diff --git a/internal/grid/connection.go b/internal/grid/connection.go
index b5e43ad71..72925c5d2 100644
--- a/internal/grid/connection.go
+++ b/internal/grid/connection.go
@@ -123,11 +123,10 @@ type Connection struct {
 	baseFlags     Flags
 
 	// For testing only
-	debugInConn   net.Conn
-	debugOutConn  net.Conn
-	blockMessages atomic.Pointer[<-chan struct{}]
-	addDeadline   time.Duration
-	connMu        sync.Mutex
+	debugInConn  net.Conn
+	debugOutConn net.Conn
+	addDeadline  time.Duration
+	connMu       sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // Subroute is a connection subroute that can be used to route to a specific handler with the same handler ID.
@@ -976,11 +975,6 @@ func (c *Connection) handleMessages(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) {
 				gridLogIfNot(ctx, fmt.Errorf("ws read: %w", err), net.ErrClosed, io.EOF)
 				return
 			}
-			block := c.blockMessages.Load()
-			if block != nil && *block != nil {
-				<-*block
-			}
-
 			if c.incomingBytes != nil {
 				c.incomingBytes(int64(len(msg)))
 			}
@@ -1369,10 +1363,6 @@ func (c *Connection) handleRequest(ctx context.Context, m message, subID *subHan
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) handlePong(ctx context.Context, m message) {
-	if m.MuxID == 0 && m.Payload == nil {
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&c.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
-		return
-	}
 	var pong pongMsg
 	_, err := pong.UnmarshalMsg(m.Payload)
 	PutByteBuffer(m.Payload)
@@ -1392,9 +1382,7 @@ func (c *Connection) handlePong(ctx context.Context, m message) {
 
 func (c *Connection) handlePing(ctx context.Context, m message) {
 	if m.MuxID == 0 {
-		m.Flags.Clear(FlagPayloadIsZero)
-		m.Op = OpPong
-		gridLogIf(ctx, c.queueMsg(m, nil))
+		gridLogIf(ctx, c.queueMsg(m, &pongMsg{}))
 		return
 	}
 	// Single calls do not support pinging.
@@ -1611,12 +1599,7 @@ func (c *Connection) debugMsg(d debugMsg, args ...any) {
 		c.connMu.Lock()
 		defer c.connMu.Unlock()
 		c.connPingInterval = args[0].(time.Duration)
-		if c.connPingInterval < time.Second {
-			panic("CONN ping interval too low")
-		}
 	case debugSetClientPingDuration:
-		c.connMu.Lock()
-		defer c.connMu.Unlock()
 		c.clientPingInterval = args[0].(time.Duration)
 	case debugAddToDeadline:
 		c.addDeadline = args[0].(time.Duration)
@@ -1632,11 +1615,6 @@ func (c *Connection) debugMsg(d debugMsg, args ...any) {
 		mid.respMu.Lock()
 		resp(mid.closed)
 		mid.respMu.Unlock()
-	case debugBlockInboundMessages:
-		c.connMu.Lock()
-		block := (<-chan struct{})(args[0].(chan struct{}))
-		c.blockMessages.Store(&block)
-		c.connMu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/grid/debug.go b/internal/grid/debug.go
index 8110acb65..0172f87e2 100644
--- a/internal/grid/debug.go
+++ b/internal/grid/debug.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ const (
 	debugSetClientPingDuration
 	debugAddToDeadline
 	debugIsOutgoingClosed
-	debugBlockInboundMessages
 )
 
 // TestGrid contains a grid of servers for testing purposes.
diff --git a/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go b/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
index 52c92cb4b..a84f811b5 100644
--- a/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
+++ b/internal/grid/debugmsg_string.go
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ func _() {
 	_ = x[debugSetClientPingDuration-5]
 	_ = x[debugAddToDeadline-6]
 	_ = x[debugIsOutgoingClosed-7]
-	_ = x[debugBlockInboundMessages-8]
 }
 
-const _debugMsg_name = "debugShutdowndebugKillInbounddebugKillOutbounddebugWaitForExitdebugSetConnPingDurationdebugSetClientPingDurationdebugAddToDeadlinedebugIsOutgoingCloseddebugBlockInboundMessages"
+const _debugMsg_name = "debugShutdowndebugKillInbounddebugKillOutbounddebugWaitForExitdebugSetConnPingDurationdebugSetClientPingDurationdebugAddToDeadlinedebugIsOutgoingClosed"
 
