diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_parallel_pool.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_parallel_pool.go
index beb0cc3b467..4ba5f1068e6 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_parallel_pool.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_parallel_pool.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package vreplication
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -116,13 +117,6 @@ func (p *parallelWorkersPool) drain(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 			return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "drain aborted")
 		}
 	}
-	// 	p.mu.Lock()
-	// 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	//
-	// 	p.head = 0
-	// 	for i := range p.workers {
-	// 		p.recycleWorker(p.workers[i])
-	// 	}
 	return p.workersError()
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +149,7 @@ func (p *parallelWorkersPool) availableWorker(ctx context.Context, lastCommitted
 
 	go func() {
 		if err := w.applyQueuedEvents(ctx); err != nil {
-			if err == io.EOF {
+			if errors.Is(vterrors.UnwrapAll(err), io.EOF) {
 				w.pool.posReached.Store(true)
 			}
 			p.workerErrors <- err