diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index abaf9fb890..b830cd23d3 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -104,69 +104,6 @@ struct NBDClient {
 
 static void nbd_client_receive_next_request(NBDClient *client);
 
-static gboolean nbd_negotiate_continue(QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                       GIOCondition condition,
-                                       void *opaque)
-{
-    qemu_coroutine_enter(opaque);
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-static int nbd_negotiate_read(QIOChannel *ioc, void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t ret;
-    guint watch;
-
-    assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
-    /* Negotiation are always in main loop. */
-    watch = qio_channel_add_watch(ioc,
-                                  G_IO_IN,
-                                  nbd_negotiate_continue,
-                                  qemu_coroutine_self(),
-                                  NULL);
-    ret = nbd_read(ioc, buffer, size, NULL);
-    g_source_remove(watch);
-    return ret;
-
-}
-
-static int nbd_negotiate_write(QIOChannel *ioc, const void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t ret;
-    guint watch;
-
-    assert(qemu_in_coroutine());
-    /* Negotiation are always in main loop. */
-    watch = qio_channel_add_watch(ioc,
-                                  G_IO_OUT,
-                                  nbd_negotiate_continue,
-                                  qemu_coroutine_self(),
-                                  NULL);
-    ret = nbd_write(ioc, buffer, size, NULL);
-    g_source_remove(watch);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(QIOChannel *ioc, size_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t ret;
-    uint8_t *buffer = g_malloc(MIN(65536, size));
-
-    while (size > 0) {
-        size_t count = MIN(65536, size);
-        ret = nbd_negotiate_read(ioc, buffer, count);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            g_free(buffer);
-            return ret;
-        }
-
-        size -= count;
-    }
-
-    g_free(buffer);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /* Basic flow for negotiation
 
    Server         Client
@@ -205,22 +142,22 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_send_rep_len(QIOChannel *ioc, uint32_t type,
           type, opt, len);
 
     magic = cpu_to_be64(NBD_REP_MAGIC);
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (rep magic)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     opt = cpu_to_be32(opt);
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &opt, sizeof(opt)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, &opt, sizeof(opt), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (rep opt)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     type = cpu_to_be32(type);
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &type, sizeof(type)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, &type, sizeof(type), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (rep type)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     len = cpu_to_be32(len);
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &len, sizeof(len)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, &len, sizeof(len), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (rep data length)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -255,7 +192,7 @@ nbd_negotiate_send_rep_err(QIOChannel *ioc, uint32_t type,
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto out;
     }
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, msg, len) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, msg, len, NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (error message)");
         ret = -EIO;
     } else {
@@ -286,15 +223,15 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_send_rep_list(QIOChannel *ioc, NBDExport *exp)
     }
 
     len = cpu_to_be32(name_len);
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, &len, sizeof(len)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, &len, sizeof(len), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (name length)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, name, name_len) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, name, name_len, NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (name buffer)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    if (nbd_negotiate_write(ioc, desc, desc_len) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_write(ioc, desc, desc_len, NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("write failed (description buffer)");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -308,7 +245,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_handle_list(NBDClient *client, uint32_t length)
     NBDExport *exp;
 
     if (length) {
-        if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(client->ioc, length) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_drop(client->ioc, length, NULL) < 0) {
             return -EIO;
         }
         return nbd_negotiate_send_rep_err(client->ioc,
@@ -339,7 +276,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_handle_export_name(NBDClient *client, uint32_t length)
         LOG("Bad length received");
         goto fail;
     }
-    if (nbd_negotiate_read(client->ioc, name, length) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_read(client->ioc, name, length, NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("read failed");
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -372,7 +309,7 @@ static QIOChannel *nbd_negotiate_handle_starttls(NBDClient *client,
     TRACE("Setting up TLS");
     ioc = client->ioc;
     if (length) {
-        if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(ioc, length) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_drop(ioc, length, NULL) < 0) {
             return NULL;
         }
         nbd_negotiate_send_rep_err(ioc, NBD_REP_ERR_INVALID, NBD_OPT_STARTTLS,
@@ -436,7 +373,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
         ...           Rest of request
     */
 
-    if (nbd_negotiate_read(client->ioc, &flags, sizeof(flags)) < 0) {
+    if (nbd_read(client->ioc, &flags, sizeof(flags), NULL) < 0) {
         LOG("read failed");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -462,7 +399,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
         uint32_t clientflags, length;
         uint64_t magic;
 
-        if (nbd_negotiate_read(client->ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic)) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_read(client->ioc, &magic, sizeof(magic), NULL) < 0) {
             LOG("read failed");
             return -EINVAL;
         }
@@ -472,15 +409,15 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
             return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        if (nbd_negotiate_read(client->ioc, &clientflags,
-                               sizeof(clientflags)) < 0)
+        if (nbd_read(client->ioc, &clientflags,
+                      sizeof(clientflags), NULL) < 0)
         {
             LOG("read failed");
             return -EINVAL;
         }
         clientflags = be32_to_cpu(clientflags);
 
-        if (nbd_negotiate_read(client->ioc, &length, sizeof(length)) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_read(client->ioc, &length, sizeof(length), NULL) < 0) {
             LOG("read failed");
             return -EINVAL;
         }
@@ -510,7 +447,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
             default:
-                if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(client->ioc, length) < 0) {
+                if (nbd_drop(client->ioc, length, NULL) < 0) {
                     return -EIO;
                 }
                 ret = nbd_negotiate_send_rep_err(client->ioc,
@@ -548,7 +485,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
                 return nbd_negotiate_handle_export_name(client, length);
 
             case NBD_OPT_STARTTLS:
-                if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(client->ioc, length) < 0) {
+                if (nbd_drop(client->ioc, length, NULL) < 0) {
                     return -EIO;
                 }
                 if (client->tlscreds) {
@@ -567,7 +504,7 @@ static int nbd_negotiate_options(NBDClient *client)
                 }
                 break;
             default:
-                if (nbd_negotiate_drop_sync(client->ioc, length) < 0) {
+                if (nbd_drop(client->ioc, length, NULL) < 0) {
                     return -EIO;
                 }
                 ret = nbd_negotiate_send_rep_err(client->ioc,
@@ -656,12 +593,12 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
             TRACE("TLS cannot be enabled with oldstyle protocol");
             goto fail;
         }
-        if (nbd_negotiate_write(client->ioc, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_write(client->ioc, buf, sizeof(buf), NULL) < 0) {
             LOG("write failed");
             goto fail;
         }
     } else {
-        if (nbd_negotiate_write(client->ioc, buf, 18) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_write(client->ioc, buf, 18, NULL) < 0) {
             LOG("write failed");
             goto fail;
         }
@@ -676,7 +613,7 @@ static coroutine_fn int nbd_negotiate(NBDClientNewData *data)
         stq_be_p(buf + 18, client->exp->size);
         stw_be_p(buf + 26, client->exp->nbdflags | myflags);
         len = client->no_zeroes ? 10 : sizeof(buf) - 18;
-        if (nbd_negotiate_write(client->ioc, buf + 18, len) < 0) {
+        if (nbd_write(client->ioc, buf + 18, len, NULL) < 0) {
             LOG("write failed");
             goto fail;
         }