-var _debugMsg_index = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 46, 62, 86, 112, 130, 151, 176}
+var _debugMsg_index = [...]uint8{0, 13, 29, 46, 62, 86, 112, 130, 151}
 
 func (i debugMsg) String() string {
 	if i < 0 || i >= debugMsg(len(_debugMsg_index)-1) {
diff --git a/internal/grid/grid_test.go b/internal/grid/grid_test.go
index f488b5947..fcf325168 100644
--- a/internal/grid/grid_test.go
+++ b/internal/grid/grid_test.go
@@ -378,54 +378,6 @@ func TestStreamSuite(t *testing.T) {
 		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
 		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
 	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayNoPing", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamNoPing(t, local, remote, 0)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayNoPing", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamNoPing(t, local, remote, 1)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPing", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, false, false)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingReq", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, false, true)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingResp", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, true, false)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamTwowayPingReqResp", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 1, true, true)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayPing", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 0, false, true)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
-	t.Run("testServerStreamOnewayPingUnblocked", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer timeout(1 * time.Minute)()
-		testServerStreamPingRunning(t, local, remote, 0, false, false)
-		assertNoActive(t, connRemoteLocal)
-		assertNoActive(t, connLocalToRemote)
-	})
 }
 
 func testStreamRoundtrip(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
@@ -539,12 +491,12 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	register(remote)
 
 	// local to remote
-	testHandler := func(t *testing.T, handler HandlerID, sendReq bool) {
+	testHandler := func(t *testing.T, handler HandlerID) {
 		remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
 		const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
 
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handler, []byte(testPayload))
+		st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
 		errFatal(err)
 		clientCanceled := make(chan time.Time, 1)
 		err = nil
@@ -561,18 +513,6 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 			clientCanceled <- time.Now()
 		}(t)
 		start := time.Now()
-		if st.Requests != nil {
-			defer close(st.Requests)
-		}
-		// Fill up queue.
-		for sendReq {
-			select {
-			case st.Requests <- []byte("Hello"):
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-			default:
-				sendReq = false
-			}
-		}
 		cancel()
 		<-serverCanceled
 		t.Log("server cancel time:", time.Since(start))
@@ -584,13 +524,11 @@ func testStreamCancel(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	}
 	// local to remote, unbuffered
 	t.Run("unbuffered", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testHandler(t, handlerTest, false)
+		testHandler(t, handlerTest)
 	})
+
 	t.Run("buffered", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testHandler(t, handlerTest2, false)
-	})
-	t.Run("buffered", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testHandler(t, handlerTest2, true)
+		testHandler(t, handlerTest2)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1087,167 +1025,6 @@ func testServerStreamResponseBlocked(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager) {
 	}
 }
 
