diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 540ca7cb..5060851c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -247,10 +247,7 @@ void MeshService::sendToMesh(MeshPacket *p)
     }
 
     // Note: We might return !OK if our fifo was full, at that point the only option we have is to drop it
-    if (router.sendLocal(p) != ERRNO_OK) {
-        DEBUG_MSG("No radio was able to send packet, discarding...\n");
-        releaseToPool(p);
-    }
+    router.sendLocal(p);
 }
 
 void MeshService::sendNetworkPing(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioLibInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioLibInterface.cpp
index 44bcc041..53f99aae 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioLibInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioLibInterface.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "RadioLibInterface.h"
 #include "MeshTypes.h"
-#include "OSTimer.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
 #include <configuration.h>
 #include <pb_decode.h>
diff --git a/src/mesh/Router.h b/src/mesh/Router.h
index 45f0b762..6903b7d4 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Router.h
+++ b/src/mesh/Router.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Router
 
     /**
      * Works like send, but if we are sending to the local node, we directly put the message in the receive queue
+     *
+     * NOTE: This method will free the provided packet (even if we return an error code)
      */
     ErrorCode sendLocal(MeshPacket *p);
 
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ class Router
      * Send a packet on a suitable interface.  This routine will
      * later free() the packet to pool.  This routine is not allowed to stall.
      * If the txmit queue is full it might return an error
+     *
+     * NOTE: This method will free the provided packet (even if we return an error code)
      */
     virtual ErrorCode send(MeshPacket *p);