diff --git a/src/app-layer-frames.h b/src/app-layer-frames.h
index 2eb314331674..f49bead57b41 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-frames.h
+++ b/src/app-layer-frames.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 /** max 63 to fit the 64 bit per protocol space */
 #define FRAME_STREAM_TYPE 63
-/** always the first frame to be created. TODO but what about protocol upgrades? */
-#define FRAME_STREAM_ID 1
 
 typedef int64_t FrameId;
 
diff --git a/src/app-layer-parser.c b/src/app-layer-parser.c
index bb1666a28c2e..bcf2e392f5f8 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-parser.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-parser.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static void HandleStreamFrames(Flow *f, StreamSlice stream_slice, const uint8_t
     if (((direction == 0 && (pstate->flags & APP_LAYER_PARSER_SFRAME_TS) == 0) ||
                 (direction == 1 && (pstate->flags & APP_LAYER_PARSER_SFRAME_TC) == 0)) &&
             input != NULL && f->proto == IPPROTO_TCP) {
-        Frame *frame = AppLayerFrameGetById(f, direction, FRAME_STREAM_ID);
+        Frame *frame = AppLayerFrameGetLastOpenByType(f, direction, FRAME_STREAM_TYPE);
         if (frame == NULL) {
             int64_t frame_len = -1;
             if (flags & STREAM_EOF)
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static void HandleStreamFrames(Flow *f, StreamSlice stream_slice, const uint8_t
             }
         }
     } else if (flags & STREAM_EOF) {
-        Frame *frame = AppLayerFrameGetById(f, direction, FRAME_STREAM_ID);
+        Frame *frame = AppLayerFrameGetLastOpenByType(f, direction, FRAME_STREAM_TYPE);
         SCLogDebug("EOF closing: frame %p", frame);
         if (frame) {
             /* calculate final frame length */