diff --git a/fortuna.cpp b/fortuna.cpp
index 4455b60..624b848 100644
--- a/fortuna.cpp
+++ b/fortuna.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ Fortuna::Fortuna() {
 
 		this->sync_point.wait(); // wait for init
 
-		th_gen = std::thread(&Fortuna::generator_service,
-							 this,
-							 std::make_shared<fortuna::generator::Generator>());
-		th_accu = std::thread(&Fortuna::accumulator_service, this);
 		th_sfm = std::thread(&Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service, this);
 		th_urandom = std::thread(&Fortuna::urandom_entropy_src_service, this);
 	}
@@ -43,12 +39,6 @@ Fortuna::Fortuna() {
 	}
 }
 Fortuna::~Fortuna() noexcept {
-	if (th_gen.joinable()) {
-		th_gen.join();
-	}
-	if (th_accu.joinable()) {
-		th_accu.join();
-	}
 	if (th_sfm.joinable()) {
 		th_sfm.join();
 	}
@@ -124,47 +114,6 @@ auto Fortuna::random_data(unsigned int n_bytes) -> void {
 	fmt::print("getting random data took {:.{}f}s\n", diff.count(), 12);
 } // random_data
 
-auto Fortuna::generator_service(
-	std::shared_ptr<fortuna::generator::Generator> Gen) -> void {
-	static constexpr const std::chrono::milliseconds sleep_time{1000};
-
-	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
-
-	{
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
-		fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting generator service\n");
-	}
-
-	while (true) {
-		time_point = fortuna::Util::current_time();
-		{
-			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
-			fmt::print("[*] g: @{}\n", time_point);
-		}
-		std::this_thread::sleep_until(time_point +
-									  std::chrono::milliseconds(sleep_time));
-	}
-}
-
-auto Fortuna::accumulator_service() -> void {
-	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds sleep_time{10};
-
-	std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time_point;
-	{
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
-		fmt::print("[i] fortuna: starting accumulator service\n");
-	}
-
-	while (true) {
-		time_point = fortuna::Util::current_time();
-		{
-			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
-			fmt::print("[*] accu: @{}\n", time_point);
-		}
-		std::this_thread::sleep_until(time_point +
-									  std::chrono::seconds(sleep_time));
-	}
-}
 
 auto Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service() -> void {
 	static constexpr const std::chrono::seconds checkup_interval{10};
diff --git a/fortuna.h b/fortuna.h
index 676dad9..6c07dc8 100644
--- a/fortuna.h
+++ b/fortuna.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ public:
 	std::mutex mtx_p_pools;
 	mutable std::mutex mtx_accu; // used in const fun, too
 	std::mutex print_mtx;
-	std::thread th_gen;
-	std::thread th_accu;
 	std::thread th_sfm;
 	std::thread th_urandom;
 	std::latch sync_point{1}; // wait for init before spawning the threads
@@ -80,11 +78,6 @@ public:
 		fmt::print("[*] fortuna: PRNG initialized\n");
 	}
 
-	auto generator_service(std::shared_ptr<fortuna::generator::Generator> Gen)
-		-> void;
-
-	auto accumulator_service() -> void;
-
 	auto seed_file_manager_service() -> void;
 
 	auto urandom_entropy_src_service() -> void;