diff --git a/p2p/transport/webrtc/datachannel.go b/p2p/transport/webrtc/datachannel.go
index e2900d1e69..050e74aea7 100644
--- a/p2p/transport/webrtc/datachannel.go
+++ b/p2p/transport/webrtc/datachannel.go
@@ -76,87 +76,14 @@ func newDataChannel(
 	return result
 }
 
-// func (d *dataChannel) handleMessage(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {
-// 	if msg.IsString {
-// 		log.Warnf("received string message")
-// 		return
-// 	}
-
-// 	var pbmsg pb.Message
-// 	if err := pbmsg.Unmarshal(msg.Data); err != nil {
-// 		log.Warnf("could not unmarshal protobuf message")
-// 		return
-// 	}
-
-// 	if !d.isRemoteWriteClosed() && !d.isLocalReadClosed() {
-// 		d.m.Lock()
-// 		d.readBuf.Write(pbmsg.GetMessage())
-// 		// n, err := d.readBuf.Write(pbmsg.GetMessage())
-// 		// log.Warnf("wrote %d bytes to buffer, msg size: %d: %v", n, len(pbmsg.GetMessage()), err)
-// 		d.m.Unlock()
-// 		select {
-// 		case d.readSignal <- struct{}{}:
-// 		default:
-// 		}
-// 	}
-
-// 	if pbmsg.Flag != nil {
-// 		switch pbmsg.GetFlag() {
-// 		case pb.Message_FIN:
-// 			atomic.StoreUint32(&d.remoteWriteClosed, 1)
-// 			select {
-// 			case <-d.readSignal:
-// 			default:
-// 				close(d.readSignal)
-// 			}
-
-// 		case pb.Message_STOP_SENDING:
-// 			atomic.StoreUint32(&d.remoteReadClosed, 1)
-// 		case pb.Message_RESET:
-// 			log.Errorf("remote reset")
-// 			d.Close()
-// 		}
-// 	}
-
-// }
-
-// func (d *dataChannel) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-// 	for {
-// 		select {
-// 		case <-d.readDeadline.wait():
-// 			return 0, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
-// 		default:
-// 		}
-
-// 		d.m.Lock()
-// 		read, err := d.readBuf.Read(b)
-// 		d.m.Unlock()
-// 		if err == io.EOF && d.isRemoteWriteClosed() {
-// 			return read, io.EOF
-// 		}
-// 		// log.Warnf("read %d bytes: %s", read, string(b[:read]))
-// 		if read > 0 {
-// 			return read, nil
-// 		}
-
-// 		// log.Warnf("waiting for read")
-// 		select {
-// 		case <-d.readSignal:
-// 		case <-d.ctx.Done():
-// 			return 0, d.ctx.Err()
-// 		case <-d.readDeadline.wait():
-// 			return 0, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// }
-
 func (d *dataChannel) processControlMessage(msg pb.Message) {
 	switch msg.GetFlag() {
 	case pb.Message_FIN:
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&d.remoteWriteClosed, 1)
 	case pb.Message_STOP_SENDING:
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&d.remoteReadClosed, 1)
-		// TODO: Process reset
+	case pb.Message_RESET:
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&d.remoteWriteClosed, 1)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -262,16 +189,10 @@ func (d *dataChannel) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 func (d *dataChannel) Reset() error {
 	var err error
 	d.resetOnce.Do(func() {
+		// does reset mean that no more data will be sent?
+		atomic.StoreUint32(&d.localWriteClosed, 1)
 		msg := &pb.Message{Flag: pb.Message_RESET.Enum()}
-		data, err := msg.Marshal()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		err = d.channel.Send(data)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		d.channel.Close()
+		err = d.writer.WriteMsg(msg)
 	})
 	return err
 }