | otherwise = do
-      q <- getOrCreateConnWorker c connId
-      write q t
-
-getOrCreateConnWorker :: AgentClient -> ConnId -> IO (TBQueue ATransmission)
-getOrCreateConnWorker c@AgentClient {connWorkers, connWorkerSeq} connId = do
-  ts <- getCurrentTime
-  atomically (getSessVar connWorkerSeq connId connWorkers ts) >>= \case
-    Left v -> do
-      q <- newTBQueueIO 64
-      tId <- mkWeakThreadId =<< forkIO (connWorkerLoop c q)
-      atomically $ putTMVar (sessionVar v) EventWorker {eventQ = q, workerThreadId = tId}
-      pure q
-    Right v -> eventQ <$> atomically (readTMVar $ sessionVar v)
-
-connWorkerLoop :: AgentClient -> TBQueue ATransmission -> IO ()
-connWorkerLoop AgentClient {processEvent} q = forever $ do
-  t <- atomically $ readTBQueue q
-  processEvent t `E.catchAny` \e ->
-    logError $ "connWorkerLoop error: " <> tshow e
+nonBlockingNotifyEvent AgentClient {processEvent} = processEvent False
 
 withInvLock :: AgentClient -> ByteString -> Text -> AM a -> AM a
 withInvLock c key name = ExceptT . withInvLock' c key name . runExceptT
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
index 265310409..baefedbc0 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests/FunctionalAPITests.hs
@@ -4341,7 +4341,7 @@ getSMPAgentClient' :: Int -> AgentConfig -> InitialAgentServers -> String -> IO
 getSMPAgentClient' clientId cfg' initServers dbPath = do
   Right st <- liftIO $ createStore dbPath
   subQ <- newTBQueueIO 1024
-  Right client <- runExceptT $ getSMPAgentClient_ clientId cfg' initServers st (atomically . writeTBQueue subQ)
+  Right client <- runExceptT $ getSMPAgentClient_ clientId cfg' initServers st (\_ -> atomically . writeTBQueue subQ)
   when (dbNew st) $ insertUser st
   startSMPAgentClient client False
   pure AgentClient {client, subQ}