--- a/savegame/savegame.lua
+++ b/savegame/savegame.lua
@@ -8,24 +8,18 @@
 
 savegame.data.statistics = {}
 
-local threadChannel, saveThread
-
 -- Load an existing savegame JSON file, if it exists.
 function savegame.load()
 	local savejson = love.filesystem.read("savedata.json")
 	if savejson ~= nil then
 		savegame.data = json.decode(savejson)
 	end
-
-	threadChannel = love.thread.getChannel("savegame_channel")
-	saveThread = love.thread.newThread("savegame/save_thread.lua")
-    saveThread:start()
 end
 
 -- Save the current data to file. Keep in mind this is usually
 -- done automatically by savegame.set().
 function savegame.save()
-	threadChannel:push(savegame.data)
+	love.filesystem.write("savedata.json", json.encode(savegame.data))
 end
 
 local saveDelta = 0