diff --git a/src/apps/web/WebHttpsocket.cpp b/src/apps/web/WebHttpsocket.cpp
index 1cb4bdd0..8ef9cba5 100644
--- a/src/apps/web/WebHttpsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/web/WebHttpsocket.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ void WebServer::runHttpsocket(ThreadPool<MsgHttpsocket>::Thread &thr) {
     uWS::Group<uWS::SERVER> *hubGroup;
     flat_hash_map<uint64_t, Connection*> connIdToConnection;
     uint64_t nextConnectionId = 1;
+    uint64_t requestCounter = 0;
 
     flat_hash_map<uWS::HttpResponse *, HTTPRequest> receivingRequests;
 
-    std::vector<bool> tpReaderLock(tpReader.numThreads, false);
-    std::queue<MsgWebReader> pendingReaderMessages;
-
 
     {
         int extensionOptions = 0;
@@ -49,20 +47,8 @@ void WebServer::runHttpsocket(ThreadPool<MsgHttpsocket>::Thread &thr) {
         c->pendingRequests.insert(res);
 
         if (req.method == uWS::HttpMethod::METHOD_GET) {
-            auto m = MsgWebReader{MsgWebReader::Request{std::move(req), MAX_U64}};
-            bool didDispatch = false;
-
-            for (uint64_t i = 0; i < tpReader.numThreads; i++) {
-                if (tpReaderLock[i] == false) {
-                    tpReaderLock[i] = true;
-                    std::get<MsgWebReader::Request>(m.msg).lockedThreadId = i;
-                    tpReader.dispatch(i, std::move(m));
-                    didDispatch = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!didDispatch) pendingReaderMessages.emplace(std::move(m));
+            auto m = MsgWebReader{MsgWebReader::Request{std::move(req)}};
+            tpReader.dispatch(requestCounter++, std::move(m));
         } else if (req.method == uWS::HttpMethod::METHOD_POST) {
             if (remainingBytes) {
                 receivingRequests.emplace(res, std::move(req));
@@ -87,20 +73,6 @@ void WebServer::runHttpsocket(ThreadPool<MsgHttpsocket>::Thread &thr) {
     });
 
 
-    auto unlockThread = [&](uint64_t lockedThreadId){
-        if (lockedThreadId == MAX_U64) return;
-
-        if (tpReaderLock.at(lockedThreadId) == false) throw herr("tried to unlock already unlocked reader lock!");
-
-        if (pendingReaderMessages.empty()) {
-            tpReaderLock[lockedThreadId] = false;
-        } else {
-            std::get<MsgWebReader::Request>(pendingReaderMessages.front().msg).lockedThreadId = lockedThreadId;
-            tpReader.dispatch(lockedThreadId, std::move(pendingReaderMessages.front()));
-            pendingReaderMessages.pop();
-        }
-    };
-
     std::function<void()> asyncCb = [&]{
         auto newMsgs = thr.inbox.pop_all_no_wait();
 
@@ -118,10 +90,6 @@ void WebServer::runHttpsocket(ThreadPool<MsgHttpsocket>::Thread &thr) {
                 c.pendingRequests.erase(msg->res);
 
                 msg->res->end(msg->payload.data(), msg->payload.size());
-
-                unlockThread(msg->lockedThreadId);
-            } else if (auto msg = std::get_if<MsgHttpsocket::Unlock>(&newMsg.msg)) {
-                unlockThread(msg->lockedThreadId);
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/apps/web/WebReader.cpp b/src/apps/web/WebReader.cpp
index 525d8b48..192386ed 100644
--- a/src/apps/web/WebReader.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/web/WebReader.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void WebServer::runReader(ThreadPool<MsgWebReader>::Thread &thr) {
                 try {
                     HTTPResponse resp = generateReadResponse(txn, decomp, msg->req);
                     std::string payload = resp.encode(msg->req.acceptGzip);
-                    sendHttpResponseAndUnlock(msg->lockedThreadId, msg->req, payload);
+                    sendHttpResponseRaw(msg->req, payload);
                 } catch (std::exception &e) {
                     HTTPResponse res;
                     res.code = "500 Server Error";
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void WebServer::runReader(ThreadPool<MsgWebReader>::Thread &thr) {
 
                     std::string payload = res.encode(false);
 
-                    sendHttpResponseAndUnlock(msg->lockedThreadId, msg->req, payload);
+                    sendHttpResponseRaw(msg->req, payload);
                     LE << "500 server error: " << e.what();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/apps/web/WebServer.h b/src/apps/web/WebServer.h
index 04485fff..ef9eac27 100644
--- a/src/apps/web/WebServer.h
+++ b/src/apps/web/WebServer.h
@@ -39,14 +39,9 @@ struct MsgHttpsocket : NonCopyable {
         uint64_t connId;
         uWS::HttpResponse *res;
         std::string payload;
-        uint64_t lockedThreadId;
     };
 
-    struct Unlock {
-        uint64_t lockedThreadId;
-    };
-
-    using Var = std::variant<Send, Unlock>;
+    using Var = std::variant<Send>;
     Var msg;
     MsgHttpsocket(Var &&msg_) : msg(std::move(msg_)) {}
 };
@@ -54,7 +49,6 @@ struct MsgHttpsocket : NonCopyable {
 struct MsgWebReader : NonCopyable {
     struct Request {
         HTTPRequest req;
-        uint64_t lockedThreadId;
     };
 
     using Var = std::variant<Request>;
@@ -96,14 +90,9 @@ struct WebServer {
 
     // Utils
 
-    void unlockThread(uint64_t lockedThreadId) {
-        tpHttpsocket.dispatch(0, MsgHttpsocket{MsgHttpsocket::Unlock{lockedThreadId}});
-        hubTrigger->send();
-    }
-
     // Moves from payload!
-    void sendHttpResponseAndUnlock(uint64_t lockedThreadId, const HTTPRequest &req, std::string &payload) {
-        tpHttpsocket.dispatch(0, MsgHttpsocket{MsgHttpsocket::Send{req.connId, req.res, std::move(payload), lockedThreadId}});
+    void sendHttpResponseRaw(const HTTPRequest &req, std::string &payload) {
+        tpHttpsocket.dispatch(0, MsgHttpsocket{MsgHttpsocket::Send{req.connId, req.res, std::move(payload)}});
         hubTrigger->send();
     }
 
@@ -111,10 +100,10 @@ struct WebServer {
         HTTPResponse res;
         res.code = code;
         res.contentType = contentType;
-        res.body = std::string(body); // FIXME: copy
+        res.body = std::string(body); // FIXME: don't copy
 
         std::string payload = res.encode(false);
 
-        sendHttpResponseAndUnlock(MAX_U64, req, payload);
+        sendHttpResponseRaw(req, payload);
     }
 };