diff --git a/tap/api/api.go b/tap/api/api.go
index 8e6f07df9..8103acd4a 100644
--- a/tap/api/api.go
+++ b/tap/api/api.go
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ type TcpReader interface {
 type TcpStream interface {
 	SetProtocol(protocol *Protocol)
 	GetOrigin() Capture
-	GetProtocol() *Protocol
 	GetReqResMatchers() []RequestResponseMatcher
 	GetIsTapTarget() bool
 	GetIsClosed() bool
diff --git a/tap/extensions/amqp/main.go b/tap/extensions/amqp/main.go
index 6d024287d..8d77d043e 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/amqp/main.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/amqp/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package amqp
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 	var lastMethodFrameMessage Message
 
 	for {
-		if reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != nil && reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != &protocol {
-			return errors.New("Identified by another protocol")
-		}
-
 		frame, err := r.ReadFrame()
 		if err == io.EOF {
 			// We must read until we see an EOF... very important!
@@ -90,6 +85,8 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 			// drop
 
 		case *HeaderFrame:
+			reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
+
 			// start content state
 			header = f
 			remaining = int(header.Size)
@@ -107,20 +104,22 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 			}
 
 		case *BodyFrame:
+			reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
+
 			// continue until terminated
 			remaining -= len(f.Body)
 			switch lastMethodFrameMessage.(type) {
 			case *BasicPublish:
 				eventBasicPublish.Body = f.Body
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventBasicPublish, amqpRequest, basicMethodMap[40], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 			case *BasicDeliver:
 				eventBasicDeliver.Body = f.Body
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventBasicDeliver, amqpRequest, basicMethodMap[60], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 			}
 
 		case *MethodFrame:
+			reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
+
 			lastMethodFrameMessage = f.Method
 			switch m := f.Method.(type) {
 			case *BasicPublish:
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					NoWait:     m.NoWait,
 					Arguments:  m.Arguments,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventQueueBind, amqpRequest, queueMethodMap[20], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 
 			case *BasicConsume:
@@ -150,7 +148,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					NoWait:      m.NoWait,
 					Arguments:   m.Arguments,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventBasicConsume, amqpRequest, basicMethodMap[20], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 
 			case *BasicDeliver:
@@ -170,7 +167,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					NoWait:     m.NoWait,
 					Arguments:  m.Arguments,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventQueueDeclare, amqpRequest, queueMethodMap[10], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 
 			case *ExchangeDeclare:
@@ -184,7 +180,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					NoWait:     m.NoWait,
 					Arguments:  m.Arguments,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventExchangeDeclare, amqpRequest, exchangeMethodMap[10], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 
 			case *ConnectionStart:
@@ -195,7 +190,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					Mechanisms:       m.Mechanisms,
 					Locales:          m.Locales,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventConnectionStart, amqpRequest, connectionMethodMap[10], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 
 			case *ConnectionClose:
@@ -205,7 +199,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 					ClassId:   m.ClassId,
 					MethodId:  m.MethodId,
 				}
-				reader.GetParent().SetProtocol(&protocol)
 				emitAMQP(*eventConnectionClose, amqpRequest, connectionMethodMap[50], connectionInfo, reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetReadProgress().Current(), reader.GetEmitter(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin())
 			}
 
diff --git a/tap/extensions/amqp/tcp_stream_mock_test.go b/tap/extensions/amqp/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
index 29138a2e1..006e0d6e5 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/amqp/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/amqp/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 type tcpStream struct {
 	isClosed       bool
-	protocol       *api.Protocol
 	isTapTarget    bool
 	origin         api.Capture
 	reqResMatchers []api.RequestResponseMatcher
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ func (t *tcpStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return t.origin
 }
 
-func (t *tcpStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tcpStream) GetReqResMatchers() []api.RequestResponseMatcher {
 	return t.reqResMatchers
 }
diff --git a/tap/extensions/http/main.go b/tap/extensions/http/main.go
index 19f26c122..6bc18086b 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/http/main.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/http/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package http
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -144,10 +143,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 			http2Assembler = createHTTP2Assembler(b)
 		}
 
