diff --git a/daemon/HTTPServer.cpp b/daemon/HTTPServer.cpp
index f10bd1e2..dca545fe 100644
--- a/daemon/HTTPServer.cpp
+++ b/daemon/HTTPServer.cpp
@@ -1419,13 +1419,11 @@ namespace http {
 					{
 						auto signatureLen = dest->GetIdentity ()->GetSignatureLen ();
 						uint8_t * signature = new uint8_t[signatureLen];
-						char * sig = new char[signatureLen*2];
 						std::stringstream out;
 
 						out << name << "=" << dest->GetIdentity ()->ToBase64 ();
 						dest->Sign ((uint8_t *)out.str ().c_str (), out.str ().length (), signature);
-						auto len = i2p::data::ByteStreamToBase64 (signature, signatureLen, sig, signatureLen*2);
-						sig[len] = 0;
+						auto sig = i2p::data::ByteStreamToBase64 (signature, signatureLen);
 						out << "#!sig=" << sig;
 						s << "<b>" << tr("SUCCESS") << "</b>:<br>\r\n<form action=\"http://shx5vqsw7usdaunyzr2qmes2fq37oumybpudrd4jjj4e4vk4uusa.b32.i2p/add\" method=\"post\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n"
 						     "<textarea readonly name=\"record\" cols=\"80\" rows=\"10\">" << out.str () << "</textarea>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n"
@@ -1434,7 +1432,6 @@ namespace http {
 						     "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"" << tr("Submit") << "\">\r\n"
 						     "</form>\r\n<br>\r\n";
 						delete[] signature;
-						delete[] sig;
 					}
 					else
 						s << "<b>" << tr("ERROR") << "</b>:&nbsp;" << tr("Domain can't end with .b32.i2p") << "\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n";
diff --git a/libi2pd/Base.cpp b/libi2pd/Base.cpp
index bce303a2..bc9da4fb 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Base.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Base.cpp
@@ -58,15 +58,13 @@ namespace data
 	/*
 	* Reverse Substitution Table (built in run time)
 	*/
-
 	static char iT64[256];
 	static int isFirstTime = 1;
 
 	/*
 	* Padding
 	*/
-
-	static char P64 = '=';
+	static constexpr char P64 = '=';
 
 	/*
 	*
@@ -76,80 +74,6 @@ namespace data
 	* Converts binary encoded data to BASE64 format.
 	*
 	*/
-
-	size_t ByteStreamToBase64 (   // Number of bytes in the encoded buffer 
-		const uint8_t * InBuffer, // Input buffer, binary data 
-		size_t InCount,           // Number of bytes in the input buffer 
-		char * OutBuffer,         // output buffer 
-		size_t len                // length of output buffer 
-	)
-	{
-		unsigned char * ps;
-		unsigned char * pd;
-		unsigned char   acc_1;
-		unsigned char   acc_2;
-		int             i;
-		int             n;
-		int             m;
-		size_t          outCount;
-
-		ps = (unsigned char *)InBuffer;
-		n = InCount / 3;
-		m = InCount % 3;
-		if (!m)
-			outCount = 4 * n;
-		else
-			outCount = 4 * (n + 1);
-
-		if (outCount > len) return 0;
-
-		pd = (unsigned char *)OutBuffer;
-		for ( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
-		{
-			acc_1 = *ps++;
-			acc_2 = (acc_1 << 4) & 0x30;
-			acc_1 >>= 2;                 // base64 digit #1 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_1];
-			acc_1 = *ps++;
-			acc_2 |= acc_1 >> 4;         // base64 digit #2 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_2];
-			acc_1 &= 0x0f;
-			acc_1 <<= 2;
-			acc_2 = *ps++;
-			acc_1 |= acc_2 >> 6;         // base64 digit #3 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_1];
-			acc_2 &= 0x3f;               // base64 digit #4 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_2];
-		}
-		if ( m == 1 )
-		{
-			acc_1 = *ps++;
-			acc_2 = (acc_1 << 4) & 0x3f; // base64 digit #2 
-			acc_1 >>= 2;                 // base64 digit #1 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_1];
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_2];
-			*pd++ = P64;
-			*pd++ = P64;
-
-		}
-		else if ( m == 2 )
-		{
-			acc_1 = *ps++;
-			acc_2 = (acc_1 << 4) & 0x3f;
-			acc_1 >>= 2;                 // base64 digit #1 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_1];
-			acc_1 = *ps++;
-			acc_2 |= acc_1 >> 4;         // base64 digit #2 
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_2];
-			acc_1 &= 0x0f;
-			acc_1 <<= 2;                 // base64 digit #3
-			*pd++ = T64[acc_1];
-			*pd++ = P64;
-		}
-
-		return outCount;
-	}
-
 	std::string ByteStreamToBase64 (// base64 encoded string 
 		const uint8_t * InBuffer, 	// Input buffer, binary data 
 	    size_t InCount 				// Number of bytes in the input buffer 
diff --git a/libi2pd/Base.h b/libi2pd/Base.h
index daf0f7ed..945dc8b3 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Base.h
+++ b/libi2pd/Base.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace i2p
 {
 namespace data 
 {
-	size_t ByteStreamToBase64 (const uint8_t * InBuffer, size_t InCount, char * OutBuffer, size_t len); // called from SAM TODO: rewrite
 	std::string ByteStreamToBase64 (const uint8_t * InBuffer, size_t InCount);
 	size_t Base64ToByteStream (std::string_view base64Str, uint8_t * OutBuffer, size_t len);