-// testServerStreamNoPing will test if server and client handle no pings.
-func testServerStreamNoPing(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager, inCap int) {
-	defer testlogger.T.SetErrorTB(t)()
-	errFatal := func(err error) {
-		t.Helper()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// We fake a local and remote server.
-	remoteHost := remote.HostName()
-
-	// 1: Echo
-	reqStarted := make(chan struct{})
-	serverCanceled := make(chan struct{})
-	register := func(manager *Manager) {
-		errFatal(manager.RegisterStreamingHandler(handlerTest, StreamHandler{
-			Handle: func(ctx context.Context, payload []byte, _ <-chan []byte, resp chan<- []byte) *RemoteErr {
-				close(reqStarted)
-				// Just wait for it to cancel.
-				<-ctx.Done()
-				close(serverCanceled)
-				return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
-			},
-			OutCapacity: 1,
-			InCapacity:  inCap,
-		}))
-	}
-	register(local)
-	register(remote)
-
-	remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
-	const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
-	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugSetClientPingDuration, 100*time.Millisecond)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-	st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
-	errFatal(err)
-
-	// Wait for the server start the request.
-	<-reqStarted
-
-	// Stop processing requests
-	nowBlocking := make(chan struct{})
-	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugBlockInboundMessages, nowBlocking)
-
-	// Check that local returned.
-	err = st.Results(func(b []byte) error {
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
-	}
-	t.Logf("error: %v", err)
-	// Check that remote is canceled.
-	<-serverCanceled
-	close(nowBlocking)
-}
-
-// testServerStreamNoPing will test if server and client handle ping even when blocked.
-func testServerStreamPingRunning(t *testing.T, local, remote *Manager, inCap int, blockResp, blockReq bool) {
-	defer testlogger.T.SetErrorTB(t)()
-	errFatal := func(err error) {
-		t.Helper()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// We fake a local and remote server.
-	remoteHost := remote.HostName()
-
-	// 1: Echo
-	reqStarted := make(chan struct{})
-	serverCanceled := make(chan struct{})
-	register := func(manager *Manager) {
-		errFatal(manager.RegisterStreamingHandler(handlerTest, StreamHandler{
-			Handle: func(ctx context.Context, payload []byte, req <-chan []byte, resp chan<- []byte) *RemoteErr {
-				close(reqStarted)
-				// Just wait for it to cancel.
-				for blockResp {
-					select {
-					case <-ctx.Done():
-						close(serverCanceled)
-						return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
-					case resp <- []byte{1}:
-						time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-					}
-				}
-				// Just wait for it to cancel.
-				<-ctx.Done()
-				close(serverCanceled)
-				return NewRemoteErr(ctx.Err())
-			},
-			OutCapacity: 1,
-			InCapacity:  inCap,
-		}))
-	}
-	register(local)
-	register(remote)
-
-	remoteConn := local.Connection(remoteHost)
-	const testPayload = "Hello Grid World!"
-	remoteConn.debugMsg(debugSetClientPingDuration, 100*time.Millisecond)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-	st, err := remoteConn.NewStream(ctx, handlerTest, []byte(testPayload))
-	errFatal(err)
-
-	// Wait for the server start the request.
-	<-reqStarted
-
-	// Block until we have exceeded the deadline several times over.
-	nowBlocking := make(chan struct{})
-	time.AfterFunc(time.Second, func() {
-		cancel()
-		close(nowBlocking)
-	})
-	if inCap > 0 {
-		go func() {
-			defer close(st.Requests)
-			if !blockReq {
-				<-nowBlocking
-				return
-			}
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-nowBlocking:
-					return
-				case <-st.Done():
-				case st.Requests <- []byte{1}:
-					time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-	// Check that local returned.
-	err = st.Results(func(b []byte) error {
-		select {
-		case <-nowBlocking:
-		case <-st.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	select {
-	case <-nowBlocking:
-	default:
-		t.Fatal("expected to be blocked. got err", err)
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
-	}
-	t.Logf("error: %v", err)
-	// Check that remote is canceled.
-	<-serverCanceled
-}
-
 func timeout(after time.Duration) (cancel func()) {
 	c := time.After(after)
 	cc := make(chan struct{})
diff --git a/internal/grid/muxclient.go b/internal/grid/muxclient.go
index 5ec8fb347..dd5331a31 100644
--- a/internal/grid/muxclient.go
+++ b/internal/grid/muxclient.go
@@ -32,25 +32,24 @@ import (
 
 // muxClient is a stateful connection to a remote.
 type muxClient struct {
-	MuxID              uint64
-	SendSeq, RecvSeq   uint32
-	LastPong           int64
-	BaseFlags          Flags
-	ctx                context.Context
-	cancelFn           context.CancelCauseFunc
-	parent             *Connection
-	respWait           chan<- Response
-	respMu             sync.Mutex
-	singleResp         bool
-	closed             bool
-	stateless          bool
-	acked              bool
-	init               bool
-	deadline           time.Duration
-	outBlock           chan struct{}
-	subroute           *subHandlerID
-	respErr            atomic.Pointer[error]
-	clientPingInterval time.Duration
+	MuxID            uint64
+	SendSeq, RecvSeq uint32
+	LastPong         int64
+	BaseFlags        Flags
+	ctx              context.Context
+	cancelFn         context.CancelCauseFunc
+	parent           *Connection
+	respWait         chan<- Response
+	respMu           sync.Mutex
+	singleResp       bool
+	closed           bool
+	stateless        bool
+	acked            bool
+	init             bool
+	deadline         time.Duration
+	outBlock         chan struct{}
+	subroute         *subHandlerID
+	respErr          atomic.Pointer[error]
 }
 
 // Response is a response from the server.
@@ -62,13 +61,12 @@ type Response struct {
 func newMuxClient(ctx context.Context, muxID uint64, parent *Connection) *muxClient {
 	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
 	return &muxClient{
-		MuxID:              muxID,
-		ctx:                ctx,
-		cancelFn:           cancelFn,
-		parent:             parent,
-		LastPong:           time.Now().UnixNano(),
-		BaseFlags:          parent.baseFlags,
-		clientPingInterval: parent.clientPingInterval,
+		MuxID:     muxID,
+		ctx:       ctx,
+		cancelFn:  cancelFn,
+		parent:    parent,
+		LastPong:  time.Now().Unix(),
+		BaseFlags: parent.baseFlags,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -311,11 +309,11 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleOneWayStream(respHandler chan<- Response, respServer <
 		}
 	}()
 	var pingTimer <-chan time.Time
-	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > m.clientPingInterval {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
+	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > clientPingInterval {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(clientPingInterval)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		pingTimer = ticker.C
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
+		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
 	}
 	defer m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
 	for {
@@ -369,7 +367,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) doPing(respHandler chan<- Response) (ok bool) {
 	}
 
 	// Only check ping when not closed.
-	if got := time.Since(time.Unix(0, atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPong))); got > m.clientPingInterval*2 {
+	if got := time.Since(time.Unix(atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPong), 0)); got > clientPingInterval*2 {
 		m.respMu.Unlock()
 		if debugPrint {
 			fmt.Printf("Mux %d: last pong %v ago, disconnecting\n", m.MuxID, got)
@@ -390,20 +388,15 @@ func (m *muxClient) doPing(respHandler chan<- Response) (ok bool) {
 // responseCh is the channel to that goes to the requester.
 // internalResp is the channel that comes from the server.
 func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayResponses(responseCh chan<- Response, internalResp <-chan Response) {
-	defer func() {
-		m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
-		// addErrorNonBlockingClose will close the response channel.
-		xioutil.SafeClose(responseCh)
-	}()
-
-	// Cancelation and errors are handled by handleTwowayRequests below.
+	defer m.parent.deleteMux(false, m.MuxID)
+	defer xioutil.SafeClose(responseCh)
 	for resp := range internalResp {
-		m.send(message{Op: OpUnblockSrvMux, MuxID: m.MuxID})
 		responseCh <- resp
+		m.send(message{Op: OpUnblockSrvMux, MuxID: m.MuxID})
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(errResp chan<- Response, requests <-chan []byte) {
+func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(internalResp chan<- Response, requests <-chan []byte) {
 	var errState bool
 	if debugPrint {
 		start := time.Now()
@@ -412,30 +405,24 @@ func (m *muxClient) handleTwowayRequests(errResp chan<- Response, requests <-cha
 		}()
 	}
 
-	var pingTimer <-chan time.Time
-	if m.deadline == 0 || m.deadline > m.clientPingInterval {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
-		defer ticker.Stop()
-		pingTimer = ticker.C
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
-	}
-
 	// Listen for client messages.
-reqLoop:
-	for !errState {
+	for {
+		if errState {
+			go func() {
+				// Drain requests.
+				for range requests {
+				}
+			}()
+			return
+		}
 		select {
 		case <-m.ctx.Done():
 			if debugPrint {
 				fmt.Println("Client sending disconnect to mux", m.MuxID)
 			}
-			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
+			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
 			errState = true
 			continue
-		case <-pingTimer:
-			if !m.doPing(errResp) {
-				errState = true
-				continue
-			}
 		case req, ok := <-requests:
 			if !ok {
 				// Done send EOF
@@ -445,28 +432,22 @@ reqLoop:
 				msg := message{
 					Op:    OpMuxClientMsg,
 					MuxID: m.MuxID,
+					Seq:   1,
 					Flags: FlagEOF,
 				}
 				msg.setZeroPayloadFlag()
 				err := m.send(msg)
 				if err != nil {
-					m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, err)
+					m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, err)
 				}
-				break reqLoop
+				return
 			}
 			// Grab a send token.
-		sendReq:
 			select {
 			case <-m.ctx.Done():
-				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
+				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
 				errState = true
 				continue
-			case <-pingTimer:
-				if !m.doPing(errResp) {
-					errState = true
-					continue
-				}
-				goto sendReq
 			case <-m.outBlock:
 			}
 			msg := message{
@@ -479,41 +460,13 @@ reqLoop:
 			err := m.send(msg)
 			PutByteBuffer(req)
 			if err != nil {
-				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, err)
+				m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(internalResp, err)
 				errState = true
 				continue
 			}
 			msg.Seq++
 		}
 	}
-
-	if errState {
-		// Drain requests.
-		for {
-			select {
-			case r, ok := <-requests:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				PutByteBuffer(r)
-			default:
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for !errState {
-		select {
-		case <-m.ctx.Done():
-			if debugPrint {
-				fmt.Println("Client sending disconnect to mux", m.MuxID)
-			}
-			m.addErrorNonBlockingClose(errResp, context.Cause(m.ctx))
-			return
-		case <-pingTimer:
-			errState = !m.doPing(errResp)
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // checkSeq will check if sequence number is correct and increment it by 1.
@@ -549,7 +502,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) response(seq uint32, r Response) {
 		m.addResponse(r)
 		return
 	}
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
 	ok := m.addResponse(r)
 	if !ok {
 		PutByteBuffer(r.Msg)
@@ -600,7 +553,7 @@ func (m *muxClient) pong(msg pongMsg) {
 		m.addResponse(Response{Err: err})
 		return
 	}
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&m.LastPong, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // addResponse will add a response to the response channel.
diff --git a/internal/grid/muxserver.go b/internal/grid/muxserver.go
index 8a835a16f..e9d1db659 100644
--- a/internal/grid/muxserver.go
+++ b/internal/grid/muxserver.go
@@ -28,20 +28,21 @@ import (
 	xioutil "github.com/minio/minio/internal/ioutil"
 )
 
