diff --git a/qw/source/sv_recorder.c b/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
index 9e9842758..f4e9cdabb 100644
--- a/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
+++ b/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
@@ -165,17 +165,8 @@ write_msg (sizebuf_t *msg, int type, int to, float time, sizebuf_t *dst)
 
 	msec = (time - prevtime) * 1000;
 	prevtime += msec * 0.001;
-	if (msec > 2000)
-		msec = 2000;
-	while (msec > 250) {
-		//the maximum interval we can send is 255ms, but that's nasty with
-		//floats, so keep things to a nice round number of 250ms (0.25 is float
-		//friendly)
-		MSG_WriteByte (dst, 250);
-		MSG_WriteByte (dst, dem_read);
-		MSG_WriteLong (dst, 0);
-		msec -= 250;
-	}
+	if (msec > 255)
+		msec = 255;
 	if (msec < 2)
 		msec = 0;