diff --git a/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj b/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj
index 84e6de3..fde7a9a 100644
--- a/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj
+++ b/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="map_driver.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="mem_ctx\mem_ctx.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="pe_image\pe_image.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="set_mgr\set_mgr.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="vdm_ctx\vdm_ctx.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="map_driver.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="mem_ctx\mem_ctx.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="pe_image\pe_image.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="set_mgr\set_mgr.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\hook.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\loadup.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\nt.hpp" />
diff --git a/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj.filters b/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj.filters
index 44dc5b9..e2026b6 100644
--- a/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PSKDM/PSKDM.vcxproj.filters
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="mapper_ctx\mapper_ctx.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="set_mgr\set_mgr.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="util\hook.hpp">
@@ -70,8 +67,5 @@
     <ClInclude Include="vdm_ctx\vdm_ctx.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="set_mgr\set_mgr.hpp">
-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/PSKDM/map_driver.cpp b/PSKDM/map_driver.cpp
index 2685c00..6a1f381 100644
--- a/PSKDM/map_driver.cpp
+++ b/PSKDM/map_driver.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "mapper_ctx/mapper_ctx.hpp"
 #include "vdm_ctx/vdm_ctx.h"
 #include "vdm/vdm.hpp"
-#include "set_mgr/set_mgr.hpp"
 
 namespace mapper
 {
@@ -27,13 +26,13 @@ namespace mapper
 		nasa::mem_ctx runtime_broker(v_ctx, runtime_broker_pid);
 		nasa::mapper_ctx mapper(my_proc, runtime_broker);
 
-		// shoot the tires off the set manager thread.....
-		set_mgr::stop_setmgr(v_ctx, set_mgr::get_setmgr_pethread(v_ctx));
 		const auto [drv_base, drv_entry] = mapper.map(drv_buffer);
+
 		if (!drv_base || !drv_entry)
 			return { mapper_error::init_failed, nullptr };
 
 		mapper.call_entry(drv_entry, entry_data);
+
 		if (!vdm::unload_drv(drv_handle, drv_key))
 			return { mapper_error::unload_error, nullptr };
 
