diff --git a/lib/erl/src/thrift_socket_transport.erl b/lib/erl/src/thrift_socket_transport.erl
index fe210da977d..fa10ed0c60e 100644
--- a/lib/erl/src/thrift_socket_transport.erl
+++ b/lib/erl/src/thrift_socket_transport.erl
@@ -70,24 +70,7 @@ when is_integer(Len), Len >= 0 ->
     X when X >= Len ->
       {Result, Remaining} = split_binary(Binary, Len),
       {State#t_socket{buffer = Remaining}, {ok, Result}};
-    _ ->
-     %%recv(State, Len)
-     loop_recv(State,Len,Len)
-  end.
-
-loop_recv(State=#t_socket{buffer = Buf},ReadLen,NextReadLen) when NextReadLen =< 0->
-  {Result,Remaining}=split_binary(Buf,ReadLen),
-  {State#t_socket{buffer = Remaining},{ok,Result}};
-
-loop_recv(State=#t_socket{socket = Socket,buffer = Buf},ReadLen,NextReadLen) when NextReadLen >0 ->
-  case gen_tcp:recv(Socket,0,State#t_socket.recv_timeout) of
-    {error,Error}->
-      gen_tcp:close(Socket),
-      {State,{error,Error}};
-    {ok,Data}->
-      Binary=iolist_to_binary([Buf,Data]),
-      Give=min(iolist_size(Binary),ReadLen),
-      loop_recv(State#t_socket{buffer = Binary},ReadLen,ReadLen-Give)
+    _ -> recv(State, Len)
   end.
 
 recv(State = #t_socket{socket = Socket, buffer = Buf}, Len) ->