diff --git a/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go b/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
index ab666a11c..07433d76d 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ again:
 			return dstBuf, tailBuf, nil
 		}
 		var ne net.Error
-		if errors.As(err, &ne) && ne.Timeout() && fasttime.UnixTimestamp() == startTime {
-			// Prevent from busy loop when timeout erorrs are returned immediately.
-			// See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/696 .
-			return dstBuf, tailBuf, fmt.Errorf("detected busy loop with repeated timeout error")
+		if errors.As(err, &ne) && ne.Timeout() {
+			if fasttime.UnixTimestamp() == startTime {
+				// Prevent from busy loop when timeout erorrs are returned immediately.
+				// See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/696 .
+				return dstBuf, tailBuf, fmt.Errorf("detected busy loop with repeated timeout error")
+			}
+			// Return empty results for an ordinary timeout.
+			return dstBuf, tailBuf, nil
 		}
 		return dstBuf, tailBuf, err
 	}
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/graphite/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/graphite/streamparser.go
index cdca2a3ed..3a1f30b8a 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/graphite/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/graphite/streamparser.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package graphite
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -54,17 +53,11 @@ func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader) bool {
 	}
 	ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf, ctx.err = common.ReadLinesBlock(r, ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf)
 	if ctx.err != nil {
-		var ne net.Error
-		if errors.As(ctx.err, &ne) && ne.Timeout() {
-			// Flush the read data on timeout and try reading again.
-			ctx.err = nil
-		} else {
-			if ctx.err != io.EOF {
-				readErrors.Inc()
-				ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read graphite plaintext protocol data: %w", ctx.err)
-			}
-			return false
+		if ctx.err != io.EOF {
+			readErrors.Inc()
+			ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read graphite plaintext protocol data: %w", ctx.err)
 		}
+		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Rows.Unmarshal(bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(ctx.reqBuf))
 	rowsRead.Add(len(ctx.Rows.Rows))
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/opentsdb/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/opentsdb/streamparser.go
index dffa229c2..fae719063 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/opentsdb/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/opentsdb/streamparser.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package opentsdb
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -53,17 +52,11 @@ func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader) bool {
 	}
 	ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf, ctx.err = common.ReadLinesBlock(r, ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf)
 	if ctx.err != nil {
-		var ne net.Error
-		if errors.As(ctx.err, &ne) && ne.Timeout() {
-			// Flush the read data on timeout and try reading again.
-			ctx.err = nil
-		} else {
-			if ctx.err != io.EOF {
-				readErrors.Inc()
-				ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read OpenTSDB put protocol data: %w", ctx.err)
-			}
-			return false
+		if ctx.err != io.EOF {
+			readErrors.Inc()
+			ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read OpenTSDB put protocol data: %w", ctx.err)
 		}
+		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Rows.Unmarshal(bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(ctx.reqBuf))
 	rowsRead.Add(len(ctx.Rows.Rows))
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/prometheus/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/prometheus/streamparser.go
index fc87227b6..da5c5dac9 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/prometheus/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/prometheus/streamparser.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package prometheus
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -54,17 +53,11 @@ func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader) bool {
 	}
 	ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf, ctx.err = common.ReadLinesBlock(r, ctx.reqBuf, ctx.tailBuf)
 	if ctx.err != nil {
-		var ne net.Error
-		if errors.As(ctx.err, &ne) && ne.Timeout() {
-			// Flush the read data on timeout and try reading again.
-			ctx.err = nil
-		} else {
-			if ctx.err != io.EOF {
-				readErrors.Inc()
-				ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read Prometheus exposition data: %w", ctx.err)
-			}
-			return false
+		if ctx.err != io.EOF {
+			readErrors.Inc()
+			ctx.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read Prometheus exposition data: %w", ctx.err)
 		}
+		return false
 	}
 	ctx.Rows.Unmarshal(bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(ctx.reqBuf))
 	rowsRead.Add(len(ctx.Rows.Rows))