diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
index 18c0b880..2f69139e 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
@@ -158,18 +158,13 @@ func (c *Conn) _getDeadlineCancellation(t *time.Time) (util.Cancellation, bool)
 }
 
 // SetReadCallback sets a callback which will be called whenever a packet is received.
-// Note that calls to Read will fail if the callback has been set to a non-nil value.
 func (c *Conn) SetReadCallback(callback func([]byte)) {
 	c.EnqueueFrom(nil, func() {
-		c._setReadCallback(callback)
+		c.readCallback = callback
+		c._drainReadBuffer()
 	})
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) _setReadCallback(callback func([]byte)) {
-	c.readCallback = callback
-	c._drainReadBuffer()
-}
-
 func (c *Conn) _drainReadBuffer() {
 	if c.readCallback == nil {
 		return