diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 0c0862ce5..8a5109f02 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -809,12 +809,10 @@ static const char *call_offer_answer_ng(bencode_item_t *input,
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = sdp_replace(chopper, &parsed, monologue->active_dialogue, &flags);
 
-	struct iovec *sdp_iov = &g_array_index(chopper->iov, struct iovec, 0);
-
 	struct recording *recording = call->recording;
 	if (recording != NULL) {
 		meta_write_sdp_before(recording, &sdp, monologue, opmode);
-		meta_write_sdp_after(recording, sdp_iov, chopper->iov_num, chopper->str_len,
+		meta_write_sdp_after(recording, chopper->output,
 			       monologue, opmode);
 
 		//only add METADATA chunk if value is changed
@@ -848,8 +846,7 @@ static const char *call_offer_answer_ng(bencode_item_t *input,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	bencode_dictionary_add_iovec(output, "sdp", sdp_iov,
-		chopper->iov_num, chopper->str_len);
+	bencode_dictionary_add_string(output, "sdp", chopper->output->str);
 
 	errstr = NULL;
 out:
diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index f1047c7af..2b490faa0 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ static char *meta_setup_file(struct recording *recording);
 // pcap methods
 static int pcap_create_spool_dir(const char *dirpath);
 static void pcap_init(struct call *);
-static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *, struct iovec *sdp_iov, int iovcnt,
-		       unsigned int str_len, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode opmode);
+static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *, GString *str, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode opmode);
 static void dump_packet_pcap(struct recording *recording, struct packet_stream *sink, const str *s);
 static void finish_pcap(struct call *);
 static void response_pcap(struct recording *, bencode_item_t *);
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ static void response_pcap(struct recording *, bencode_item_t *);
 // proc methods
 static void proc_init(struct call *);
 static void sdp_before_proc(struct recording *, const str *, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode);
-static void sdp_after_proc(struct recording *, struct iovec *sdp_iov, int iovcnt,
-		       unsigned int str_len, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode opmode);
+static void sdp_after_proc(struct recording *, GString *str, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode opmode);
 static void meta_chunk_proc(struct recording *, const char *, const str *);
 static void finish_proc(struct call *);
 static void dump_packet_proc(struct recording *recording, struct packet_stream *sink, const str *s);
@@ -337,8 +335,8 @@ static char *meta_setup_file(struct recording *recording) {
 /**
  * Write out a block of SDP to the metadata file.
  */
-static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *sdp_iov, int iovcnt,
-		       unsigned int str_len, struct call_monologue *ml, enum call_opmode opmode)
+static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *recording, GString *str, struct call_monologue *ml,
+		enum call_opmode opmode)
 {
 	FILE *meta_fp = recording->u.pcap.meta_fp;
 	if (!meta_fp)
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ static void sdp_after_pcap(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *sdp_iov, i
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "%s", get_opmode_text(opmode));
 	fprintf(meta_fp, "\nSDP before RTP packet: %" PRIu64 "\n\n", recording->u.pcap.packet_num);
 	fflush(meta_fp);
-	if (writev(meta_fd, sdp_iov, iovcnt) <= 0)
+	if (write(meta_fd, str->str, str->len) <= 0)
 		ilog(LOG_WARN, "Error writing SDP body to metadata file: %s", strerror(errno));
 }
 
@@ -602,21 +600,6 @@ static int vappend_meta_chunk_iov(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *in_
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int append_meta_chunk_iov(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
-		unsigned int str_len, const char *label_fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format(printf,5,6)));
-
-static int append_meta_chunk_iov(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
-		unsigned int str_len, const char *label_fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	va_start(ap, label_fmt);
-	int ret = vappend_meta_chunk_iov(recording, iov, iovcnt, str_len, label_fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int append_meta_chunk(struct recording *recording, const char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
 		const char *label_fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format(printf,4,5)));
@@ -670,10 +653,10 @@ static void sdp_before_proc(struct recording *recording, const str *sdp, struct
 			"SDP from %u before %s", ml->unique_id, get_opmode_text(opmode));
 }
 
-static void sdp_after_proc(struct recording *recording, struct iovec *sdp_iov, int iovcnt,
-		       unsigned int str_len, struct call_monologue *ml, enum call_opmode opmode)
+static void sdp_after_proc(struct recording *recording, GString *str, struct call_monologue *ml,
+		enum call_opmode opmode)
 {
-	append_meta_chunk_iov(recording, sdp_iov, iovcnt, str_len,
+	append_meta_chunk(recording, str->str, str->len,
 			"SDP from %u after %s", ml->unique_id, get_opmode_text(opmode));
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/recording.h b/daemon/recording.h
index a0edca1a2..a64cb98a7 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.h
+++ b/daemon/recording.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct recording_method {
 	void (*init_struct)(struct call *);
 
 	void (*sdp_before)(struct recording *, const str *, struct call_monologue *, enum call_opmode);
-	void (*sdp_after)(struct recording *, struct iovec *, int, unsigned int, struct call_monologue *,
+	void (*sdp_after)(struct recording *, GString *, struct call_monologue *,
 			enum call_opmode);
 	void (*meta_chunk)(struct recording *, const char *, const str *);
 
diff --git a/daemon/sdp.c b/daemon/sdp.c
index eaa886436..573afe042 100644
--- a/daemon/sdp.c
+++ b/daemon/sdp.c
@@ -1357,23 +1357,15 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-// XXX iovec can probably be eliminated now and this moved to a regular string builder
 struct sdp_chopper *sdp_chopper_new(str *input) {
 	struct sdp_chopper *c = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*c));
 	c->input = input;
-	c->chunk = g_string_chunk_new(512);
-	c->iov = g_array_new(0, 0, sizeof(struct iovec));
+	c->output = g_string_new("");
 	return c;
 }
 