-		if reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != nil && reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != &http11protocol {
-			return errors.New("Identified by another protocol")
-		}
-
 		if isHTTP2 {
 			err = handleHTTP2Stream(http2Assembler, reader.GetReadProgress(), reader.GetParent().GetOrigin(), reader.GetTcpID(), reader.GetCaptureTime(), reader.GetEmitter(), options, reqResMatcher)
 			if err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
@@ -200,10 +195,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.
 		}
 	}
 
-	if reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() == nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tap/extensions/http/tcp_stream_mock_test.go b/tap/extensions/http/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
index 9d3342364..e644fad06 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/http/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/http/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 type tcpStream struct {
 	isClosed       bool
-	protocol       *api.Protocol
 	isTapTarget    bool
 	origin         api.Capture
 	reqResMatchers []api.RequestResponseMatcher
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ func (t *tcpStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return t.origin
 }
 
-func (t *tcpStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tcpStream) GetReqResMatchers() []api.RequestResponseMatcher {
 	return t.reqResMatchers
 }
diff --git a/tap/extensions/kafka/main.go b/tap/extensions/kafka/main.go
index 750ca65ed..f0097d229 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/kafka/main.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/kafka/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package kafka
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"time"
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ func (d dissecting) Ping() {
 func (d dissecting) Dissect(b *bufio.Reader, reader api.TcpReader, options *api.TrafficFilteringOptions) error {
 	reqResMatcher := reader.GetReqResMatcher().(*requestResponseMatcher)
 	for {
-		if reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != nil && reader.GetParent().GetProtocol() != &_protocol {
-			return errors.New("Identified by another protocol")
-		}
-
 		if reader.GetIsClient() {
 			_, _, err := ReadRequest(b, reader.GetTcpID(), reader.GetCounterPair(), reader.GetCaptureTime(), reqResMatcher)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/tap/extensions/kafka/tcp_stream_mock_test.go b/tap/extensions/kafka/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
index 9a99d42b6..8d6337327 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/kafka/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/kafka/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 type tcpStream struct {
 	isClosed       bool
-	protocol       *api.Protocol
 	isTapTarget    bool
 	origin         api.Capture
 	reqResMatchers []api.RequestResponseMatcher
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ func (t *tcpStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return t.origin
 }
 
-func (t *tcpStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tcpStream) GetReqResMatchers() []api.RequestResponseMatcher {
 	return t.reqResMatchers
 }
diff --git a/tap/extensions/redis/tcp_stream_mock_test.go b/tap/extensions/redis/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
index 450fe7575..e15656b7f 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/redis/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/redis/tcp_stream_mock_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 type tcpStream struct {
 	isClosed       bool
-	protocol       *api.Protocol
 	isTapTarget    bool
 	origin         api.Capture
 	reqResMatchers []api.RequestResponseMatcher
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ func (t *tcpStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return t.origin
 }
 
-func (t *tcpStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tcpStream) GetReqResMatchers() []api.RequestResponseMatcher {
 	return t.reqResMatchers
 }
diff --git a/tap/tcp_stream.go b/tap/tcp_stream.go
index 0d0532392..c56515b9c 100644
--- a/tap/tcp_stream.go
+++ b/tap/tcp_stream.go
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ func (t *tcpStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return t.origin
 }
 
-func (t *tcpStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tcpStream) GetReqResMatchers() []api.RequestResponseMatcher {
 	return t.reqResMatchers
 }
diff --git a/tap/tlstapper/tls_stream.go b/tap/tlstapper/tls_stream.go
index 4f9f02c15..d0077ba59 100644
--- a/tap/tlstapper/tls_stream.go
+++ b/tap/tlstapper/tls_stream.go
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ func (t *tlsStream) GetOrigin() api.Capture {
 	return api.Ebpf
 }
 
-func (t *tlsStream) GetProtocol() *api.Protocol {
-	return t.protocol
-}
-
 func (t *tlsStream) SetProtocol(protocol *api.Protocol) {
 	t.protocol = protocol
 }