diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/proton/ProtonServerReceiverContext.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/proton/ProtonServerReceiverContext.java
index d5fc1966a3..f08c1fc4e2 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/proton/ProtonServerReceiverContext.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/proton/ProtonServerReceiverContext.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.proton;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
-import io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.RoutingType;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.transaction.Transaction;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.broker.AMQPSessionCallback;
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.exceptions.ActiveMQAMQPExceptio
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.exceptions.ActiveMQAMQPInternalErrorException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.exceptions.ActiveMQAMQPNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.logger.ActiveMQAMQPProtocolMessageBundle;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.protocol.amqp.util.DeliveryUtil;
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.Symbol;
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.messaging.Rejected;
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.messaging.TerminusExpiryPolicy;
@@ -134,7 +131,6 @@ public class ProtonServerReceiverContext extends ProtonInitializable implements
    @Override
    public void onMessage(Delivery delivery) throws ActiveMQAMQPException {
       Receiver receiver;
-      ByteBuf buffer = null;
       try {
          receiver = ((Receiver) delivery.getLink());
 
@@ -145,20 +141,17 @@ public class ProtonServerReceiverContext extends ProtonInitializable implements
          if (delivery.isPartial()) {
             return;
          }
-         // This should be used if getDataLength was avilable
-//         byte[] data = new byte[delivery.getDataLength()];
 
-         buffer = PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer(10 * 1024);
          Transaction tx = null;
 
+         byte[] data;
+
          synchronized (connection.getLock()) {
-            DeliveryUtil.readDelivery(receiver, buffer);
+            data = new byte[delivery.available()];
+            receiver.recv(data, 0, data.length);
             receiver.advance();
          }
 
-         byte[] data = new byte[buffer.writerIndex()];
-         buffer.readBytes(data);
-
          if (delivery.getRemoteState() instanceof TransactionalState) {
 
             TransactionalState txState = (TransactionalState) delivery.getRemoteState();
@@ -179,10 +172,6 @@ public class ProtonServerReceiverContext extends ProtonInitializable implements
          rejected.setError(condition);
          delivery.disposition(rejected);
          delivery.settle();
-      } finally {
-         if (buffer != null) {
-            buffer.release();
-         }
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 37f6ca16bd..8c0553749b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <jgroups.version>3.6.9.Final</jgroups.version>
       <maven.assembly.plugin.version>2.4</maven.assembly.plugin.version>
       <netty.version>4.1.6.Final</netty.version>
-      <proton.version>0.16.0</proton.version>
+      <proton.version>0.18.0</proton.version>
       <resteasy.version>3.0.19.Final</resteasy.version>
       <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
       <qpid.jms.version>0.20.0</qpid.jms.version>
diff --git a/tests/artemis-test-support/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/amqp/client/util/UnmodifiableDelivery.java b/tests/artemis-test-support/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/amqp/client/util/UnmodifiableDelivery.java
index d9bddcbc6a..5545884245 100644
--- a/tests/artemis-test-support/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/amqp/client/util/UnmodifiableDelivery.java
+++ b/tests/artemis-test-support/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/amqp/client/util/UnmodifiableDelivery.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public class UnmodifiableDelivery implements Delivery {
       return delivery.getDataLength();
    } */
 
+   @Override
+   public int available() {
+      return delivery.available();
+   }
+
    @Override
    public DeliveryState getLocalState() {
       return delivery.getLocalState();