diff --git a/synced-pool.go b/synced-pool.go
index f79808b..0e019b6 100644
--- a/synced-pool.go
+++ b/synced-pool.go
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ func NewPacketQueue(connection net.Conn) *PacketQueue {
 			}
 			packetQueue.Inc()
 			queue.mu.Lock()
+			for i, packet := range queue.Packets {
+				if time.Since(packet.Added) < time.Second*5 {
+					queue.Packets = queue.Packets[i:]
+					packetQueue.Set(float64(len(queue.Packets)))
+					break
+				}
+			}
 			queue.Packets = append(queue.Packets, PacketWithData{
 				MessageType: messageType,
 				Added:       time.Now(),
@@ -225,21 +232,6 @@ func NewPacketQueue(connection net.Conn) *PacketQueue {
 			queue.mu.Unlock()
 		}
 	}()
-	go func(queueTimer *time.Ticker) {
-		for {
-			<-queueTimer.C
-			queue.mu.Lock()
-			for i, packet := range queue.Packets {
-				if time.Since(packet.Added) < time.Second*3 {
-
-					queue.Packets = queue.Packets[i:]
-					packetQueue.Set(float64(len(queue.Packets)))
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			queue.mu.Unlock()
-		}
-	}(time.NewTicker(time.Second))
 	return queue
 }