diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
index 93098f39..d1585d10 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
@@ -79,25 +79,6 @@ class FairMQDevice : public FairMQStateMachine, public FairMQConfigurable
         return fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Send(msg);
     }
 
-    template<typename Serializer, typename DataType>
-    inline int Send(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& msg, DataType&& data, const std::string& chan, const int i = 0) const
-    {
-
-        Serializer().serialize_impl(msg,std::forward<DataType>(data));
-        auto nbytes = fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Send(msg);
-        return nbytes;
-    }
-
-    template<typename Serializer, typename DataType>
-    inline int Send(DataType&& data, const std::string& chan, const int i = 0) const
-    {
-        std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg(NewMessage());
-        Serializer().serialize_impl(msg,std::forward<DataType>(data));
-        auto nbytes = fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Send(msg);
-        return nbytes;
-    }
-
-//*
     template<typename Serializer, typename DataType, typename... Args>
     void Serialize(FairMQMessage& msg, DataType&& data, Args&&... args) const
     {
@@ -110,24 +91,6 @@ class FairMQDevice : public FairMQStateMachine, public FairMQConfigurable
         Deserializer().Deserialize(msg,std::forward<DataType>(data),std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
-
-/*
-// temporary overload to handle the case of a return ref to FairMQMessage
-    template<typename Serializer, typename MessageType, typename DataType>
-    void Serialize(MessageType&& msg, DataType&& data) const
-    {
-        Serializer().Serialize(std::forward<MessageType>(msg),std::forward<DataType>(data));
-    }
-
-    template<typename Deserializer, typename MessageType, typename DataType>
-    void Deserialize(MessageType&& msg, DataType&& data) const
-    {
-        Deserializer().Deserialize(std::forward<MessageType>(msg), std::forward<DataType>(data));
-    }
-
-// */
-
-
     /// Shorthand method to receive `msg` on `chan` at index `i`
     /// @param msg message reference
     /// @param chan channel name
@@ -138,25 +101,6 @@ class FairMQDevice : public FairMQStateMachine, public FairMQConfigurable
         return fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Receive(msg);
     }
 
-
-    template<typename Deserializer, typename DataType>
-    inline int Receive(const std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& msg, DataType&& data, const std::string& chan, const int i = 0) const
-    {   
-        auto nbytes = fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Receive(msg);
-        Deserializer().deserialize_impl(msg,std::forward<DataType>(data));
-        return nbytes;
-    }
-
-    // using rvalue ref as universal reference
-    template<typename Deserializer, typename DataType>
-    inline int Receive(DataType&& data, const std::string& chan, const int i = 0) const
-    {   
-        std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg(NewMessage());
-        auto nbytes = fChannels.at(chan).at(i).Receive(msg);
-        Deserializer().deserialize_impl(msg,std::forward<DataType>(data));
-        return nbytes;
-    }
-
     /// Shorthand method to send a vector of messages on `chan` at index `i`
     /// @param msgVec message vector reference
     /// @param chan channel name
diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQParts.h b/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
index 453427a1..94b379a6 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "FairMQTransportFactory.h"
 #include "FairMQMessage.h"
-#include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "zeromq/FairMQMessageZMQ.h"
-//class FairMQMessageZMQ;
-class FairMQMessageNN;
-namespace fairmq
-{
-    namespace transport
-    {
-        struct ZMQ{};
-        struct NN{};
-    }
-}
 
 /// FairMQParts is a lightweight convenience wrapper around a vector of unique pointers to FairMQMessage, used for sending multi-part messages
 
@@ -51,24 +39,18 @@ class FairMQParts
     }
     
 
+    /// Adds part (std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&) to the container (move)
+    /// @param msg unique pointer to FairMQMessage
+    /// lvalue ref (move not required when passing argument)
     inline void AddPart(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& msg)
     {
         fParts.push_back(std::move(msg));
     }
 
-    template<typename Serializer, typename DataType>
-    inline void AddPart(DataType&& data)
-    {
-        std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg(new FairMQMessageZMQ());
-        Serializer().Serialize(msg, std::forward<DataType>(data));
-        fParts.push_back(std::move(msg));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /// Adds part (std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>) to the container (move)
+    /// Adds part (std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&) to the container (move)
     /// @param msg unique pointer to FairMQMessage
-    inline void AddPart(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg)
+    /// rvalue ref (move required when passing argument)
+    inline void AddPart(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&& msg)
     {
         fParts.push_back(std::move(msg));
     }
@@ -81,16 +63,9 @@ class FairMQParts
     /// @param index container index
     inline std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& At(const int index) { return fParts.at(index); }
 
-
+    // ref version
     inline FairMQMessage& At_ref(const int index) { return *(fParts.at(index)); }
 
-    template<typename Deserializer, typename DataType>
-    inline void At(DataType&& data, const int index)
-    {
-        Deserializer().Deserialize(fParts.at(index), std::forward<DataType>(data));
-    }
-
-    inline std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& At_ptr(const int index) { return fParts.at(index); }
     /// Get number of parts in the container
     /// @return number of parts in the container
     inline int Size() const { return fParts.size(); }
diff --git a/fairmq/devices/GenericFileSink.h b/fairmq/devices/GenericFileSink.h
index d9be195c..a87ad007 100644
--- a/fairmq/devices/GenericFileSink.h
+++ b/fairmq/devices/GenericFileSink.h
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ class GenericFileSink : public FairMQDevice, public T, public U
         int receivedMsg = 0;
         while (CheckCurrentState(RUNNING))
         {
-            if (Receive<deserializer_type>(fInput, "data-in") > 0)
+            std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg(NewMessage());
+            if (Receive(msg,"data-in") > 0)
             {
+                Deserialize<deserializer_type>(*msg,fInput);
                 U::Serialize(fInput);// add fInput to file
                 receivedMsg++;
             }
diff --git a/fairmq/devices/GenericProcessor.h b/fairmq/devices/GenericProcessor.h
index 8909e3ac..29313e60 100644
--- a/fairmq/devices/GenericProcessor.h
+++ b/fairmq/devices/GenericProcessor.h
@@ -75,11 +75,15 @@ class GenericProcessor :   public FairMQDevice, public T, public U,
 
         while (CheckCurrentState(RUNNING))
         {
-            if (Receive<T>(fInput, "data-in") > 0)
+            std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> msg(NewMessage());
+            if (Receive(fInput, "data-in") > 0)
             {
+                Deserialize<T>(*msg,fInput);
                 receivedMsgs++;
                 task_type::Exec(fInput,fOutput);
-                Send<U>(fOutput, "data-out");
+
+                Serialize<U>(*msg,fOutput);
+                Send(fOutput, "data-out");
                 sentMsgs++;
             }
         }