diff --git a/pulsar/internal/connection.go b/pulsar/internal/connection.go
index 1faccc918e..a04fa2a270 100644
--- a/pulsar/internal/connection.go
+++ b/pulsar/internal/connection.go
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ type request struct {
 	callback func(command *pb.BaseCommand, err error)
 }
 
-type incomingCmd struct {
-	cmd               *pb.BaseCommand
-	headersAndPayload Buffer
-}
-
 type connection struct {
 	started           int32
 	connectionTimeout time.Duration
@@ -160,7 +155,6 @@ type connection struct {
 
 	incomingRequestsWG sync.WaitGroup
 	incomingRequestsCh chan *request
-	incomingCmdCh      chan *incomingCmd
 	closeCh            chan struct{}
 	readyCh            chan struct{}
 	writeRequestsCh    chan Buffer
@@ -209,7 +203,6 @@ func newConnection(opts connectionOptions) *connection {
 		closeCh:            make(chan struct{}),
 		readyCh:            make(chan struct{}),
 		incomingRequestsCh: make(chan *request, 10),
-		incomingCmdCh:      make(chan *incomingCmd, 10),
 
 		// This channel is used to pass data from producers to the connection
 		// go routine. It can become contended or blocking if we have multiple
@@ -438,9 +431,6 @@ func (c *connection) run() {
 		select {
 		case <-c.closeCh:
 			return
-
-		case cmd := <-c.incomingCmdCh:
-			c.internalReceivedCommand(cmd.cmd, cmd.headersAndPayload)
 		case data := <-c.writeRequestsCh:
 			if data == nil {
 				return
@@ -534,10 +524,6 @@ func (c *connection) writeCommand(cmd *pb.BaseCommand) {
 }
 
 func (c *connection) receivedCommand(cmd *pb.BaseCommand, headersAndPayload Buffer) {
-	c.incomingCmdCh <- &incomingCmd{cmd, headersAndPayload}
-}
-
-func (c *connection) internalReceivedCommand(cmd *pb.BaseCommand, headersAndPayload Buffer) {
 	c.log.Debugf("Received command: %s -- payload: %v", cmd, headersAndPayload)
 	c.setLastDataReceived(time.Now())