diff --git a/bcwc_drv.c b/bcwc_drv.c
index 9f3bb37..21aa84f 100644
--- a/bcwc_drv.c
+++ b/bcwc_drv.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void bcwc_handle_irq(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv, struct fw_channel *ch
 			sharedmalloc_handler(dev_priv, chan, entry);
 		} else if (chan == dev_priv->channel_terminal) {
 			terminal_handler(dev_priv, chan, entry);
-			bcwc_channel_ringbuf_mark_entry_available(dev_priv, chan);
+			bcwc_channel_ringbuf_send(dev_priv, chan, 0, 0, 0);
 		} else if (chan == dev_priv->channel_buf_t2h) {
 			buf_t2h_handler(dev_priv, chan, entry);
 		} else if (chan == dev_priv->channel_io) {
diff --git a/bcwc_ringbuf.c b/bcwc_ringbuf.c
index e0c1a8e..a635340 100644
--- a/bcwc_ringbuf.c
+++ b/bcwc_ringbuf.c
@@ -117,19 +117,6 @@ struct bcwc_ringbuf_entry *bcwc_channel_ringbuf_get_entry(struct bcwc_private *d
 	return entry;
 }
 
-void bcwc_channel_ringbuf_mark_entry_available(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv,
-					       struct fw_channel *chan)
-{
-	struct bcwc_ringbuf_entry *entry;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->rb_lock);
-	entry = get_entry_addr(dev_priv, chan, chan->ringbuf.idx++);
-	entry->address_flags = 1;
-	entry->request_size = 0;
-	entry->response_size = 0;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->rb_lock);
-}
-
 int bcwc_channel_ringbuf_entry_available(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv,
 					 struct fw_channel *chan)
 {
diff --git a/bcwc_ringbuf.h b/bcwc_ringbuf.h
index 1d8b719..3c2aa07 100644
--- a/bcwc_ringbuf.h
+++ b/bcwc_ringbuf.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ extern struct bcwc_ringbuf_entry *bcwc_channel_ringbuf_get_entry(struct bcwc_pri
 extern struct bcwc_ringbuf_entry *bcwc_channel_ringbuf_send(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv, struct fw_channel *chan,
 				     u32 data_offset, u32 request_size, u32 response_size);
 
-extern void bcwc_channel_ringbuf_mark_entry_available(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv,
-						      struct fw_channel *chan);
 extern int bcwc_channel_ringbuf_entry_available(struct bcwc_private *dev_priv,
 						struct fw_channel *chan);