diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index dcc8d8691..862fe39e4 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ enum
     SER_GETHASH         = (1 << 2),
 };
 
-#define READWRITE(obj)      (::SerReadWrite(s, (obj), ser_action))
-#define READWRITEMANY(...)      (::SerReadWriteMany(s, ser_action, __VA_ARGS__))
+#define READWRITE(...)      (::SerReadWriteMany(s, ser_action, __VA_ARGS__))
 
 /** 
  * Implement three methods for serializable objects. These are actually wrappers over
@@ -825,19 +824,6 @@ struct CSerActionUnserialize
     constexpr bool ForRead() const { return true; }
 };
 
-template<typename Stream, typename T>
-inline void SerReadWrite(Stream& s, const T& obj, CSerActionSerialize ser_action)
-{
-    ::Serialize(s, obj);
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, typename T>
-inline void SerReadWrite(Stream& s, T& obj, CSerActionUnserialize ser_action)
-{
-    ::Unserialize(s, obj);
-}
-
-
 
 
 
@@ -897,12 +883,6 @@ void SerializeMany(Stream& s)
 {
 }
 
-template<typename Stream, typename Arg>
-void SerializeMany(Stream& s, Arg&& arg)
-{
-    ::Serialize(s, std::forward<Arg>(arg));
-}
-
 template<typename Stream, typename Arg, typename... Args>
 void SerializeMany(Stream& s, Arg&& arg, Args&&... args)
 {
@@ -915,12 +895,6 @@ inline void UnserializeMany(Stream& s)
 {
 }
 
-template<typename Stream, typename Arg>
-inline void UnserializeMany(Stream& s, Arg& arg)
-{
-    ::Unserialize(s, arg);
-}
-
 template<typename Stream, typename Arg, typename... Args>
 inline void UnserializeMany(Stream& s, Arg& arg, Args&... args)
 {
diff --git a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
index 459551943..42fd59380 100644
--- a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 
     template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
     inline void SerializationOp(Stream& s, Operation ser_action) {
-        READWRITEMANY(intval, boolval, stringval, FLATDATA(charstrval), txval);
+        READWRITE(intval, boolval, stringval, FLATDATA(charstrval), txval);
     }
 };