diff --git a/libraries/base/dp/src/vhdl/dp_offload_tx.vhd b/libraries/base/dp/src/vhdl/dp_offload_tx.vhd
index c28bdd167082e92d0627d7af3d38d697c79c7f9e..e26d9be826bb95a03b7c4375948fa7dc6eedb31d 100644
--- a/libraries/base/dp/src/vhdl/dp_offload_tx.vhd
+++ b/libraries/base/dp/src/vhdl/dp_offload_tx.vhd
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ BEGIN
       src_out_arr     => dp_split_src_out_2arr(i)
     );
 
-    dp_split_src_in_2arr(i)(0) <= c_dp_siso_rdy;
+    dp_split_src_in_2arr(i)(0) <= c_dp_siso_rdy; -- Always ready to throw away the tail
 
   END GENERATE;
 
@@ -239,23 +239,8 @@ BEGIN
   END GENERATE;
 
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  -- Pipeline the header SLV so it lines up with dp_packet_merge_src_out_arr(i).sop, which
-  -- is used to indicate that the header is valid. The following diagram illustrates at
-  -- which SOPs the header is clocked in by dp_field_blk when nof_blocks_per_packet = 2.
-  -- . Note that in this case the header @ SOP 1 is ignored;
-  -- . The delay between snk_in_arr(i).sop and dp_packet_merge_src_out_arr(i).sop is
-  --   fixed (c_dp_split_val_latency + c_dp_packet_merge_val_latency = 3 cycles).
-  --                                           _         _         _
-  -- snk_in_arr(i).sop......................__|0|_______|1|_______|2|_______
-  --                                        __ _________ _________ _________
-  -- hdr_fields_in_arr(i)...................__X_________X_________X_________
-  --                                                 _                   _
-  -- dp_packet_merge_src_out_arr(i).sop.....________|0|_________________|2|__
-  --                                        ________ _________ _________ ____
-  -- hdr_fields_in_piped_arr(i).............________X_________X_________X____
-  --
+  -- Pipeline the header SLV so it lines up with dp_packet_merge_src_out_arr(i).sop  
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
   gen_dp_pipeline_hdr_fields_in_arr : FOR i IN 0 TO g_nof_streams-1 GENERATE
 
     -- FIXME - Put this DP bus on the entity instead of hdr_fields_in_arr.