diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ffce15e8..87083265 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ TODO: New firmware package version.
 ## Changed
 
 - Removed PTME busy/ready signals. Those were not used anyway because register reads are used now.
+- APB bus access busy checking is not done anymore as this is performed by the bus itself now.
 
 # [v3.0.0] to be released
 
diff --git a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
index 97eb9954..404f3653 100644
--- a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
+++ b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
@@ -28,56 +28,16 @@ ReturnValue_t PapbVcInterface::write(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
   if (size < 4) {
     return returnvalue::FAILED;
   }
-  if (pollInterfaceReadiness(0, true) == returnvalue::OK) {
+  if (pollReadyForPacket()) {
     startPacketTransfer(ByteWidthCfg::ONE);
   } else {
     return DirectTmSinkIF::IS_BUSY;
   }
-  // TODO: This should work but does not.. :(
-  //  size_t idx = 0;
-  //  while (idx < size) {
-  //
-  //    nanosleep(&BETWEEN_POLL_DELAY, &remDelay);
-  //    if ((size - idx) < 4) {
-  //      *vcBaseReg = CONFIG_DATA_INPUT | (size - idx - 1);
-  //      usleep(1);
-  //    }
-  //    if (pollPapbBusySignal(2) == returnvalue::OK) {
-  //      //      vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET + 3 = static_cast<uint8_t>(data + idx);
-  //      //      vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET + 2 = static_cast<uint8_t>(data + idx + 1);
-  //      //      vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET + 1 = static_cast<uint8_t>(data + idx + 2);
-  //      //      vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET = static_cast<uint8_t>(data + idx + 3);
-  //
-  //      // std::memcpy((vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET), data + idx , nextWriteSize);
-  //      *(vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET) = *reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(data + idx);
-  //      //uint8_t* byteReg = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET);
-  //
-  //      //byteReg[0] = data[idx];
-  //      //byteReg[1] = data[idx];
-  //    } else {
-  //      abortPacketTransfer();
-  //      return returnvalue::FAILED;
-  //    }
-  //    // TODO: Change this after the bugfix. Right now, the PAPB ignores the content of the byte
-  //    // width configuration.5
-  //    // It's okay to increment by a larger amount for the last segment here, loop will be over
-  //    // in any case.
-  //    idx += 4;
-  //  }
   for (size_t idx = 0; idx < size; idx++) {
-    if (pollInterfaceReadiness(2, false) == returnvalue::OK) {
-      *(vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET) = static_cast<uint32_t>(data[idx]);
-    } else {
-      abortPacketTransfer();
-      return returnvalue::FAILED;
-    }
-  }
-  if (pollInterfaceReadiness(2, false) == returnvalue::OK) {
-    completePacketTransfer();
-  } else {
-    abortPacketTransfer();
-    return returnvalue::FAILED;
+    // if (pollInterfaceReadiness(2, false) == returnvalue::OK) {
+    *(vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET) = static_cast<uint32_t>(data[idx]);
   }
+  completePacketTransfer();
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }
 
@@ -87,40 +47,12 @@ void PapbVcInterface::startPacketTransfer(ByteWidthCfg initWidth) {
 
 void PapbVcInterface::completePacketTransfer() { *vcBaseReg = CONFIG_END; }
 
-ReturnValue_t PapbVcInterface::pollInterfaceReadiness(uint32_t maxPollRetries,
-                                                      bool checkReadyForPacketState) const {
-  uint32_t busyIdx = 0;
-  nextDelay.tv_nsec = FIRST_DELAY_PAPB_POLLING_NS;
-
-  while (true) {
-    // Check if PAPB interface is ready to receive data. Use the configuration register for this.
-    // Bit 5, see PTME ptme_001_01-0-7-r2 Table 31.
-    uint32_t reg = *vcBaseReg;
-    bool busy = (reg >> 5) & 0b1;
-    bool readyForPacket = (reg >> 6) & 0b1;
-    if (checkReadyForPacketState) {
-      if (not busy and readyForPacket) {
-        return returnvalue::OK;
-      } else if (not busy and not readyForPacket) {
-        return PAPB_BUSY;
-      }
-    } else if (not busy) {
-      return returnvalue::OK;
-    }
-
-    busyIdx++;
-    if (busyIdx >= maxPollRetries) {
-      return PAPB_BUSY;
-    }
-
-    // Ignore signal handling here for now.
-    nanosleep(&nextDelay, &remDelay);
-    // Adaptive delay.
-    if (nextDelay.tv_nsec * 2 <= MAX_DELAY_PAPB_POLLING_NS) {
-      nextDelay.tv_nsec *= 2;
-    }
-  }
-  return returnvalue::OK;
+bool PapbVcInterface::pollReadyForPacket() const {
+  //  Check if PAPB interface is ready to receive data. Use the configuration register for this.
+  //  Bit 5, see PTME ptme_001_01-0-7-r2 Table 31.
+  uint32_t reg = *vcBaseReg;
+  // bool busy = (reg >> 5) & 0b1;
+  return (reg >> 6) & 0b1;
 }
 
 bool PapbVcInterface::isVcInterfaceBufferEmpty() {
@@ -141,7 +73,7 @@ bool PapbVcInterface::isVcInterfaceBufferEmpty() {
   return false;
 }
 
-bool PapbVcInterface::isBusy() const { return pollInterfaceReadiness(0, true) == PAPB_BUSY; }
+bool PapbVcInterface::isBusy() const { return not pollReadyForPacket(); }
 
 void PapbVcInterface::cancelTransfer() { abortPacketTransfer(); }
 
diff --git a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.h b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.h
index 71dd143b..ba6063b5 100644
--- a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.h
+++ b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.h
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ class PapbVcInterface : public VirtualChannelIF {
    *
    * @return  returnvalue::OK when ready to receive data else PAPB_BUSY.
    */
-  inline ReturnValue_t pollInterfaceReadiness(uint32_t maxPollRetries,
-                                              bool checkReadyForPacketState) const;
+  inline bool pollReadyForPacket() const;
 
   /**
    * @brief   This function can be used for debugging to check whether there are packets in