diff --git a/p2p/peer.go b/p2p/peer.go
index 752a321cd..081e22283 100644
--- a/p2p/peer.go
+++ b/p2p/peer.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ type Peer interface {
 	Status() tmconn.ConnectionStatus
 	SocketAddr() *NetAddress // actual address of the socket
 
-	NewSend(Envelope) bool
-	NewTrySend(Envelope) bool
+	Send(Envelope) bool
+	TrySend(Envelope) bool
 
 	Set(string, interface{})
 	Get(string) interface{}
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ func (p *peer) Status() tmconn.ConnectionStatus {
 	return p.mconn.Status()
 }
 
-// NewSend msg bytes to the channel identified by chID byte. Returns false if the
+// Send msg bytes to the channel identified by chID byte. Returns false if the
 // send queue is full after timeout, specified by MConnection.
-func (p *peer) NewSend(e Envelope) bool {
+func (p *peer) Send(e Envelope) bool {
 	if !p.IsRunning() {
 		// see Switch#Broadcast, where we fetch the list of peers and loop over
 		// them - while we're looping, one peer may be removed and stopped.
@@ -274,30 +274,9 @@ func (p *peer) NewSend(e Envelope) bool {
 	return res
 }
 
-// Send msg bytes to the channel identified by chID byte. Returns false if the
-// send queue is full after timeout, specified by MConnection.
-func (p *peer) Send(chID byte, msgBytes []byte) bool {
-	if !p.IsRunning() {
-		// see Switch#Broadcast, where we fetch the list of peers and loop over
-		// them - while we're looping, one peer may be removed and stopped.
-		return false
-	} else if !p.hasChannel(chID) {
-		return false
-	}
-	res := p.mconn.Send(chID, msgBytes)
-	if res {
-		labels := []string{
-			"peer_id", string(p.ID()),
-			"chID", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", chID),
-		}
-		p.metrics.PeerSendBytesTotal.With(labels...).Add(float64(len(msgBytes)))
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
 // NewSend msg bytes to the channel identified by chID byte. Returns false if the
 // send queue is full after timeout, specified by MConnection.
-func (p *peer) NewTrySend(e Envelope) bool {
+func (p *peer) TrySend(e Envelope) bool {
 	if !p.IsRunning() {
 		// see Switch#Broadcast, where we fetch the list of peers and loop over
 		// them - while we're looping, one peer may be removed and stopped.
@@ -320,25 +299,6 @@ func (p *peer) NewTrySend(e Envelope) bool {
 	return res
 }
 
-// TrySend msg bytes to the channel identified by chID byte. Immediately returns
-// false if the send queue is full.
-func (p *peer) TrySend(chID byte, msgBytes []byte) bool {
-	if !p.IsRunning() {
-		return false
-	} else if !p.hasChannel(chID) {
-		return false
-	}
-	res := p.mconn.TrySend(chID, msgBytes)
-	if res {
-		labels := []string{
-			"peer_id", string(p.ID()),
-			"chID", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", chID),
-		}
-		p.metrics.PeerSendBytesTotal.With(labels...).Add(float64(len(msgBytes)))
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
 // Get the data for a given key.
 func (p *peer) Get(key string) interface{} {
 	return p.Data.Get(key)
diff --git a/p2p/switch.go b/p2p/switch.go
index f43324e3f..7106bd935 100644
--- a/p2p/switch.go
+++ b/p2p/switch.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (sw *Switch) NewBroadcast(e Envelope) chan bool {
 	for _, peer := range peers {
 		go func(p Peer) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			success := p.NewSend(e)
+			success := p.Send(e)
 			successChan <- success
 		}(peer)
 	}