diff --git a/openbr/core/core.cpp b/openbr/core/core.cpp
index 4f9aa3b..42660f4 100644
--- a/openbr/core/core.cpp
+++ b/openbr/core/core.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 namespace br {
 
+void noDelete(Transform *target)
+{
+    (void) target;
+}
+
 struct AlgorithmCore
 {
     enum CompareMode
@@ -33,8 +38,7 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
     };
 
     QSharedPointer<Transform> transform;
-    Transform *simplifiedTransform;
-    QSharedPointer<Transform> deleteSimplifiedTransform;
+    QSharedPointer<Transform> simplifiedTransform;
     QSharedPointer<Transform> comparison;
     QSharedPointer<Distance> distance;
     QSharedPointer<Transform> progressCounter;
@@ -84,10 +88,18 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
         }
 
         qDebug("Training Time: %s", qPrintable(QtUtils::toTime(Globals->startTime.elapsed()/1000.0f)));
+
+        simplifyTransform();
+    }
+
+    void simplifyTransform()
+    {
         bool newTForm = false;
-        simplifiedTransform = transform->simplify(newTForm);
+        Transform *temp = transform->simplify(newTForm);
         if (newTForm)
-            deleteSimplifiedTransform.reset(simplifiedTransform);
+            simplifiedTransform = QSharedPointer<Transform>(temp);
+        else
+            simplifiedTransform = QSharedPointer<Transform>(temp, noDelete);
     }
 
     void store(const QString &model) const
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
         QDataStream out(&data, QFile::WriteOnly);
 
         // Serialize algorithm to stream
-        transform->serialize(out, false);
+        transform->serialize(out);
 
         qint32 mode = None;
         if (!distance.isNull())
@@ -108,10 +120,10 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
         out << mode;
 
         if (mode == DistanceCompare)
-            distance->serialize(out, false);
+            distance->serialize(out);
 
         if (mode == TransformCompare)
-            comparison->serialize(out, false);
+            comparison->serialize(out);
 
         // Compress and save to file
         QtUtils::writeFile(model, data, -1);
@@ -173,7 +185,7 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
         Gallery *temp = Gallery::make(input);
         qint64 total = temp->totalSize();
 
-        Transform *enroll = simplifiedTransform;
+        Transform *enroll = simplifiedTransform.data();
 
         if (multiProcess)
             enroll = wrapTransform(enroll, "ProcessWrapper");
@@ -453,7 +465,7 @@ struct AlgorithmCore
 
         // if we have to enroll the row gallery, add that transform to the list
         if (needEnrollRows)
-            enrollCompare.prepend(simplifiedTransform);
+            enrollCompare.prepend(simplifiedTransform.data());
 
         Transform *compareRegionBase = pipeTransforms(enrollCompare);
         // If in multi-process mode, wrap the enroll+compare structure in a ProcessWrapper.
@@ -534,9 +546,7 @@ private:
         bool newTForm = false;
 
         if (loadOrExpand(description)) {
-            simplifiedTransform = transform->simplify(newTForm);
-            if (newTForm)
-                deleteSimplifiedTransform.reset(simplifiedTransform);
+            simplifyTransform();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -544,9 +554,7 @@ private:
         File parsed("."+description);
         if (loadOrExpand(parsed.suffix())) {
             applyAdditionalProperties(parsed, transform.data());
-            simplifiedTransform = transform->simplify(newTForm);
-            if (newTForm)
-                deleteSimplifiedTransform.reset(simplifiedTransform);
+            simplifyTransform();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -558,9 +566,7 @@ private:
 
         //! [Creating the template generation and comparison methods]
         transform = QSharedPointer<Transform>(Transform::make(words[0], NULL));
-        simplifiedTransform = transform->simplify(newTForm);
-        if (newTForm)
-            deleteSimplifiedTransform.reset(simplifiedTransform);
+        simplifyTransform();
 
         if (words.size() > 1) {
             if (!compareTransform) {
diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index d4b2535..f456f52 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ QString Object::argument(int index, bool expanded) const
 
 QString Object::description(bool expanded) const
 {
-    (void) expanded;
     QString argumentString = prunedArguments(expanded).join(",");
     if (argumentString.endsWith(","))
         argumentString.chop(1);
diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.h b/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
index fd17f87..a329910 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.h
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ public:
     virtual void load(QDataStream &stream); /*!< \brief Deserialize the object. Default implementation calls init() after deserialization. */
 
