diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/BlockingCommunicator.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/BlockingCommunicator.java
index 38e010ec3..bac16a369 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/BlockingCommunicator.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/BlockingCommunicator.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import java.io.EOFException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.channels.ClosedByInterruptException;
-import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
 
 import java.net.ConnectException;
@@ -302,21 +300,14 @@ public class BlockingCommunicator extends Communicator
                 String txt = StringUtil.truncate(String.valueOf(msg), 80, "...");
                 Log.info("Whoa, writin' a big one [msg=" + txt + ", size=" + buffer.limit() + "].");
             }
-
-            try {
-                int wrote = _channel.write(buffer);
-                if (wrote != buffer.limit()) {
-                    Log.warning("Aiya! Couldn't write entire message [msg=" + msg +
-                                ", size=" + buffer.limit() + ", wrote=" + wrote + "].");
-//                  } else {
-//                     Log.info("Wrote " + wrote + " bytes.");
-                }
-            } catch (ClosedChannelException cce) {
-                // If we weren't expecting it, throw it on.
-                if (!_interrupted) {
-                    throw cce;
-                }
+            int wrote = _channel.write(buffer);
+            if (wrote != buffer.limit()) {
+                Log.warning("Aiya! Couldn't write entire message [msg=" + msg +
+                            ", size=" + buffer.limit() + ", wrote=" + wrote + "].");
+//             } else {
+//                 Log.info("Wrote " + wrote + " bytes.");
             }
+
         } finally {
             _fout.resetFrame();
         }
@@ -475,10 +466,6 @@ public class BlockingCommunicator extends Communicator
 
                 // process the message
                 processMessage(msg);
-            } catch (ClosedByInterruptException cbie) {
-                // somebody set up us the bomb! we've been interrupted which means that we're being
-                // shut down, so we just report it and return from iterate() like a good monkey
-                Log.debug("Reader thread woken up in time to die.");
 
             } catch (InterruptedIOException iioe) {
                 // somebody set up us the bomb! we've been interrupted which means that we're being
@@ -518,11 +505,11 @@ public class BlockingCommunicator extends Communicator
         {
             // we want to interrupt the reader thread as it may be blocked listening to the socket;
             // this is only called if the reader thread doesn't shut itself down
-
-            // Note that we're the ones in control of the interruption, and then do it to get our
-            //  reader out of waiting for the rest of a readFrame if necessary.
-            _interrupted = true;
-            interrupt();
+            
+            // While it would be nice to be able to handle wacky cases requiring reader-side
+            // shutdown, doing so causes consternation on the other end's writer which suddenly
+            // loses its connection.  So, we rely on the writer side to take us down.
+            // interrupt();
         }
     }
 
@@ -599,7 +586,4 @@ public class BlockingCommunicator extends Communicator
 
     protected ClientDObjectMgr _omgr;
     protected ClassLoader _loader;
-
-    /** Whether or not we have interrupted our reader. */
-    protected boolean _interrupted;
 }