diff --git a/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py b/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
index 3944afe6..fe7b1e6b 100644
--- a/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
+++ b/telethon/extensions/messagepacker.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class MessagePacker:
         self._deque.extend(states)
         self._ready.set()
 
-    async def get(self, cancellation):
+    async def get(self):
         """
         Returns (batch, data) if one or more items could be retrieved.
 
@@ -47,19 +47,7 @@ class MessagePacker:
         """
         if not self._deque:
             self._ready.clear()
-            ready = self._loop.create_task(self._ready.wait())
-            try:
-                done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
-                    [ready, cancellation],
-                    return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
-                    loop=self._loop
-                )
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                done = [cancellation]
-
-            if cancellation in done:
-                ready.cancel()
-                return None, None
+            await self._ready.wait()
 
         buffer = io.BytesIO()
         batch = []
diff --git a/telethon/network/connection/connection.py b/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
index e67e3267..625635e3 100644
--- a/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
+++ b/telethon/network/connection/connection.py
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         self._proxy = proxy
         self._reader = None
         self._writer = None
-        self._disconnected = self._loop.create_future()
-        self._disconnected.set_result(None)
+        self._connected = False
         self._send_task = None
         self._recv_task = None
         self._send_queue = asyncio.Queue(1)
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
             self._reader, self._writer = \
                 await asyncio.open_connection(sock=s, loop=self._loop)
 
-        self._disconnected = self._loop.create_future()
+        self._connected = True
         self._send_task = self._loop.create_task(self._send_loop())
         self._recv_task = self._loop.create_task(self._recv_loop())
 
@@ -89,11 +88,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         self._disconnect(error=None)
 
     def _disconnect(self, error):
-        if not self._disconnected.done():
-            if error:
-                self._disconnected.set_exception(error)
-            else:
-                self._disconnected.set_result(None)
+        self._connected = False
 
         while not self._send_queue.empty():
             self._send_queue.get_nowait()
@@ -110,10 +105,6 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         if self._writer:
             self._writer.close()
 
-    @property
-    def disconnected(self):
-        return asyncio.shield(self._disconnected, loop=self._loop)
-
     def clone(self):
         """
         Creates a clone of the connection.
@@ -126,7 +117,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
 
         This method returns a coroutine.
         """
-        if self._disconnected.done():
+        if not self._connected:
             raise ConnectionError('Not connected')
 
         return self._send_queue.put(data)
@@ -137,7 +128,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
 
         This method returns a coroutine.
         """
-        if self._disconnected.done():
+        if not self._connected:
             raise ConnectionError('Not connected')
 
         result = await self._recv_queue.get()
@@ -151,7 +142,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         This loop is constantly popping items off the queue to send them.
         """
         try:
-            while not self._disconnected.done():
+            while self._connected:
                 self._send(await self._send_queue.get())
                 await self._writer.drain()
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
@@ -166,7 +157,7 @@ class Connection(abc.ABC):
         This loop is constantly putting items on the queue as they're read.
         """
         try:
-            while not self._disconnected.done():
+            while self._connected:
                 data = await self._recv()
                 await self._recv_queue.put(data)
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
diff --git a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
index 462aa22a..b4347586 100644
--- a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
+++ b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         __log__.debug('Closing current connection...')
         self._connection.disconnect()
 
-        __log__.debug('Awaiting for the send loop before reconnecting...')
-        await self._send_loop_handle
+        __log__.debug('Cancelling the send loop...')
+        self._send_loop_handle.cancel()
 
-        __log__.debug('Awaiting for the receive loop before reconnecting...')
-        await self._recv_loop_handle
+        __log__.debug('Cancelling the receive loop...')
+        self._recv_loop_handle.cancel()
 
         self._reconnecting = False
 
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
             # This means that while it's not empty we can wait for
             # more messages to be added to the send queue.
             try:
-                batch, data = await self._send_queue.get(
-                    self._connection.disconnected)
+                batch, data = await self._send_queue.get()
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 return