diff --git a/src/SerializationFormat.cc b/src/SerializationFormat.cc
index a005a103cf..10dd4f29ea 100644
--- a/src/SerializationFormat.cc
+++ b/src/SerializationFormat.cc
@@ -107,15 +107,6 @@ bool BinarySerializationFormat::Read(int* v, const char* tag)
 	return true;
 	}
 
-bool BinarySerializationFormat::Read(uint8* v, const char* tag)
-	{
-	if ( ! ReadData(v, sizeof(*v)) )
-		return false;
-
-	DBG_LOG(DBG_SERIAL, "Read uint8 %hu [%s]", *v, tag);
-	return true;
-	}
-
 bool BinarySerializationFormat::Read(uint16* v, const char* tag)
 	{
 	if ( ! ReadData(v, sizeof(*v)) )
@@ -310,12 +301,6 @@ bool BinarySerializationFormat::Write(char v, const char* tag)
 	return WriteData(&v, 1);
 	}
 
-bool BinarySerializationFormat::Write(uint8 v, const char* tag)
-	{
-	DBG_LOG(DBG_SERIAL, "Write uint8 %hu [%s]", v, tag);
-	return WriteData(&v, sizeof(v));
-	}
-
 bool BinarySerializationFormat::Write(uint16 v, const char* tag)
 	{
 	DBG_LOG(DBG_SERIAL, "Write uint16 %hu [%s]", v, tag);
@@ -462,12 +447,6 @@ bool XMLSerializationFormat::Read(int* v, const char* tag)
 	return false;
 	}
 
-bool XMLSerializationFormat::Read(uint8* v, const char* tag)
-	{
-	reporter->InternalError("no reading of xml");
-	return false;
-	}
-
 bool XMLSerializationFormat::Read(uint16* v, const char* tag)
 	{
 	reporter->InternalError("no reading of xml");
@@ -551,13 +530,6 @@ bool XMLSerializationFormat::Write(char v, const char* tag)
 	return WriteElem(tag, "char", &v, 1);
 	}
 
-bool XMLSerializationFormat::Write(uint8 v, const char* tag)
-	{
-	const char* tmp = fmt("%" PRIu8, v);
-	return WriteElem(tag, "uint8", tmp, strlen(tmp));
-	}
-
-
 bool XMLSerializationFormat::Write(uint16 v, const char* tag)
 	{
 	const char* tmp = fmt("%" PRIu16, v);
diff --git a/src/SerializationFormat.h b/src/SerializationFormat.h
index 05cf56d961..f270b61bae 100644
--- a/src/SerializationFormat.h
+++ b/src/SerializationFormat.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void EndRead();
 
 	virtual bool Read(int* v, const char* tag) = 0;
-	virtual bool Read(uint8* v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Read(uint16* v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Read(uint32* v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Read(int64* v, const char* tag) = 0;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ public:
 	virtual uint32 EndWrite(char** data);	// passes ownership
 
 	virtual bool Write(int v, const char* tag) = 0;
-	virtual bool Write(uint8 v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Write(uint16 v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Write(uint32 v, const char* tag) = 0;
 	virtual bool Write(int64 v, const char* tag) = 0;
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ public:
 	virtual ~BinarySerializationFormat();
 
 	virtual bool Read(int* v, const char* tag);
-	virtual bool Read(uint8* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(uint16* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(uint32* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(int64* v, const char* tag);
@@ -109,7 +106,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool Read(struct in_addr* addr, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(struct in6_addr* addr, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(int v, const char* tag);
-	virtual bool Write(uint8 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(uint16 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(uint32 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(int64 v, const char* tag);
@@ -136,7 +132,6 @@ public:
 
 	// We don't write anything if tag is nil.
 	virtual bool Write(int v, const char* tag);
-	virtual bool Write(uint8 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(uint16 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(uint32 v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Write(int64 v, const char* tag);
@@ -157,7 +152,6 @@ public:
 
 	// Not implemented.
 	virtual bool Read(int* v, const char* tag);
-	virtual bool Read(uint8* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(uint16* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(uint32* v, const char* tag);
 	virtual bool Read(int64* v, const char* tag);
diff --git a/src/Serializer.h b/src/Serializer.h
index 719d4dc527..72e0723880 100644
--- a/src/Serializer.h
+++ b/src/Serializer.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_WRITE(type)
 
 	DECLARE_IO(int)
-	DECLARE_IO(uint8)
 	DECLARE_IO(uint16)
 	DECLARE_IO(uint32)
 	DECLARE_IO(int64)
diff --git a/src/probabilistic/CardinalityCounter.cc b/src/probabilistic/CardinalityCounter.cc
index 7a1814d6ae..b9e0744225 100644
--- a/src/probabilistic/CardinalityCounter.cc
+++ b/src/probabilistic/CardinalityCounter.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ bool CardinalityCounter::Serialize(SerialInfo* info) const
 	valid &= SERIALIZE(alpha_m);
 
 	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < m; i++ )
-		valid &= SERIALIZE(buckets[i]);
+		valid &= SERIALIZE((char)buckets[i]);
 
 	return valid;
 	}
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ CardinalityCounter* CardinalityCounter::Unserialize(UnserialInfo* info)
 
 	for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < m; i++ )
 		{
-		uint8_t* currbucket = buckets + i;
-		valid &= UNSERIALIZE(currbucket);
+		char c;
+		valid &= UNSERIALIZE(&c);
+		buckets[i] = (uint8)c;
 		}
 
 	return valid ? c : 0;