diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
index cc64059761..4730fa6f79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ final class SelectorUtil {
 
     static void select(Selector selector) throws IOException {
         try {
-            for (int i = 0; i < 32; i ++) {
-                if (selector.selectNow() > 0) {
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
             selector.select(10);
         } catch (CancelledKeyException e) {
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {