diff --git a/scripts/base/init-bare.bro b/scripts/base/init-bare.bro
index d4e631ecf4..46a838e8ae 100644
--- a/scripts/base/init-bare.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/init-bare.bro
@@ -1028,13 +1028,6 @@ const rpc_timeout = 24 sec &redef;
 ## means "forever", which resists evasion, but can lead to state accrual.
 const frag_timeout = 0.0 sec &redef;
 
-## Time window for reordering packets. This is used for dealing with timestamp
-## discrepancy between multiple packet sources.
-##
-## .. note:: Setting this can have a major performance impact as now packets
-##    need to be potentially copied and buffered.
-const packet_sort_window = 0 usecs &redef;
-
 ## If positive, indicates the encapsulation header size that should
 ## be skipped. This applies to all packets.
 const encap_hdr_size = 0 &redef;
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c85b3b526f..ecf8683ddd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ set(bro_SRCS
     OpaqueVal.cc
     OSFinger.cc
     PacketFilter.cc
-    PacketSort.cc
     PersistenceSerializer.cc
     PktSrc.cc
     PolicyFile.cc
diff --git a/src/Net.cc b/src/Net.cc
index ac4dacf9b8..83fcde1df4 100644
--- a/src/Net.cc
+++ b/src/Net.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "Reporter.h"
 #include "Net.h"
 #include "Anon.h"
-#include "PacketSort.h"
 #include "Serializer.h"
 #include "PacketDumper.h"
 
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ double bro_start_network_time;	// timestamp of first packet
 double last_watchdog_proc_time = 0.0;	// value of above during last watchdog
 bool terminating = false;	// whether we're done reading and finishing up
 
-PacketSortGlobalPQ* packet_sorter = 0;
-
 const struct pcap_pkthdr* current_hdr = 0;
 const u_char* current_pkt = 0;
 int current_dispatched = 0;
@@ -286,9 +283,6 @@ void net_init(name_list& interfaces, name_list& readfiles,
 
 	init_ip_addr_anonymizers();
 
-	if ( packet_sort_window > 0 )
-		packet_sorter = new PacketSortGlobalPQ();
-
 	sessions = new NetSessions();
 
 	if ( do_watchdog )
@@ -313,7 +307,7 @@ void expire_timers(PktSrc* src_ps)
 
 void net_packet_dispatch(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			const u_char* pkt, int hdr_size,
-			PktSrc* src_ps, PacketSortElement* pkt_elem)
+			PktSrc* src_ps)
 	{
 	if ( ! bro_start_network_time )
 		bro_start_network_time = t;
@@ -351,7 +345,7 @@ void net_packet_dispatch(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			}
 		}
 
-	sessions->DispatchPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size, src_ps, pkt_elem);
+	sessions->DispatchPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size, src_ps);
 	mgr.Drain();
 
 	if ( sp )
@@ -367,62 +361,11 @@ void net_packet_dispatch(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 	current_pktsrc = 0;
 	}
 
-int process_packet_sorter(double latest_packet_time)
-	{
-	if ( ! packet_sorter )
-		return 0;
-
-	double min_t = latest_packet_time - packet_sort_window;
-
-	int num_pkts_dispatched = 0;
-	PacketSortElement* pkt_elem;
-
-	// Dispatch packets in the packet_sorter until timestamp min_t.
-	// It's possible that zero or multiple packets are dispatched.
-	while ( (pkt_elem = packet_sorter->RemoveMin(min_t)) != 0 )
-		{
-		net_packet_dispatch(pkt_elem->TimeStamp(),
-			pkt_elem->Hdr(), pkt_elem->Pkt(),
-			pkt_elem->HdrSize(), pkt_elem->Src(),
-			pkt_elem);
-		++num_pkts_dispatched;
-		delete pkt_elem;
-		}
-
-	return num_pkts_dispatched;
-	}
-
-void net_packet_arrival(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
-			const u_char* pkt, int hdr_size,
-			PktSrc* src_ps)
-	{
-	if ( packet_sorter )
-		{
-		// Note that when we enable packet sorter, there will
-		// be a small window between the time packet arrives
-		// to Bro and when it is processed ("dispatched").  We
-		// define network_time to be the latest timestamp for
-		// packets *dispatched* so far (usually that's the
-		// timestamp of the current packet).
-
-		// Add the packet to the packet_sorter.
-		packet_sorter->Add(
-			new PacketSortElement(src_ps, t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size));
-
-		// Do we have any packets to dispatch from packet_sorter?
-		process_packet_sorter(t);
-		}
-	else
-		// Otherwise we dispatch the packet immediately
-		net_packet_dispatch(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size, src_ps, 0);
-	}
-
 void net_run()
 	{
 	set_processing_status("RUNNING", "net_run");
 
 	while ( io_sources.Size() ||
-		(packet_sorter && ! packet_sorter->Empty()) ||
 		(BifConst::exit_only_after_terminate && ! terminating) )
 		{
 		double ts;
@@ -445,14 +388,12 @@ void net_run()
 		current_iosrc = src;
 
 		if ( src )
-			src->Process();	// which will call net_packet_arrival()
+			src->Process();	// which will call net_packet_dispatch()
 
 		else if ( reading_live && ! pseudo_realtime)
 			{ // live but  no source is currently active
 			double ct = current_time();
-			if ( packet_sorter && ! packet_sorter->Empty() )
-				process_packet_sorter(ct);
-			else if ( ! net_is_processing_suspended() )
+			if ( ! net_is_processing_suspended() )
 				{
 				// Take advantage of the lull to get up to
 				// date on timers and events.
@@ -462,15 +403,6 @@ void net_run()
 				}
 			}
 
-		else if ( packet_sorter && ! packet_sorter->Empty() )
-			{
-			// We are no longer reading live; done with all the
-			// sources.
-			// Drain packets remaining in the packet sorter.
-			process_packet_sorter(
-				network_time + packet_sort_window + 1000000);
-			}
-
 		else if ( (have_pending_timers || using_communication) &&
 			  ! pseudo_realtime )
 			{
@@ -581,7 +513,6 @@ void net_delete()
 	set_processing_status("TERMINATING", "net_delete");
 
 	delete sessions;
-	delete packet_sorter;
 
 	for ( int i = 0; i < NUM_ADDR_ANONYMIZATION_METHODS; ++i )
 		delete ip_anonymizer[i];
diff --git a/src/Net.h b/src/Net.h
index 07c856d1dd..b5b25b0cee 100644
--- a/src/Net.h
+++ b/src/Net.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern void net_run();
 extern void net_get_final_stats();
 extern void net_finish(int drain_events);
 extern void net_delete();	// Reclaim all memory, etc.
-extern void net_packet_arrival(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
+extern void net_packet_dispatch(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			const u_char* pkt, int hdr_size,
 			PktSrc* src_ps);
 extern int net_packet_match(BPF_Program* fp, const u_char* pkt,
diff --git a/src/NetVar.cc b/src/NetVar.cc
index 05a4e16b47..3e13728cd8 100644
--- a/src/NetVar.cc
+++ b/src/NetVar.cc
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ int table_incremental_step;
 
 RecordType* packet_type;
 
-double packet_sort_window;
-
 double connection_status_update_interval;
 
 StringVal* state_dir;
@@ -481,8 +479,6 @@ void init_net_var()
 
 	packet_type = internal_type("packet")->AsRecordType();
 
-	packet_sort_window = opt_internal_double("packet_sort_window");
-
 	orig_addr_anonymization = opt_internal_int("orig_addr_anonymization");
 	resp_addr_anonymization = opt_internal_int("resp_addr_anonymization");
 	other_addr_anonymization = opt_internal_int("other_addr_anonymization");
diff --git a/src/NetVar.h b/src/NetVar.h
index 8ef6571313..6a56e957ae 100644
--- a/src/NetVar.h
+++ b/src/NetVar.h
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ extern int table_incremental_step;
 
 extern RecordType* packet_type;
 
-extern double packet_sort_window;
-
 extern int orig_addr_anonymization, resp_addr_anonymization;
 extern int other_addr_anonymization;
 extern TableVal* preserve_orig_addr;
diff --git a/src/PacketSort.cc b/src/PacketSort.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 429d8e2720..0000000000
--- a/src/PacketSort.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,364 +0,0 @@
-#include "IP.h"
-#include "PacketSort.h"
-
-const bool DEBUG_packetsort = false;
-
-PacketSortElement::PacketSortElement(PktSrc* arg_src,
-			double arg_timestamp, const struct pcap_pkthdr* arg_hdr,
-			const u_char* arg_pkt, int arg_hdr_size)
-	{
-	src = arg_src;
-	timestamp = arg_timestamp;
-	hdr = *arg_hdr;
-	hdr_size = arg_hdr_size;
-
-	pkt = new u_char[hdr.caplen];
-	memcpy(pkt, arg_pkt, hdr.caplen);
-
-	is_tcp = 0;
-	ip_hdr = 0;
-	tcp_flags = 0;
-	endp = 0;
-	payload_length = 0;
-	key = 0;
-
-	// Now check if it is a "parsable" TCP packet.
-	uint32 caplen = hdr.caplen;
-	uint32 tcp_offset;
-
-	if ( caplen >= sizeof(struct ip) + hdr_size )
-		{
-		const struct ip* ip = (const struct ip*) (pkt + hdr_size);
-		if ( ip->ip_v == 4 )
-			ip_hdr = new IP_Hdr(ip, false);
-		else if ( ip->ip_v == 6 && (caplen >= sizeof(struct ip6_hdr) + hdr_size) )
-			ip_hdr = new IP_Hdr((const struct ip6_hdr*) ip, false, caplen - hdr_size);
-		else
-			// Weird will be generated later in NetSessions::NextPacket.
-			return;
-
-		if ( ip_hdr->NextProto() == IPPROTO_TCP &&
-		      // Note: can't sort fragmented packets
-		     ( ! ip_hdr->IsFragment() ) )
-			{
-			tcp_offset = hdr_size + ip_hdr->HdrLen();
-			if ( caplen >= tcp_offset + sizeof(struct tcphdr) )
-				{
-				const struct tcphdr* tp = (const struct tcphdr*)
-							(pkt + tcp_offset);
-
-				id.src_addr = ip_hdr->SrcAddr();
-				id.dst_addr = ip_hdr->DstAddr();
-				id.src_port = tp->th_sport;
-				id.dst_port = tp->th_dport;
-				id.is_one_way = 0;
-
-				endp = addr_port_canon_lt(id.src_addr,
-							  id.src_port,
-							  id.dst_addr,
-							  id.dst_port) ? 0 : 1;
-
-				seq[endp] = ntohl(tp->th_seq);
-
-				if ( tp->th_flags & TH_ACK )
-					seq[1-endp] = ntohl(tp->th_ack);
-				else
-					seq[1-endp] = 0;
-
-				tcp_flags = tp->th_flags;
-
-				// DEBUG_MSG("%.6f: %u, %u\n", timestamp, seq[0], seq[1]);
-
-				payload_length = ip_hdr->PayloadLen() - tp->th_off * 4;
-
-				key = BuildConnIDHashKey(id);
-
-				is_tcp = 1;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-	if ( DEBUG_packetsort && ! is_tcp )
-		DEBUG_MSG("%.6f non-TCP packet\n", timestamp);
-	}
-
-PacketSortElement::~PacketSortElement()
-	{
-	delete [] pkt;
-	delete ip_hdr;
-	delete key;
-	}
-
-int PacketSortPQ::Timestamp_Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b)
-	{
-	double d = a->timestamp - b->timestamp;
-
-	if ( d > 0 ) return 1;
-	else if ( d < 0 ) return -1;
-	else return 0;
-	}
-
-int PacketSortPQ::UpdatePQ(PacketSortElement* prev_e, PacketSortElement* new_e)
-	{
-	int index = prev_e->pq_index[pq_level];
-
-	new_e->pq_index[pq_level] = index;
-	pq[index] = new_e;
-
-	if ( Cmp(prev_e, new_e) > 0 )
-		return FixUp(new_e, index);
-	else
-		{
-		FixDown(new_e, index);
-		return index == 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-int PacketSortPQ::AddToPQ(PacketSortElement* new_e)
-	{
-	int index = pq.size();
-
-	new_e->pq_index[pq_level] = index;
-	pq.push_back(new_e);
-
-	return FixUp(new_e, index);
-	}
-
-int PacketSortPQ::RemoveFromPQ(PacketSortElement* prev_e)
-	{
-	if ( pq.size() > 1 )
-		{
-		PacketSortElement* new_e = pq[pq.size() - 1];
-		pq.pop_back();
-		return UpdatePQ(prev_e, new_e);		
-		}
-	else
-		{
-		pq.pop_back();
-		return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-void PacketSortPQ::Assign(int k, PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-	pq[k] = e;
-	e->pq_index[pq_level] = k;
-	}
-
-PacketSortConnPQ::~PacketSortConnPQ()
-	{
-	// Delete elements only in ConnPQ (not in GlobalPQ) to avoid
-	// double delete.
-	for ( int i = 0; i < (int) pq.size(); ++i )
-		{
-		delete pq[i];
-		pq[i] = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-int PacketSortConnPQ::Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b)
-	{
-	// Note: here we do not distinguish between packets without
-	// an ACK and packets with seq/ack of 0. The later will sorted
-	// only by their timestamps.
-
-	if ( a->seq[0] && b->seq[0] && a->seq[0] != b->seq[0] )
-		return (a->seq[0] > b->seq[0]) ? 1 : -1;
-
-	else if ( a->seq[1] && b->seq[1] && a->seq[1] != b->seq[1] )
-		return (a->seq[1] > b->seq[1]) ? 1 : -1;
-
-	else
-		return Timestamp_Cmp(a, b);
-	}
-
-int PacketSortPQ::FixUp(PacketSortElement* e, int k)
-	{
-	if ( k == 0 )
-		{
-		Assign(0, e);
-		return 1;
-		}
-
-	int parent = (k-1) / 2;
-	if ( Cmp(pq[parent], e) > 0 )
-		{
-		Assign(k, pq[parent]);
-		return FixUp(e, parent);
-		}
-	else
-		{
-		Assign(k, e);
-		return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-void PacketSortPQ::FixDown(PacketSortElement* e, int k)
-	{
-	uint32 kid = k * 2 + 1;
-
-	if ( kid >= pq.size() )
-		{
-		Assign(k, e);
-		return;
-		}
-
-	if ( kid + 1 < pq.size() && Cmp(pq[kid], pq[kid+1]) > 0 )
-		++kid;
-
-	if ( Cmp(e, pq[kid]) > 0 )
-		{
-		Assign(k, pq[kid]);
-		FixDown(e, kid);
-		}
-	else
-		Assign(k, e);
-	}
-
-
-int PacketSortConnPQ::Add(PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-#if 0
-	int endp = e->endp;
-	uint32 end_seq = e->seq[endp] + e->payload_length;
-
-	int p = 1 - endp;
-	if ( (e->tcp_flags & TH_RST) && ! (e->tcp_flags & TH_ACK) )
-		{
-		DEBUG_MSG("%.6f %c: %u -> %u\n",
-			  e->TimeStamp(), (p == endp) ? 'S' : 'A',
-			  e->seq[p], next_seq[p]);
-		e->seq[p] = next_seq[p];
-		}
-
-	if ( end_seq > next_seq[endp] )
-		next_seq[endp] = end_seq;
-#endif
-
-	return AddToPQ(e);
-	}
-
-void PacketSortConnPQ::UpdateDeliveredSeq(int endp, int seq, int len, int ack)
-	{
-	if ( delivered_seq[endp] == 0 || delivered_seq[endp] == seq )
-		delivered_seq[endp] = seq + len;
-	if ( ack > delivered_seq[1 - endp] )
-		delivered_seq[endp] = ack;
-	}
-
-bool PacketSortConnPQ::IsContentGapSafe(PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-	int ack = e->seq[1 - e->endp];
-	return ack <= delivered_seq[1 - e->endp];
-	}
-
-int PacketSortConnPQ::Remove(PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-	int ret = RemoveFromPQ(e);
-	UpdateDeliveredSeq(e->endp, e->seq[e->endp], e->payload_length,
-				e->seq[1 - e->endp]);
-	return ret;
-	}
-
-static void DeleteConnPQ(void* p)
-	{
-	delete (PacketSortConnPQ*) p;
-	}
-
-PacketSortGlobalPQ::PacketSortGlobalPQ()
-	{
-	pq_level = GLOBAL_PQ;
-	conn_pq_table.SetDeleteFunc(DeleteConnPQ);
-	}
-
-PacketSortGlobalPQ::~PacketSortGlobalPQ()
-	{
-	// Destruction of PacketSortConnPQ will delete all conn_pq's.
-	}
-
-int PacketSortGlobalPQ::Add(PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-	if ( e->is_tcp )
-		{
-		// TCP packets are sorted by sequence numbers
-		PacketSortConnPQ* conn_pq = FindConnPQ(e);
-		PacketSortElement* prev_min = conn_pq->Min();
-
-		if ( conn_pq->Add(e) )
-			{
-			ASSERT(conn_pq->Min() != prev_min);
-
-			if ( prev_min )
-				return UpdatePQ(prev_min, e);
-			else
-				return AddToPQ(e);
-			}
-
-		else
-			{
-			ASSERT(conn_pq->Min() == prev_min);
-			return 0;
-			}
-		}
-	else
-		return AddToPQ(e);
-	}
-
-PacketSortElement* PacketSortGlobalPQ::RemoveMin(double timestamp)
-	{
-	PacketSortElement* e = Min();
-
-	if ( ! e )
-		return 0;
-
-	if ( e->is_tcp )
-		{
-		PacketSortConnPQ* conn_pq = FindConnPQ(e);
-
-#if 0
-		// Note: the content gap safety check does not work
-		// because we remove the state for a connection once
-		// it has no packet in the priority queue.
-
-		// Do not deliver e if it arrives later than timestamp,
-		// and is not content-gap-safe.
-		if ( e->timestamp > timestamp &&
-		     ! conn_pq->IsContentGapSafe(e) )
-			return 0;
-#else
-		if ( e->timestamp > timestamp )
-			return 0;
-#endif
-
-		conn_pq->Remove(e);
-		PacketSortElement* new_e = conn_pq->Min();
-
-		if ( new_e )
-			UpdatePQ(e, new_e);
-		else
-			{
-			RemoveFromPQ(e);
-			conn_pq_table.Remove(e->key);
-			delete conn_pq;
-			}
-		}
-	else
-		RemoveFromPQ(e);
-
-	return e;
-	}
-
-PacketSortConnPQ* PacketSortGlobalPQ::FindConnPQ(PacketSortElement* e)
-	{
-	if ( ! e->is_tcp )
-		reporter->InternalError("cannot find a connection for an invalid id");
-
-	PacketSortConnPQ* pq = (PacketSortConnPQ*) conn_pq_table.Lookup(e->key);
-	if ( ! pq )
-		{
-		pq = new PacketSortConnPQ();
-		conn_pq_table.Insert(e->key, pq);
-		}
-
-	return pq;
-	}
diff --git a/src/PacketSort.h b/src/PacketSort.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 199da0732f..0000000000
--- a/src/PacketSort.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef packetsort_h
-#define packetsort_h
-
-// Timestamps can be imprecise and even inconsistent among packets
-// from different sources. This class tries to guess a "correct"
-// order by looking at TCP sequence numbers.
-//
-// In particular, it tries to eliminate "false" content gaps.
-
-#include "Dict.h"
-#include "Conn.h"
-
-enum {
-	CONN_PQ,
-	GLOBAL_PQ,
-	NUM_OF_PQ_LEVEL,
-};
-
-class PktSrc;
-
-class PacketSortElement {
-public:
-	PacketSortElement(PktSrc* src, double timestamp,
-				const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
-				const u_char* pkt, int hdr_size);
-	~PacketSortElement();
-
-	PktSrc* Src() const			{ return src; }
-	double TimeStamp() const		{ return timestamp; }
-	const struct pcap_pkthdr* Hdr() const	{ return &hdr; }
-	const u_char* Pkt() const		{ return pkt; }
-	int HdrSize() const			{ return hdr_size; }
-	const IP_Hdr* IPHdr() const		{ return ip_hdr; }
-
-protected:
-	PktSrc* src;
-	double timestamp;
-	struct pcap_pkthdr hdr;
-	u_char* pkt;
-	int hdr_size;
-
-	IP_Hdr* ip_hdr;
-	int is_tcp;
-	ConnID id;
-	uint32 seq[2];	// indexed by endpoint
-	int tcp_flags;
-	int endp;	// 0 or 1
-	int payload_length;
-
-	HashKey* key;
-
-	int pq_index[NUM_OF_PQ_LEVEL];
-
-	friend class PacketSortPQ;
-	friend class PacketSortConnPQ;
-	friend class PacketSortGlobalPQ;
-};
-
-class PacketSortPQ {
-public:
-	PacketSortPQ()
-		{ pq_level = -1; }
-	virtual ~PacketSortPQ() {}
-
-	PacketSortElement* Min() const	{ return (pq.size() > 0) ? pq[0] : 0; }
-
-protected:
-	virtual int Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b) = 0;
-	int Timestamp_Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b);
-
-	int UpdatePQ(PacketSortElement* prev_e, PacketSortElement* new_e);
-	int AddToPQ(PacketSortElement* e);
-	int RemoveFromPQ(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-	void Assign(int k, PacketSortElement* e);
-	int FixUp(PacketSortElement* e, int k);
-	void FixDown(PacketSortElement* e, int k);
-
-	vector<PacketSortElement*> pq;
-	int pq_level;
-};
-
-// Sort by sequence numbers within a connection
-class PacketSortConnPQ : public PacketSortPQ {
-public:
-	PacketSortConnPQ()
-		{
-		pq_level = CONN_PQ;
-		delivered_seq[0] = delivered_seq[1] = 0;
-		}
-	~PacketSortConnPQ();
-
-	int Add(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-	int Remove(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-	bool IsContentGapSafe(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-protected:
-	int Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b);
-	void UpdateDeliveredSeq(int endp, int seq, int len, int ack);
-
-	int delivered_seq[2];
-};
-
-declare(PDict, PacketSortConnPQ);
-
-// Sort by timestamps.
-class PacketSortGlobalPQ : public PacketSortPQ {
-public:
-	PacketSortGlobalPQ();
-	~PacketSortGlobalPQ();
-
-	int Add(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-	int Empty() const { return conn_pq_table.Length() == 0; }
-
-	// Returns the next packet to dispatch if it arrives earlier than the
-	// given timestamp, otherwise returns 0.
-	// The packet, if to be returned, is also removed from the
-	// priority queue.
-	PacketSortElement* RemoveMin(double timestamp);
-
-protected:
-	int Cmp(PacketSortElement* a, PacketSortElement* b)
-		{ return Timestamp_Cmp(a, b); }
-	PacketSortConnPQ* FindConnPQ(PacketSortElement* e);
-
-	PDict(PacketSortConnPQ) conn_pq_table;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/PktSrc.cc b/src/PktSrc.cc
index 179630cdbd..528f10f92c 100644
--- a/src/PktSrc.cc
+++ b/src/PktSrc.cc
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ void PktSrc::Process()
 		break;
 		}
 
+	case DLT_IEEE802_11:
+		{
+			printf("Here\n");
+			exit(0);
+		}
+
 	case DLT_EN10MB:
 		{
 		// Get protocol being carried from the ethernet frame.
@@ -317,13 +323,13 @@ void PktSrc::Process()
 	if ( pseudo_realtime )
 		{
 		current_pseudo = CheckPseudoTime();
-		net_packet_arrival(current_pseudo, &hdr, data, pkt_hdr_size, this);
+		net_packet_dispatch(current_pseudo, &hdr, data, pkt_hdr_size, this);
 		if ( ! first_wallclock )
 			first_wallclock = current_time(true);
 		}
 
 	else
-		net_packet_arrival(current_timestamp, &hdr, data, pkt_hdr_size, this);
+		net_packet_dispatch(current_timestamp, &hdr, data, pkt_hdr_size, this);
 
 	data = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/RemoteSerializer.cc b/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
index c8cf03667b..8d07f34d38 100644
--- a/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
+++ b/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void RemoteSerializer::Process()
 		current_pkt = p->pkt;
 		current_pktsrc = 0;
 		current_iosrc = this;
-		sessions->NextPacket(p->time, p->hdr, p->pkt, p->hdr_size, 0);
+		sessions->NextPacket(p->time, p->hdr, p->pkt, p->hdr_size);
 		mgr.Drain();
 
 		current_hdr = 0;	// done with these
diff --git a/src/Sessions.cc b/src/Sessions.cc
index f7f2f37470..ec275a1689 100644
--- a/src/Sessions.cc
+++ b/src/Sessions.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "Discard.h"
 #include "RuleMatcher.h"
 
-#include "PacketSort.h"
 #include "TunnelEncapsulation.h"
 
 #include "analyzer/Manager.h"
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ void NetSessions::Done()
 
 void NetSessions::DispatchPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			const u_char* pkt, int hdr_size,
-			PktSrc* src_ps, PacketSortElement* pkt_elem)
+			PktSrc* src_ps)
 	{
 	const struct ip* ip_hdr = 0;
 	const u_char* ip_data = 0;
@@ -186,14 +185,13 @@ void NetSessions::DispatchPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 		hdr_size += encap_hdr_size;
 
 	if ( src_ps->FilterType() == TYPE_FILTER_NORMAL )
-		NextPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size, pkt_elem);
+		NextPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size);
 	else
 		NextPacketSecondary(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size, src_ps);
 	}
 
 void NetSessions::NextPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
-			     const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size,
-			     PacketSortElement* pkt_elem)
+			     const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size)
 	{
 	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, "processing-packet");
 	if ( pkt_profiler )
@@ -206,70 +204,58 @@ void NetSessions::NextPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 	if ( record_all_packets )
 		DumpPacket(hdr, pkt);
 
-	if ( pkt_elem && pkt_elem->IPHdr() )
-		// Fast path for "normal" IP packets if an IP_Hdr is
-		// already extracted when doing PacketSort. Otherwise
-		// the code below tries to extract the IP header, the
-		// difference here is that header extraction in
-		// PacketSort does not generate Weird events.
+	// ### The following isn't really correct.  What we *should*
+	// do is understanding the different link layers in order to
+	// find the network-layer protocol ID.  That's a big
+	// portability pain, though, unless we just assume everything's
+	// Ethernet .... not great, given the potential need to deal
+	// with PPP or FDDI (for some older traces).  So instead
+	// we look to see if what we have is consistent with an
+	// IPv4 packet.  If not, it's either ARP or IPv6 or weird.
 
-		DoNextPacket(t, hdr, pkt_elem->IPHdr(), pkt, hdr_size, 0);
-
-	else
+	if ( hdr_size > static_cast<int>(hdr->caplen) )
 		{
-		// ### The following isn't really correct.  What we *should*
-		// do is understanding the different link layers in order to
-		// find the network-layer protocol ID.  That's a big
-		// portability pain, though, unless we just assume everything's
-		// Ethernet .... not great, given the potential need to deal
-		// with PPP or FDDI (for some older traces).  So instead
-		// we look to see if what we have is consistent with an
-		// IPv4 packet.  If not, it's either ARP or IPv6 or weird.
+		Weird("truncated_link_frame", hdr, pkt);
+		return;
+		}
 
-		if ( hdr_size > static_cast<int>(hdr->caplen) )
-			{
-			Weird("truncated_link_frame", hdr, pkt);
-			return;
-			}
+	uint32 caplen = hdr->caplen - hdr_size;
+	if ( caplen < sizeof(struct ip) )
+		{
+		Weird("truncated_IP", hdr, pkt);
+		return;
+		}
 
-		uint32 caplen = hdr->caplen - hdr_size;
-		if ( caplen < sizeof(struct ip) )
+	const struct ip* ip = (const struct ip*) (pkt + hdr_size);
+
+	if ( ip->ip_v == 4 )
+		{
+		IP_Hdr ip_hdr(ip, false);
+		DoNextPacket(t, hdr, &ip_hdr, pkt, hdr_size, 0);
+		}
+
+	else if ( ip->ip_v == 6 )
+		{
+		if ( caplen < sizeof(struct ip6_hdr) )
 			{
 			Weird("truncated_IP", hdr, pkt);
 			return;
 			}
 
-		const struct ip* ip = (const struct ip*) (pkt + hdr_size);
+		IP_Hdr ip_hdr((const struct ip6_hdr*) (pkt + hdr_size), false, caplen);
+		DoNextPacket(t, hdr, &ip_hdr, pkt, hdr_size, 0);
+		}
 
-		if ( ip->ip_v == 4 )
-			{
-			IP_Hdr ip_hdr(ip, false);
-			DoNextPacket(t, hdr, &ip_hdr, pkt, hdr_size, 0);
-			}
+	else if ( analyzer::arp::ARP_Analyzer::IsARP(pkt, hdr_size) )
+		{
+		if ( arp_analyzer )
+			arp_analyzer->NextPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size);
+		}
 
-		else if ( ip->ip_v == 6 )
-			{
-			if ( caplen < sizeof(struct ip6_hdr) )
-				{
-				Weird("truncated_IP", hdr, pkt);
-				return;
-				}
-
-			IP_Hdr ip_hdr((const struct ip6_hdr*) (pkt + hdr_size), false, caplen);
-			DoNextPacket(t, hdr, &ip_hdr, pkt, hdr_size, 0);
-			}
-
-		else if ( analyzer::arp::ARP_Analyzer::IsARP(pkt, hdr_size) )
-			{
-			if ( arp_analyzer )
-				arp_analyzer->NextPacket(t, hdr, pkt, hdr_size);
-			}
-
-		else
-			{
-			Weird("unknown_packet_type", hdr, pkt);
-			return;
-			}
+	else
+		{
+		Weird("unknown_packet_type", hdr, pkt);
+		return;
 		}
 
 	if ( dump_this_packet && ! record_all_packets )
diff --git a/src/Sessions.h b/src/Sessions.h
index e2dec3b1aa..06cdbca978 100644
--- a/src/Sessions.h
+++ b/src/Sessions.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ declare(PDict,FragReassembler);
 
 class Discarder;
 class PacketFilter;
-class PacketSortElement;
 
 namespace analyzer { namespace stepping_stone { class SteppingStoneManager; } }
 namespace analyzer { namespace arp { class ARP_Analyzer; } }
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 	// employing the packet sorter first.
 	void DispatchPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size,
-			PktSrc* src_ps, PacketSortElement* pkt_elem);
+			PktSrc* src_ps);
 
 	void Done();	// call to drain events before destructing
 
@@ -220,8 +219,7 @@ protected:
 				uint8 tcp_flags, bool& flip_roles);
 
 	void NextPacket(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
-			const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size,
-			PacketSortElement* pkt_elem);
+			const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size);
 
 	void NextPacketSecondary(double t, const struct pcap_pkthdr* hdr,
 			const u_char* const pkt, int hdr_size,
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/arp/ARP.h b/src/analyzer/protocol/arp/ARP.h
index f09dc6c398..83f447817e 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/arp/ARP.h
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/arp/ARP.h
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "NetVar.h"
-#include "PacketSort.h"
+
+// for pcap_pkthdr
+extern "C" {
+#include <pcap.h>
+}
 
 namespace analyzer { namespace arp {