diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 9ae23898..affa56f6 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -2630,6 +2630,8 @@ static struct pool *priority_pool(int choice)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr, bool needed);
+
 void switch_pools(struct pool *selected)
 {
 	struct pool *pool, *last_pool;
@@ -2719,8 +2721,6 @@ static void discard_work(struct work *work)
 	free_work(work);
 }
 
-bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr, bool needed);
-
 static void discard_stale(void)
 {
 	struct work *work, *tmp;
@@ -2781,8 +2781,6 @@ static void restart_threads(void)
 	/* Discard staged work that is now stale */
 	discard_stale();
 
-	queue_request(NULL, true);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < mining_threads; i++)
 		thr_info[i].work_restart = true;
 
@@ -3930,7 +3928,7 @@ static void pool_resus(struct pool *pool)
 		switch_pools(NULL);
 }
 
-bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr, bool needed)
+static bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr, bool needed)
 {
 	struct workio_cmd *wc;
 
@@ -4370,22 +4368,6 @@ void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
 			}
 
 			timersub(&tv_end, &tv_workstart, &wdiff);
-			if (!requested) {
-				if (wdiff.tv_sec > request_interval || work->blk.nonce > request_nonce) {
-					thread_reportout(mythr);
-					if (unlikely(!queue_request(mythr, false))) {
-						applog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to queue_request in miner_thread %d", thr_id);
-
-						cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-						cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_THREAD_FAIL_QUEUE;
-						cgpu->thread_fail_queue_count++;
-
-						goto out;
-					}
-					thread_reportin(mythr);
-					requested = true;
-				}
-			}
 
 			if (unlikely((long)sdiff.tv_sec < cycle)) {
 				int mult;
@@ -4721,8 +4703,6 @@ static void *watchdog_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 
 		discard_stale();
 
-		queue_request(NULL, false);
-
 		hashmeter(-1, &zero_tv, 0);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CURSES
diff --git a/driver-bitforce.c b/driver-bitforce.c
index ca6b8b03..d80f6648 100644
--- a/driver-bitforce.c
+++ b/driver-bitforce.c
@@ -602,35 +602,15 @@ static void biforce_thread_enable(struct thr_info *thr)
 static int64_t bitforce_scanhash(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work, int64_t __maybe_unused max_nonce)
 {
 	struct cgpu_info *bitforce = thr->cgpu;
-	unsigned int sleep_time;
 	bool send_ret;
 	int64_t ret;
 
 	send_ret = bitforce_send_work(thr, work);
 
-	if (!bitforce->nonce_range) {
-		/* Initially wait 2/3 of the average cycle time so we can request more
-		work before full scan is up */
-		sleep_time = (2 * bitforce->sleep_ms) / 3;
-		if (!restart_wait(sleep_time))
-			return 0;
-
-		bitforce->wait_ms = sleep_time;
-		queue_request(thr, false);
-
-		/* Now wait athe final 1/3rd; no bitforce should be finished by now */
-		sleep_time = bitforce->sleep_ms - sleep_time;
-		if (!restart_wait(sleep_time))
-			return 0;
-
-		bitforce->wait_ms += sleep_time;
-	} else {
-		sleep_time = bitforce->sleep_ms;
-		if (!restart_wait(sleep_time))
-			return 0;
+	if (!restart_wait(bitforce->sleep_ms))
+		return 0;
 
-		bitforce->wait_ms = sleep_time;
-	}
+	bitforce->wait_ms = bitforce->sleep_ms;
 
 	if (send_ret) {
 		bitforce->polling = true;
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index d79578ea..51da4a24 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -599,7 +599,6 @@ extern pthread_mutex_t restart_lock;
 extern pthread_cond_t restart_cond;
 
 extern void thread_reportin(struct thr_info *thr);
-extern bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr, bool needed);
 extern int restart_wait(unsigned int mstime);
 
 extern void kill_work(void);