+const lastPingThreshold = 4 * clientPingInterval
+
 type muxServer struct {
-	ID                 uint64
-	LastPing           int64
-	SendSeq, RecvSeq   uint32
-	Resp               chan []byte
-	BaseFlags          Flags
-	ctx                context.Context
-	cancel             context.CancelFunc
-	inbound            chan []byte
-	parent             *Connection
-	sendMu             sync.Mutex
-	recvMu             sync.Mutex
-	outBlock           chan struct{}
-	clientPingInterval time.Duration
+	ID               uint64
+	LastPing         int64
+	SendSeq, RecvSeq uint32
+	Resp             chan []byte
+	BaseFlags        Flags
+	ctx              context.Context
+	cancel           context.CancelFunc
+	inbound          chan []byte
+	parent           *Connection
+	sendMu           sync.Mutex
+	recvMu           sync.Mutex
+	outBlock         chan struct{}
 }
 
 func newMuxStateless(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler StatelessHandler) *muxServer {
@@ -88,17 +89,16 @@ func newMuxStream(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler Strea
 	}
 
 	m := muxServer{
-		ID:                 msg.MuxID,
-		RecvSeq:            msg.Seq + 1,
-		SendSeq:            msg.Seq,
-		ctx:                ctx,
-		cancel:             cancel,
-		parent:             c,
-		inbound:            nil,
-		outBlock:           make(chan struct{}, outboundCap),
-		LastPing:           time.Now().Unix(),
-		BaseFlags:          c.baseFlags,
-		clientPingInterval: c.clientPingInterval,
+		ID:        msg.MuxID,
+		RecvSeq:   msg.Seq + 1,
+		SendSeq:   msg.Seq,
+		ctx:       ctx,
+		cancel:    cancel,
+		parent:    c,
+		inbound:   nil,
+		outBlock:  make(chan struct{}, outboundCap),
+		LastPing:  time.Now().Unix(),
+		BaseFlags: c.baseFlags,
 	}
 	// Acknowledge Mux created.
 	// Send async.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func newMuxStream(ctx context.Context, msg message, c *Connection, handler Strea
 	}(m.outBlock)
 
 	// Remote aliveness check if needed.
-	if msg.DeadlineMS == 0 || msg.DeadlineMS > uint32(4*c.clientPingInterval/time.Millisecond) {
+	if msg.DeadlineMS == 0 || msg.DeadlineMS > uint32(lastPingThreshold/time.Millisecond) {
 		go func() {
 			wg.Wait()
 			m.checkRemoteAlive()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (m *muxServer) handleRequests(ctx context.Context, msg message, send chan<-
 
 // checkRemoteAlive will check if the remote is alive.
 func (m *muxServer) checkRemoteAlive() {
-	t := time.NewTicker(m.clientPingInterval)
+	t := time.NewTicker(lastPingThreshold / 4)
 	defer t.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (m *muxServer) checkRemoteAlive() {
 			return
 		case <-t.C:
 			last := time.Since(time.Unix(atomic.LoadInt64(&m.LastPing), 0))
-			if last > 4*m.clientPingInterval {
+			if last > lastPingThreshold {
 				gridLogIf(m.ctx, fmt.Errorf("canceling remote connection %s not seen for %v", m.parent, last))
 				m.close()
 				return
diff --git a/internal/grid/stream.go b/internal/grid/stream.go
index cbc69c1ba..29e0cebf4 100644
--- a/internal/grid/stream.go
+++ b/internal/grid/stream.go
@@ -89,26 +89,12 @@ func (s *Stream) Results(next func(b []byte) error) (err error) {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if resp.Err != nil {
-				s.cancel(resp.Err)
 				return resp.Err
 			}
 			err = next(resp.Msg)
 			if err != nil {
-				s.cancel(err)
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// Done will return a channel that will be closed when the stream is done.
-// This mirrors context.Done().
-func (s *Stream) Done() <-chan struct{} {
-	return s.ctx.Done()
-}
-
-// Err will return the error that caused the stream to end.
-// This mirrors context.Err().
-func (s *Stream) Err() error {
-	return s.ctx.Err()
-}