diff --git a/tractor/_context.py b/tractor/_context.py
index c5b4afc5..5a69077e 100644
--- a/tractor/_context.py
+++ b/tractor/_context.py
@@ -2429,11 +2429,7 @@ async def open_context_from_portal(
             try:
                 # await pause(shield=True)
                 await ctx.cancel()
-            except (
-                trio.BrokenResourceError,
-                trio.ClosedResourceError,
-                TransportClosed,
-            ):
+            except TransportClosed:
                 log.warning(
                     'IPC connection for context is broken?\n'
                     f'task: {ctx.cid}\n'
diff --git a/tractor/_portal.py b/tractor/_portal.py
index a914bb80..2fc9dbb7 100644
--- a/tractor/_portal.py
+++ b/tractor/_portal.py
@@ -329,18 +329,7 @@ class Portal:
             # if we get here some weird cancellation case happened
             return False
 
-        except (
-            # XXX, should never really get raised unless we aren't
-            # wrapping them in the below type by mistake?
-            #
-            # Leaving the catch here for now until we're very sure
-            # all the cases (for various tpt protos) have indeed been
-            # re-wrapped ;p
-            trio.ClosedResourceError,
-            trio.BrokenResourceError,
-
-            TransportClosed,
-        ) as tpt_err:
+        except TransportClosed as tpt_err:
             ipc_borked_report: str = (
                 f'IPC for actor already closed/broken?\n\n'
                 f'\n'
diff --git a/tractor/_rpc.py b/tractor/_rpc.py
index 801ab672..bd26b5ed 100644
--- a/tractor/_rpc.py
+++ b/tractor/_rpc.py
@@ -935,6 +935,11 @@ async def try_ship_error_to_remote(
 
         # XXX NOTE XXX in SC terms this is one of the worst things
         # that can happen and provides for a 2-general's dilemma..
+        #
+        # FURHTER, we should never really have to handle these
+        # lowlevel excs from `trio` since the `Channel.send()` layers
+        # downward should be mostly wrapping such cases in a
+        # tpt-closed; the `.critical()` usage is warranted.
         except (
             trio.ClosedResourceError,
             trio.BrokenResourceError,
diff --git a/tractor/_streaming.py b/tractor/_streaming.py
index cf3eaab0..56e0607a 100644
--- a/tractor/_streaming.py
+++ b/tractor/_streaming.py
@@ -410,10 +410,7 @@ class MsgStream(trio.abc.Channel):
             # it).
             with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
                 await self._ctx.send_stop()
-
         except (
-            trio.BrokenResourceError,
-            trio.ClosedResourceError,
             TransportClosed,
         ) as re:
             # the underlying channel may already have been pulled
@@ -595,8 +592,6 @@ class MsgStream(trio.abc.Channel):
                 ),
             )
         except (
-            trio.ClosedResourceError,
-            trio.BrokenResourceError,
             BrokenPipeError,
             TransportClosed,
         ) as _trans_err: