diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
index eda25211..a43ac6fa 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static void sig_dcc_destroyed(CHAT_DCC_REC *dcc)
 	dcc_remove_chat_refs(dcc);
 
 	if (dcc->sendbuf != NULL) net_sendbuffer_destroy(dcc->sendbuf, FALSE);
-	line_split_free((LINEBUF_REC *) dcc->databuf);
-        dcc->databuf = NULL;
+	line_split_free(dcc->readbuf);
 	g_free(dcc->id);
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ static void dcc_chat_input(CHAT_DCC_REC *dcc)
 	do {
 		recvlen = net_receive(dcc->handle, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
 
-		ret = line_split(tmpbuf, recvlen, &str, (LINEBUF_REC **) &dcc->databuf);
+		ret = line_split(tmpbuf, recvlen, &str, &dcc->readbuf);
 		if (ret == -1) {
 			/* connection lost */
                         dcc->connection_lost = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.h b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.h
index c8f2cea9..62cb771f 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.h
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct CHAT_DCC_REC {
 #include "dcc-rec.h"
 
 	char *id; /* unique identifier - usually same as nick. */
+        LINEBUF_REC *readbuf;
 	NET_SENDBUF_REC *sendbuf;
 
 	unsigned int mirc_ctcp:1; /* Send CTCPs without the CTCP_MESSAGE prefix */
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
index c1596afa..df51c837 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
@@ -139,10 +139,11 @@ static void sig_dccget_send(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 /* input function: DCC GET received data */
 static void sig_dccget_receive(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 {
+        char buffer[512];
 	int ret;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		ret = net_receive(dcc->handle, dcc->databuf, dcc->databufsize);
+		ret = net_receive(dcc->handle, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 		if (ret == 0) break;
 
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ static void sig_dccget_receive(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		write(dcc->fhandle, dcc->databuf, ret);
+		write(dcc->fhandle, buffer, ret);
 		dcc->transfd += ret;
 	}
 
@@ -203,10 +204,6 @@ static void sig_dccget_connected(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dcc->databufsize = settings_get_int("dcc_block_size");
-        if (dcc->databufsize <= 0) dcc->databufsize = 2048;
-	dcc->databuf = g_malloc(dcc->databufsize);
-
 	dcc->starttime = time(NULL);
 	dcc->tagread = g_input_add(dcc->handle, G_INPUT_READ,
 				   (GInputFunction) sig_dccget_receive, dcc);
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-rec.h b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-rec.h
index 5f6d5178..02cde37c 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-rec.h
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-rec.h
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@ unsigned long transfd; /* bytes transferred */
 
 unsigned int destroyed:1; /* We're about to destroy this DCC recond */
 
-char *databuf; /* buffer for receiving/transmitting data */
-int databufsize;
-
 GHashTable *module_data;
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
index 828b12e3..ebd155c6 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
@@ -54,29 +54,20 @@ static void sig_dcc_destroyed(SEND_DCC_REC *dcc)
 /* input function: DCC SEND - we're ready to send more data */
 static void dcc_send_data(SEND_DCC_REC *dcc)
 {
+        char buffer[512];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!dcc->fastsend && !dcc->gotalldata) {
-		/* haven't received everything we've send there yet.. */
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ret = read(dcc->fhandle, dcc->databuf, dcc->databufsize);
+	ret = read(dcc->fhandle, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 	if (ret <= 0) {
-		/* end of file .. or some error .. */
-		if (!dcc->fastsend)
-			dcc_close(DCC(dcc));
-		else {
-			/* no need to call this function anymore..
-			   in fact it just eats all the cpu.. */
-			dcc->waitforend = TRUE;
-			g_source_remove(dcc->tagwrite);
-			dcc->tagwrite = -1;
-		}
+		/* no need to call this function anymore..
+		   in fact it just eats all the cpu.. */
+		dcc->waitforend = TRUE;
+		g_source_remove(dcc->tagwrite);
+		dcc->tagwrite = -1;
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ret = net_transmit(dcc->handle, dcc->databuf, ret);
+	ret = net_transmit(dcc->handle, buffer, ret);
 	if (ret > 0) dcc->transfd += ret;
 	dcc->gotalldata = FALSE;
 
@@ -113,11 +104,6 @@ static void dcc_send_read_size(SEND_DCC_REC *dcc)
 	dcc->gotalldata = (long) bytes == dcc->transfd;
 	dcc->count_pos = 0;
 
-	if (!dcc->fastsend) {
-		/* send more data.. */
-		dcc_send_data(dcc);
-	}
-
 	if (dcc->waitforend && dcc->gotalldata) {
 		/* file is sent */
 		dcc_close(DCC(dcc));
@@ -144,29 +130,17 @@ static void dcc_send_connected(SEND_DCC_REC *dcc)
 	net_disconnect(dcc->handle);
 
 	dcc->starttime = time(NULL);
-	dcc->fastsend = settings_get_bool("dcc_fast_send");
 	dcc->handle = handle;
 	memcpy(&dcc->addr, &addr, sizeof(IPADDR));
 	net_ip2host(&dcc->addr, dcc->addrstr);
 	dcc->port = port;
 
-	dcc->databufsize = settings_get_int("dcc_block_size");
-        if (dcc->databufsize <= 0) dcc->databufsize = 2048;
-	dcc->databuf = g_malloc(dcc->databufsize);
-
 	dcc->tagread = g_input_add(handle, G_INPUT_READ,
 				   (GInputFunction) dcc_send_read_size, dcc);
-	dcc->tagwrite = !dcc->fastsend ? -1 :
-		g_input_add(handle, G_INPUT_WRITE,
-			    (GInputFunction) dcc_send_data, dcc);
+	dcc->tagwrite = g_input_add(handle, G_INPUT_WRITE,
+				    (GInputFunction) dcc_send_data, dcc);
 
 	signal_emit("dcc connected", 1, dcc);
-
-	if (!dcc->fastsend) {
-		/* send first block */
-		dcc->gotalldata = TRUE;
-		dcc_send_data(dcc);
-	}
 }
 
 static char *dcc_send_get_file(const char *fname)
@@ -271,7 +245,6 @@ static void cmd_dcc_send(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server,
 void dcc_send_init(void)
 {
         dcc_register_type("SEND");
-	settings_add_bool("dcc", "dcc_fast_send", TRUE);
 	settings_add_str("dcc", "dcc_upload_path", "~");
 
 	signal_add("dcc destroyed", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_dcc_destroyed);
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.h b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.h
index 493b4cd8..378f1c54 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.h
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int file_quoted:1; /* file name was received quoted ("file name") */
 
 	/* fastsending: */
-	unsigned int fastsend:1;
 	unsigned int waitforend:1; /* file is sent, just wait for the replies from the other side */
 	unsigned int gotalldata:1; /* got all acks from the other end (needed to make sure the end of transfer works right) */
 } SEND_DCC_REC;
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
index 93a51b7a..7b07e5d3 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ void dcc_destroy(DCC_REC *dcc)
 
 	g_free_not_null(dcc->servertag);
 	g_free_not_null(dcc->target);
-	g_free_not_null(dcc->databuf);
 	g_free(dcc->mynick);
 	g_free(dcc->nick);
 	g_free(dcc->arg);
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ void irc_dcc_init(void)
 
 	settings_add_int("dcc", "dcc_port", 0);
 	settings_add_int("dcc", "dcc_timeout", 300);
-	settings_add_int("dcc", "dcc_block_size", 2048);
 
 	signal_add("server connected", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_server_connected);
 	signal_add("server disconnected", (SIGNAL_FUNC) sig_server_disconnected);