diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
index 239c2f8f2e7..f774cce6901 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
@@ -1818,8 +1818,7 @@ static void incoming_byte_stream_update_flow_control(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                    add_max_recv_bytes);
     GRPC_CHTTP2_FLOW_CREDIT_STREAM("op", t, s, incoming_window,
                                    add_max_recv_bytes);
-    GRPC_CHTTP2_FLOW_CREDIT_STREAM("op", t, s,
-                                   unannounced_incoming_window_for_writing,
+    GRPC_CHTTP2_FLOW_CREDIT_STREAM("op", t, s, announce_window,
                                    add_max_recv_bytes);
     grpc_chttp2_become_writable(exec_ctx, t, s, false, "read_incoming_stream");
   }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
index e684c424a2b..0c218b79de0 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
@@ -339,13 +339,6 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_stream {
       As the upper layer offers more bytes, this value increases.
       As bytes are read, this value decreases. */
   uint32_t max_recv_bytes;
-  /** The number of bytes the upper layer has offered to read but we have
-      not yet announced to HTTP2 flow control.
-      As the upper layers offer to read more bytes, this value increases.
-      As we advertise incoming flow control window, this value decreases. */
-  /* TODO(ctiller): remove this, it's equivalent to incoming_window now
-  uint32_t unannounced_incoming_window_for_parse; */
-  uint32_t unannounced_incoming_window_for_writing;
   /** things the upper layers would like to send */
   grpc_metadata_batch *send_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure *send_initial_metadata_finished;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
index 84e5f634c31..798e668aed9 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ bool grpc_chttp2_begin_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     bool sent_initial_metadata = s->sent_initial_metadata;
     bool now_writing = false;
 
-    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "W:%d: sim=%d ann=%d fcb_len=%d (t,s)-win=%d,%d", (int)s->id,sent_initial_metadata, (int) s->announce_window, (int)s->flow_controlled_buffer.length, (int)t->outgoing_window,(int)s->outgoing_window);
+    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "W:%d: sim=%d ann=%d fcb_len=%d (t,s)-win=%d,%d",
+            (int)s->id, sent_initial_metadata, (int)s->announce_window,
+            (int)s->flow_controlled_buffer.length, (int)t->outgoing_window,
+            (int)s->outgoing_window);
 
     /* send initial metadata if it's available */
     if (!sent_initial_metadata && s->send_initial_metadata) {
@@ -128,8 +131,6 @@ bool grpc_chttp2_begin_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                            grpc_chttp2_window_update_create(
                                s->id, s->announce_window, &s->stats.outgoing));
       GRPC_CHTTP2_FLOW_DEBIT_STREAM("write", t, s, announce_window, announce);
-      /* TODO(ctiller): why? */
-      s->announce_window = 0;
     }
     if (sent_initial_metadata) {
       /* send any body bytes, if allowed by flow control */