diff --git a/mission/com/VirtualChannel.cpp b/mission/com/VirtualChannel.cpp
index 8e225674..ea5527a8 100644
--- a/mission/com/VirtualChannel.cpp
+++ b/mission/com/VirtualChannel.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ ReturnValue_t VirtualChannel::sendNextTm(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t VirtualChannel::write(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
-  if (txOn) {
-    return ptme.writeToVc(vcId, data, size);
-  }
-  return returnvalue::OK;
+  return ptme.writeToVc(vcId, data, size);
 }
 
 uint8_t VirtualChannel::getVcid() const { return vcId; }
@@ -22,10 +19,6 @@ uint8_t VirtualChannel::getVcid() const { return vcId; }
 const char* VirtualChannel::getName() const { return vcName.c_str(); }
 
 bool VirtualChannel::isBusy() const {
-  // Data is discarded, so channel is not busy.
-  if (not txOn) {
-    return false;
-  }
   return ptme.isBusy(vcId);
 }