diff --git a/include/kernel/port.h b/include/kernel/port.h
index 6472640..c755620 100644
--- a/include/kernel/port.h
+++ b/include/kernel/port.h
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ enum port_status {
 	PORT_OFFLINE = 0,
 	/* port is connected and ready to send messages */
 	PORT_READY,
-	/* port has sent a message, and is waiting for the remote to receive it
-	 */
-	PORT_SEND_BLOCKED,
-	/* port has sent a message, and the remote has received it. waiting for
-	 * the remote to reply. */
-	PORT_REPLY_BLOCKED,
 };
 
 struct port {
diff --git a/kernel/channel.c b/kernel/channel.c
index 4085872..ff4828d 100644
--- a/kernel/channel.c
+++ b/kernel/channel.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static struct msg *get_next_msg(
 		switch (msg->msg_status) {
 		case KMSG_WAIT_RECEIVE:
 			msg->msg_status = KMSG_WAIT_REPLY;
-			msg->msg_sender_port->p_status = PORT_REPLY_BLOCKED;
 			channel->c_msg_waiting--;
 			return msg;
 		case KMSG_ASYNC:
diff --git a/kernel/port.c b/kernel/port.c
index bcda2b8..f633f2c 100644
--- a/kernel/port.c
+++ b/kernel/port.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ kern_status_t port_send_msg(
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 	channel_lock_irqsave(port->p_remote, &flags);
-	port->p_status = PORT_SEND_BLOCKED;
 	channel_enqueue_msg(port->p_remote, &msg);
 	channel_unlock_irqrestore(port->p_remote, flags);