diff --git a/lib/path.c b/lib/path.c
index dde5b0e0e..f94feeea3 100644
--- a/lib/path.c
+++ b/lib/path.c
@@ -19,38 +19,6 @@
 #include "pool.h"
 #include "queue.h"
 
-static void path_write(struct path *p, bool resend)
-{
-	list_foreach(struct node *n, &p->destinations) {
-		int cnt = n->vectorize;
-		int sent, tosend, available, released;
-		struct sample *smps[n->vectorize];
-
-		available = queue_pull_many(&p->queue, (void **) smps, cnt);
-		if (available < cnt)
-			warn("Queue underrun for path %s: available=%u expected=%u", path_name(p), available, cnt);
-		
-		if (available == 0)
-			continue;
-		
-		tosend = hook_run(p, smps, available, HOOK_WRITE);
-		if (tosend == 0)
-			continue;
-		
-		sent = node_write(n, smps, tosend);
-		if (sent < 0)
-			error("Failed to sent %u samples to node %s", cnt, node_name(n));
-		else if (sent < tosend)
-			warn("Partial write to node %s", node_name(n));
-
-		debug(DBG_PATH | 15, "Sent %u messages to node %s", sent, node_name(n));
-
-		released = pool_put_many(&p->pool, (void **) smps, sent);
-		if (sent != released)
-			warn("Failed to release %u samples to pool for path %s", sent - released, path_name(p));
-	}
-}
-
 /** Main thread function per path: receive -> sent messages */
 static void * path_run(void *arg)
 {
@@ -91,7 +59,34 @@ static void * path_run(void *arg)
 
 		debug(DBG_PATH | 3, "Enqueuing %u samples to queue of path %s", enqueue, path_name(p));
 
-		path_write(p);
+		list_foreach(struct node *n, &p->destinations) {
+			int cnt = n->vectorize;
+			int sent, tosend, available, released;
+			struct sample *smps[n->vectorize];
+
+			available = queue_pull_many(&p->queue, (void **) smps, cnt);
+			if (available < cnt)
+				warn("Queue underrun for path %s: available=%u expected=%u", path_name(p), available, cnt);
+		
+			if (available == 0)
+				continue;
+		
+			tosend = hook_run(p, smps, available, HOOK_WRITE);
+			if (tosend == 0)
+				continue;
+		
+			sent = node_write(n, smps, tosend);
+			if (sent < 0)
+				error("Failed to sent %u samples to node %s", cnt, node_name(n));
+			else if (sent < tosend)
+				warn("Partial write to node %s", node_name(n));
+
+			debug(DBG_PATH | 15, "Sent %u messages to node %s", sent, node_name(n));
+
+			released = pool_put_many(&p->pool, (void **) smps, sent);
+			if (sent != released)
+				warn("Failed to release %u samples to pool for path %s", sent - released, path_name(p));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return NULL;