diff --git a/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs b/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
index 33b883e..c51fc73 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/mgmt.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async fn read_key(stream: &mut TcpStream) -> Result<String> {
 #[cfg(has_drtio)]
 mod remote_coremgmt {
     use core_io::Read;
-    use io::{Cursor, ProtoWrite};
+    use io::ProtoWrite;
     use libboard_artiq::{drtioaux_async,
                          drtioaux_proto::{Packet, MASTER_PAYLOAD_MAX_SIZE}};
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ mod remote_coremgmt {
         key: &String,
         value: Vec<u8>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut message = Cursor::new(Vec::with_capacity(key.len() + value.len() + 4 * 2));
+        let mut message = Vec::with_capacity(key.len() + value.len() + 4 * 2);
         message.write_string(key).unwrap();
         message.write_bytes(&value).unwrap();
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ mod remote_coremgmt {
             aux_mutex,
             routing_table,
             timer,
-            message.get_ref(),
+            &message,
             |slice, status, len: usize| Packet::CoreMgmtConfigWriteRequest {
                 destination: destination,
                 last: status.is_last(),
diff --git a/src/satman/src/mgmt.rs b/src/satman/src/mgmt.rs
index 8b7e569..9866999 100644
--- a/src/satman/src/mgmt.rs
+++ b/src/satman/src/mgmt.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn clear_log() {
 pub struct Manager<'a> {
     cfg: &'a mut Config,
     last_log: Sliceable,
-    config_payload: Cursor<Vec<u8>>,
+    config_payload: Vec<u8>,
     last_value: Sliceable,
     image_payload: Vec<u8>,
 }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'a> Manager<'_> {
         Manager {
             cfg: cfg,
             last_log: Sliceable::new(0, Vec::new()),
-            config_payload: Cursor::new(Vec::new()),
+            config_payload: Vec::new(),
             last_value: Sliceable::new(0, Vec::new()),
             image_payload: Vec::new(),
         }
@@ -92,17 +92,14 @@ impl<'a> Manager<'_> {
     }
 
     pub fn clear_config_data(&mut self) {
-        self.config_payload.get_mut().clear();
-        self.config_payload.set_position(0);
+        self.config_payload.clear();
     }
 
     pub fn write_config(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let key = self
-            .config_payload
-            .read_string()
-            .map_err(|_err| error!("error on reading key"))?;
+        let mut payload = &self.config_payload[..];
+        let key = payload.read_string().map_err(|_err| error!("error on reading key"))?;
         debug!("write key: {}", key);
-        let value = self.config_payload.read_bytes().unwrap();
+        let value = payload.read_bytes().unwrap();
 
         self.cfg
             .write(&key, value)