diff --git a/alert_parser.c b/alert_parser.c
index 70cc1bf..e770ff6 100644
--- a/alert_parser.c
+++ b/alert_parser.c
@@ -45,22 +45,19 @@ unsigned int     alerts_pool_count = 0;
  * \param  arg   void* pointer to the alert to be added to the pool, if any
  */
 
-void*
-AI_serializer_thread ( void *arg )
+void
+AI_serializer ( AI_snort_alert *alert )
 {
 	unsigned int    i      = 0;
-	AI_snort_alert  *alert = NULL;
 
-	if ( arg )
+	if ( alert )
 	{
-		alert = ( AI_snort_alert* ) arg;
-
 		pthread_mutex_lock ( &alerts_pool_mutex );
 		alerts_pool [ alerts_pool_count++ ] = alert;
 		pthread_mutex_unlock ( &alerts_pool_mutex );
 	}
 
-	if ( !arg || ( arg && alerts_pool_count >= config->alert_bufsize ))
+	if ( !alert || ( alert && alerts_pool_count >= config->alert_bufsize ))
 	{
 		pthread_mutex_lock ( &alerts_pool_mutex );
 		AI_serialize_alerts ( alerts_pool, alerts_pool_count );
@@ -73,10 +70,7 @@ AI_serializer_thread ( void *arg )
 		alerts_pool_count = 0;
 		pthread_mutex_unlock ( &alerts_pool_mutex );
 	}
-
-	/* pthread_exit ((void*) 0); */
-	return (void*) 0;
-}		/* -----  end of function AI_serializer_thread  ----- */
+}		/* -----  end of function AI_serializer  ----- */
 
 
 /**
@@ -95,17 +89,7 @@ AI_alerts_pool_thread ( void *arg )
 		if ( !alerts_pool || alerts_pool_count == 0 )
 			continue;
 
-		AI_serializer_thread((void*) 0);
-
-		/* if ( pthread_create ( &serializer_thread, NULL, AI_serializer_thread, NULL ) != 0 ) */
-		/* { */
-		/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to create the alerts' serializer thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-		/* } */
-
-		/* if ( pthread_join ( serializer_thread, NULL ) != 0 ) */
-		/* { */
-		/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Could not join the alerts' serializer thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-		/* } */
+		AI_serializer ( NULL );
 	}
 
 	pthread_exit ((void*) 0);
@@ -295,18 +279,8 @@ AI_file_alertparser_thread ( void* arg )
 						tmp->next = alert;
 					}
 
-					AI_serializer_thread ((void*) alert);
+					AI_serializer ( alert );
 
-					/* if ( pthread_create ( &serializer_thread, NULL, AI_serializer_thread, alert ) != 0 ) */
-					/* { */
-					/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to create the alerts' serializer thread", __FILE__, __LINE__  ); */
-					/* } */
-
-					/* if ( pthread_join ( serializer_thread, NULL ) != 0 ) */
-					/* { */
-					/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to join the alerts' serializer thread", __FILE__, __LINE__  ); */
-					/* } */
-					
 					if ( config->outdbtype != outdb_none )
 					{
 						AI_store_alert_to_db ( alert );
diff --git a/cluster.c b/cluster.c
index 796262e..f9626a3 100644
--- a/cluster.c
+++ b/cluster.c
@@ -290,16 +290,6 @@ __AI_merge_alerts ( AI_snort_alert **log )
 								alerts_couple->alert2 = tmp2->next;
 
 								AI_store_cluster_to_db ( alerts_couple );
-
-								/* if ( pthread_create ( &db_thread, NULL, AI_store_cluster_to_db_thread, alerts_couple ) != 0 ) */
-								/* { */
-								/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to create the cluster-to-database thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-								/* } */
-
-								/* if ( pthread_join ( db_thread, NULL ) != 0 ) */
-								/* { */
-								/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Could not join the cluster-to-database thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-								/* } */
 							}
 
 							/* Merge the two alerts */
diff --git a/correlation.c b/correlation.c
index 7b72097..5f4dc6a 100644
--- a/correlation.c
+++ b/correlation.c
@@ -1469,16 +1469,6 @@ AI_alert_correlation_thread ( void *arg )
 					if ( config->outdbtype != outdb_none )
 					{
 						AI_store_correlation_to_db ( corr );
-
-						/* if ( pthread_create ( &db_thread, NULL, AI_store_correlation_to_db_thread, corr ) != 0 ) */
-						/* { */
-						/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to create the correlation-to-database storing thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-						/* } */
-
-						/* if ( pthread_join ( db_thread, NULL ) != 0 ) */
-						/* { */
-						/* 	AI_fatal_err ( "Failed to join the correlation-to-database storing thread", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); */
-						/* } */
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/db.c b/db.c
index b1b809f..4782641 100644
--- a/db.c
+++ b/db.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ AI_db_alertparser_thread ( void *arg )
 		DB_free_result ( res );
 		latest_time = time ( NULL );
 
-		AI_serializer_thread ((void*) alert);
+		AI_serializer ( alert );
 	}
 
 	DB_close();
diff --git a/spp_ai.h b/spp_ai.h
index 6c8ee86..8384115 100644
--- a/spp_ai.h
+++ b/spp_ai.h
@@ -540,9 +540,9 @@ AI_snort_alert*    AI_get_alerts ( void );
 AI_snort_alert*    AI_get_clustered_alerts ( void );
 
 void                   AI_serialize_alerts ( AI_snort_alert**, unsigned int );
+void                   AI_serializer ( AI_snort_alert* );
 void*                  AI_deserialize_alerts ();
 void*                  AI_alerts_pool_thread ( void* );
-void*                  AI_serializer_thread ( void* );
 void*                  AI_neural_thread ( void* );
 const AI_alert_event*  AI_get_alert_events_by_key ( AI_alert_event_key );
 unsigned int           AI_get_history_alert_number ();