diff --git a/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.cpp b/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e2fd1c6..0000000
--- a/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-#include "set_mgr.hpp"
-
-namespace set_mgr
-{
-	auto get_setmgr_pethread(vdm::vdm_ctx& v_ctx)->PETHREAD
-	{
-		ULONG return_len = 0u;
-		std::size_t alloc_size = 0x1000u;
-		auto process_info = reinterpret_cast<SYSTEM_PROCESS_INFORMATION*>(malloc(alloc_size));
-
-		while (NtQuerySystemInformation
-		(
-			SystemProcessInformation,
-			process_info,
-			alloc_size,
-			&return_len
-		) == STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
-			process_info = reinterpret_cast<SYSTEM_PROCESS_INFORMATION*>(
-				realloc(process_info, alloc_size += 0x1000));
-
-		const auto og_ptr = process_info;
-		while (process_info && process_info->UniqueProcessId != (HANDLE)4)
-			process_info = reinterpret_cast<SYSTEM_PROCESS_INFORMATION*>(
-				reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(process_info) + process_info->NextEntryOffset);
-
-		auto thread_info = reinterpret_cast<SYSTEM_THREAD_INFORMATION*>(
-			reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(process_info) + sizeof SYSTEM_PROCESS_INFORMATION);
-
-		static const auto ntoskrnl_base =
-			util::get_kmodule_base("ntoskrnl.exe");
-
-		const auto [ke_balance_um, ke_balance_rva] =
-			util::memory::sig_scan(
-				KE_BALANCE_SIG, KE_BALANCE_MASK);
-
-		auto rip_rva = *reinterpret_cast<std::uint32_t*>(ke_balance_um + 19);
-		const auto ke_balance_set = ntoskrnl_base + ke_balance_rva + 23 + rip_rva;
-
-		const auto [suspend_in_um, suspend_rva] =
-			util::memory::sig_scan(SUSPEND_THREAD_SIG, SUSPEND_THREAD_MASK);
-
-		rip_rva = *reinterpret_cast<std::uint32_t*>(suspend_in_um + 1);
-		const auto ps_suspend_thread = reinterpret_cast<void*>(ntoskrnl_base + rip_rva + 5 + suspend_rva);
-
-		static const auto lookup_pethread =
-			util::get_kmodule_export("ntoskrnl.exe", "PsLookupThreadByThreadId");
-
-		for (auto idx = 0u; idx < process_info->NumberOfThreads; ++idx)
-		{
-			if (thread_info[idx].StartAddress == reinterpret_cast<void*>(ke_balance_set))
-			{
-				PETHREAD pethread;
-				auto result = v_ctx.syscall<PsLookupThreadByThreadId>(
-					lookup_pethread, thread_info[idx].ClientId.UniqueThread, &pethread);
-
-				free(og_ptr);
-				return pethread;
-			}
-		}
-
-		free(og_ptr);
-		return {};
-	}
-
-	auto stop_setmgr(vdm::vdm_ctx& v_ctx, PETHREAD pethread) -> NTSTATUS
-	{
-		static const auto ntoskrnl_base =
-			util::get_kmodule_base("ntoskrnl.exe");
-
-		const auto [suspend_in_um, suspend_rva] =
-			util::memory::sig_scan(SUSPEND_THREAD_SIG, SUSPEND_THREAD_MASK);
-
-		const auto rip_rva = *reinterpret_cast<std::uint32_t*>(suspend_in_um + 1);
-		const auto ps_suspend_thread = reinterpret_cast<void*>(ntoskrnl_base + rip_rva + 5 + suspend_rva);
-		return v_ctx.syscall<PsSuspendThread>(ps_suspend_thread, pethread, nullptr);
-	}
-}
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diff --git a/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.hpp b/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index beea970..0000000
--- a/PSKDM/set_mgr/set_mgr.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include "../vdm_ctx/vdm_ctx.h"
-
-using PETHREAD = PVOID;
-using PsSuspendThread = NTSTATUS(*)(PETHREAD, PULONG);
-using PsLookupThreadByThreadId = NTSTATUS(*)(HANDLE, PETHREAD*);
-
-#define KE_BALANCE_SIG "\x65\x48\x8B\x04\x25\x00\x00\x00\x00\x48\x8B\x88\x00\x00\x00\x00\x48\x8D\x05"
-#define KE_BALANCE_MASK "xxxxx????xxx????xxx"
-
-#define SUSPEND_THREAD_SIG "\xE8\x00\x00\x00\x00\x8B\xF8\xBA\x50\x73\x53\x75"
-#define SUSPEND_THREAD_MASK "x????xxxxxxx"
-
-namespace set_mgr
-{
-	auto get_setmgr_pethread(vdm::vdm_ctx& v_ctx)->PETHREAD;
-	auto stop_setmgr(vdm::vdm_ctx& v_ctx, PETHREAD pethread)->NTSTATUS;
-}
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diff --git a/PSKDM/util/util.hpp b/PSKDM/util/util.hpp
index 2a7fd37..69b848c 100644
--- a/PSKDM/util/util.hpp
+++ b/PSKDM/util/util.hpp
@@ -319,54 +319,4 @@ namespace util
 		}
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	namespace memory
-	{
-		template<std::size_t pattern_length>
-		__forceinline auto sig_scan(const char(&signature)[pattern_length], const char(&mask)[pattern_length]) -> std::pair<std::uintptr_t, std::uint32_t>
-		{
-			static const auto ntoskrnl_module =
-				LoadLibraryEx(
-					"ntoskrnl.exe",
-					NULL,
-					DONT_RESOLVE_DLL_REFERENCES
-				);
-
-			static const auto p_idh = reinterpret_cast<PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER>(ntoskrnl_module);
-			if (p_idh->e_magic != IMAGE_DOS_SIGNATURE)
-				return { {}, {} };
-
-			static const auto p_inh = reinterpret_cast<PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS>((LPBYTE)ntoskrnl_module + p_idh->e_lfanew);
-			if (p_inh->Signature != IMAGE_NT_SIGNATURE)
-				return { {}, {} };
-
-			const auto pattern_view =
-				std::string_view
-			{
-				reinterpret_cast<char*>(ntoskrnl_module),
-				p_inh->OptionalHeader.SizeOfImage
-			};
-
-			std::array<std::pair<char, char>, pattern_length - 1> pattern{};
-			for (std::size_t index = 0; index < pattern_length - 1; index++)
-				pattern[index] = { signature[index], mask[index] };
-
-			auto resultant_address = std::search
-			(
-				pattern_view.cbegin(),
-				pattern_view.cend(),
-				pattern.cbegin(),
-				pattern.cend(),
-				[](char left, std::pair<char, char> right) -> bool {
-					return (right.second == '?' || left == right.first);
-				});
-
-			const auto found_address =
-				resultant_address == pattern_view.cend() ? 0 :
-				reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(resultant_address.operator->());
-
-			const auto rva = found_address - reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(ntoskrnl_module);
-			return { found_address, rva };
-		}
-	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/um-example/PSKDM.lib b/um-example/PSKDM.lib
index bf5f52e..e3cbb27 100644
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