 INLINE void chopper_append(struct sdp_chopper *c, const char *s, int len) {
-	struct iovec *iov;
-
-	g_array_set_size(c->iov, ++c->iov_num);
-	iov = &g_array_index(c->iov, struct iovec, c->iov_num - 1);
-	iov->iov_base = (void *) s;
-	iov->iov_len = len;
-	c->str_len += len;
+	g_string_append_len(c->output, s, len);
 }
 INLINE void chopper_append_c(struct sdp_chopper *c, const char *s) {
 	chopper_append(c, s, strlen(s));
@@ -1382,22 +1374,7 @@ INLINE void chopper_append_str(struct sdp_chopper *c, const str *s) {
 	chopper_append(c, s->s, s->len);
 }
 
-static void chopper_append_dup(struct sdp_chopper *c, const char *s, int len) {
-	return chopper_append(c, g_string_chunk_insert_len(c->chunk, s, len), len);
-}
-
-static void chopper_append_printf(struct sdp_chopper *c, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)));
-
-static void chopper_append_printf(struct sdp_chopper *c, const char *fmt, ...) {
-	char buf[512];
-	int l;
-	va_list va;
-
-	va_start(va, fmt);
-	l = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, fmt, va);
-	va_end(va);
-	chopper_append(c, g_string_chunk_insert_len(c->chunk, buf, l), l);
-}
+#define chopper_append_printf(c, f...) g_string_append_printf((c)->output, f)
 
 static int copy_up_to_ptr(struct sdp_chopper *chop, const char *b) {
 	int offset, len;
@@ -1543,7 +1520,7 @@ static int insert_ice_address(struct sdp_chopper *chop, struct stream_fd *sfd) {
 	int len;
 
 	call_stream_address46(buf, sfd->stream, SAF_ICE, &len, sfd->local_intf, 0);
-	chopper_append_dup(chop, buf, len);
+	chopper_append(chop, buf, len);
 	chopper_append_printf(chop, " %u", sfd->socket.local.port);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1555,7 +1532,7 @@ static int insert_raddr_rport(struct sdp_chopper *chop, struct packet_stream *ps
 
 	chopper_append_c(chop, " raddr ");
 	call_stream_address46(buf, ps, SAF_ICE, &len, ifa, 0);
-	chopper_append_dup(chop, buf, len);
+	chopper_append(chop, buf, len);
 	chopper_append_c(chop, " rport ");
 	chopper_append_printf(chop, "%u", ps->selected_sfd->socket.local.port);
 
@@ -1586,7 +1563,7 @@ static int replace_network_address(struct sdp_chopper *chop, struct network_addr
 				sockaddr_print_buf(&flags->parsed_media_address));
 	else
 		call_stream_address46(buf, ps, SAF_NG, &len, NULL, keep_unspec);
-	chopper_append_dup(chop, buf, len);
+	chopper_append(chop, buf, len);
 
 	if (skip_over(chop, &address->address))
 		return -1;
@@ -1595,8 +1572,7 @@ static int replace_network_address(struct sdp_chopper *chop, struct network_addr
 }
 
 void sdp_chopper_destroy(struct sdp_chopper *chop) {
-	g_string_chunk_free(chop->chunk);
-	g_array_free(chop->iov, 1);
+	g_string_free(chop->output, TRUE);
 	g_slice_free1(sizeof(*chop), chop);
 }
 
@@ -1919,7 +1895,7 @@ static void insert_dtls(struct call_media *media, struct sdp_chopper *chop) {
 	chopper_append_c(chop, "\r\na=fingerprint:");
 	chopper_append_c(chop, hf->name);
 	chopper_append_c(chop, " ");
-	chopper_append_dup(chop, hexbuf, o - hexbuf);
+	chopper_append(chop, hexbuf, o - hexbuf);
 	chopper_append_c(chop, "\r\n");
 }
 
@@ -1946,7 +1922,7 @@ static void insert_crypto(struct call_media *media, struct sdp_chopper *chop) {
 	chopper_append_printf(chop, "%u ", media->sdes_out.tag);
 	chopper_append_c(chop, cp->crypto_suite->name);
 	chopper_append_c(chop, " inline:");
-	chopper_append_dup(chop, b64_buf, p - b64_buf);
+	chopper_append(chop, b64_buf, p - b64_buf);
 	if (cp->mki_len) {
 		ull = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < cp->mki_len && i < sizeof(ull); i++)
diff --git a/daemon/sdp.h b/daemon/sdp.h
index f31bb1e24..3f208b75e 100644
--- a/daemon/sdp.h
+++ b/daemon/sdp.h
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 struct sdp_chopper {
 	str *input;
 	int position;
-	GStringChunk *chunk;
-	GArray *iov;
-	int iov_num;
-	int str_len;
+	GString *output;
+//	GStringChunk *chunk;
+//	GArray *iov;
+//	int iov_num;
+//	int str_len;
 };
 
 void sdp_init(void);