diff --git a/purge.inc b/purge.inc
index 70b132b..0758a38 100644
--- a/purge.inc
+++ b/purge.inc
@@ -134,21 +134,17 @@ function purge_issue_requests_curl($purges) {
   // Execute the purge requests
   ob_start();
   do {
-    // This loop is only necessary for libcurl earlier than 7.20.0, however
-    // RHEL 5 has just that. Otherwise a simple call would do.
-    do {
-      $multi_result = curl_multi_exec($curl_purges, $active);
-    } while ($multi_result == CURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM);
-    // Block until there is activity on any of the handlers. Avoids
-    // busywaiting.
-    if ($multi_result == CURLM_OK) {
-      $select_result = curl_multi_select($curl_purges);
-    }
-    if ($multi_result != CURLM_OK || $select_result == -1) {
+    $multi_result = curl_multi_exec($curl_purges, $active);
+  } while ($multi_result == CURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM);
+  // Block until there is activity on any of the handlers. Avoids
+  // busywaiting.
+  if ($multi_result == CURLM_OK) {
+    $select_result = curl_multi_select($curl_purges);
+  }
+  if ($multi_result != CURLM_OK || $select_result == -1) {
     // @TODO: error handling. Something truly awkward happened.
     return FALSE;
-    }
-  } while ($select_result != -1 && $active && $multi_result == CURLM_OK);
+  }
   ob_end_clean();
 
   // Result collection. Collects the http code returned for each url purged