diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/timeout/ReadTimeoutHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/timeout/ReadTimeoutHandler.java
index 85ef0019cf..f03eedcdb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/timeout/ReadTimeoutHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/timeout/ReadTimeoutHandler.java
@@ -90,21 +90,21 @@ public class ReadTimeoutHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler implements
     public void channelOpen(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelStateEvent e)
             throws Exception {
         initialize(ctx);
-        super.channelOpen(ctx, e);
+        ctx.sendUpstream(e);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void channelClosed(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelStateEvent e)
             throws Exception {
         destroy();
-        super.channelOpen(ctx, e);
+        ctx.sendUpstream(e);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void messageReceived(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, MessageEvent e)
             throws Exception {
         lastReadTime = System.nanoTime();
-        super.messageReceived(ctx, e);
+        ctx.sendUpstream(e);
     }
 
     private void initialize(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) {