     /*!< \brief Serialize an object created via the plugin system, including the string used to build the base object, allowing re-creation of the object without knowledge of its base string*/
-    virtual void serialize(QDataStream &stream, bool force)
+    virtual void serialize(QDataStream &stream) const
     {
-        stream << description(force);
+        stream << description();
         store(stream);
     }
 
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/eigen3.cpp b/openbr/plugins/eigen3.cpp
index c546a48..45fd671 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/eigen3.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/eigen3.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ class SparseLDATransform : public Transform
     void store(QDataStream &stream) const
     {
         stream << pcaKeep;
-        ldaSparse.store(stream);
+        stream << ldaSparse;
         stream << dimsOut;
         stream << selections;
     }
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
index e071bc6..be61582 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/independent.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DownsampleTrainingTransform : public Transform
 
     Transform *simplify(bool &newTForm)
     {
-        Transform * res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
+        Transform *res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ class IndependentTransform : public MetaTransform
         return true;
     }
 
-    Transform * simplify(bool & newTransform)
+    Transform *simplify(bool &newTransform)
     {
         newTransform = false;
         bool newChild = false;
-        Transform * temp = transform->simplify(newChild);
+        Transform *temp = transform->simplify(newChild);
         if (temp == transform) {
             return this;
         }
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ class IndependentTransform : public MetaTransform
         indep->transform = temp;
 
         bool subInd = false;
-        IndependentTransform * test = dynamic_cast<IndependentTransform *> (temp);
+        IndependentTransform *test = dynamic_cast<IndependentTransform *> (temp);
         if (test) {
             // child was independent? this changes things...
             subInd = true;
             indep->transform = test->transform;
             for (int i=0; i < transforms.size(); i++) {
                 bool newThing = false;
-                IndependentTransform * probe = dynamic_cast<IndependentTransform *> (transforms[i]->simplify(newThing));
+                IndependentTransform *probe = dynamic_cast<IndependentTransform *> (transforms[i]->simplify(newThing));
                 indep->transforms.append(probe->transform);
                 if (newThing)
                     probe->setParent(indep);
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp b/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
index 1d1300a..c3777e3 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/meta.cpp
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ public:
         return br::Object::description(expanded);
     }
 
-    Transform * simplify(bool & newTForm)
+    Transform *simplify(bool &newTForm)
     {
-        Transform * res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
+        Transform *res = transform->simplify(newTForm);
         return res;
     }
 
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h b/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
index 8ef6060..91ad9cb 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
+++ b/openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ public:
             this->trainable = transform->trainable;
     }
 
-    virtual Transform * simplify(bool & newTransform)
+    virtual Transform *simplify(bool &newTransform)
     {
         newTransform = false;
         bool newChild = false;
-        Transform * temp = transform->simplify(newTransform);
+        Transform *temp = transform->simplify(newTransform);
         if (temp == transform)
             return this;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public:
             return NULL;
 
         // else make a copy to point at the new transform
-        Transform * child = transform;
+        Transform *child = transform;
         transform = NULL;
         WrapperTransform *output = dynamic_cast<WrapperTransform *>(Transform::make(description(), NULL));
         transform = child;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public:
             return this;
         }
         newTransform = true;
-        Transform * temp = transform;
+        Transform *temp = transform;
         transform = NULL;
         WrapperTransform *output = dynamic_cast<WrapperTransform *>(Transform::make(description(), NULL));
         transform = temp;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
         return output;
     }
 
-    virtual Transform * simplify(bool & newTransform)
+    virtual Transform *simplify(bool &newTransform)
     {
         newTransform = false;
         QList<Transform *> newTransforms;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public:
         for (int i=0; i < transforms.size();i++)
         {
             bool newChild = false;
-            Transform * temp = transforms[i]->simplify(newChild);
+            Transform *temp = transforms[i]->simplify(newChild);
             if (temp == NULL) {
                 anyNew = true;
                 continue;
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/process.cpp b/openbr/plugins/process.cpp
index 1646a96..4169c05 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/process.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/process.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class ProcessWrapperTransform : public WrapperTransform
         serialized.clear();
         if (transform) {
             QDataStream out(&serialized, QFile::WriteOnly);
-            transform->serialize(out, true);
+            transform->serialize(out);
         }
     }