diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index aa7144a6..662f4973 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ func (s *udpSender) close() error { return nil }
 // rtpSender implements loadSender for a native udp destination with rtp packetization.
 type rtpSender struct {
 	log     func(lvl int8, msg string, args ...interface{})
-	chunk   *ring.Chunk
 	encoder *rtp.Encoder
 }
 
@@ -384,27 +383,12 @@ func newRtpSender(addr string, log func(lvl int8, msg string, args ...interface{
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (s *rtpSender) load(c *ring.Chunk) error {
-	s.chunk = c
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *rtpSender) send(d []byte) error {
 	var err error
-	switch {
-	case d != nil:
+	if d != nil {
 		_, err = s.encoder.Write(d)
-	case s.chunk != nil:
-		_, err = s.chunk.WriteTo(s.encoder)
-	default:
+	} else {
 		err = errors.New("no data to send provided, but rtpSender chunk is also empty")
 	}
 	return err
 }
-
-func (s *rtpSender) release() {
-	s.chunk.Close()
-	s.chunk = nil
-}
-
-func (s *rtpSender) close() error { return nil }