diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 2fc895c2..89418dde 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -4004,9 +4004,6 @@ FILESTAMP
 
 	while (HGetPacket())
 	{
-		if (doomcom->remotenode == -1) // ...this should have been ignored already
-			continue; // might come from PT_NODETIMEOUT somehow though
-
 		node = (SINT8)doomcom->remotenode;
 
 		if (netbuffer->packettype == PT_CLIENTJOIN && server)
@@ -4039,10 +4036,8 @@ FILESTAMP
 		if (netbuffer->packettype == PT_PLAYERINFO)
 			continue; // We do nothing with PLAYERINFO, that's for the MS browser.
 
-		if (node < 0 || node >= MAXNETNODES) // THIS SHOULDN'T EVEN BE POSSIBLE
-			; //CONS_Printf("Received packet from node %d!\n", (int)node);
 		// Packet received from someone already playing
-		else if (nodeingame[node])
+		if (nodeingame[node])
 			HandlePacketFromPlayer(node);
 		// Packet received from someone not playing
 		else
diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index 68720f5e..b6914f81 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -1133,8 +1133,6 @@ boolean HGetPacket(void)
 
 		rebound_tail = (rebound_tail+1) % MAXREBOUND;
 
-		if (doomcom->remotenode == -1) // wait hang on what?
-			return true; // there might still be packets from others though, so don't return false
 #ifdef DEBUGFILE
 		if (debugfile)
 			DebugPrintpacket("GETLOCAL");