diff --git a/tdns/safearray.hh b/tdns/safearray.hh
index 6ca3118..fe13da0 100644
--- a/tdns/safearray.hh
+++ b/tdns/safearray.hh
@@ -35,9 +35,4 @@ struct SafeArray
     payloadpos += size;
     return ret;
   }
-
-  std::string serialize() const
-  {
-    return std::string((const char*)&payload.at(0), (const char*)&payload.at(payloadpos));
-  }
 };
diff --git a/tdns/tdns.cc b/tdns/tdns.cc
index b99df88..c698bad 100644
--- a/tdns/tdns.cc
+++ b/tdns/tdns.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ bool processQuestion(const DNSNode& zones, DNSMessageReader& dm, const ComboAddr
   dm.getQuestion(qname, qtype);
 
   DNSName origname=qname; // we need this for error reporting, we munch the original name
-
   cout<<"Received a query from "<<remote.toStringWithPort()<<" for "<<qname<<" and type "<<qtype<<endl;
 
   try {
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ bool processQuestion(const DNSNode& zones, DNSMessageReader& dm, const ComboAddr
       }
       response.setEDNS(newsize, doBit);
     }
-
     
     if(qtype == DNSType::AXFR || qtype == DNSType::IXFR)  {
       cout<<"Query was for AXFR or IXFR over UDP, can't do that"<<endl;
@@ -200,7 +198,6 @@ void udpThread(ComboAddress local, Socket* sock, const DNSNode* zones)
     dm.getQuestion(qname, qtype);
     DNSMessageWriter response(qname, qtype);
 
-
     if(processQuestion(*zones, dm, local, remote, response)) {
       cout<<"Sending response with rcode "<<(RCode)response.dh.rcode <<endl;
       string ret = response.serialize();