diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/CMakeLists.txt b/slsReceiverSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e6ad75c3..543ff7467 100755
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 set(PUBLICHEADERS
     include/sls/Receiver.h
-    include/sls/utils.h
 )
 
 # HDF5 file writing 
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/sls/utils.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/sls/utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aa76456c..000000000
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/sls/utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @file utils.cpp
- * @short utility objects for Receiver
- */
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <memory>
-
-namespace sls {
-
-/*
- * AlignedData
- * Aligns data to a given type T with proper alignment
- * @param data: pointer to data
- * @param size: size of data to align in bytes
- */
-template <typename T> struct AlignedData {
-    T *aligned_ptr; // aligned data pointer
-
-    AlignedData(char *data, size_t size) {
-        if (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(data) % alignof(uint64_t) == 0) {
-            // If aligned directly cast to pointer
-            aligned_ptr = reinterpret_cast<T *>(data);
-
-        } else {
-
-            auto alignedbuffer = std::aligned_alloc(alignof(T), size);
-            std::memcpy(alignedbuffer, data, size);
-            aligned_ptr = reinterpret_cast<T *>(alignedbuffer);
-        }
-    }
-
-    ~AlignedData() { std::free(aligned_ptr); }
-};
-
-} // namespace sls
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
index 6a16284dd..6870442a1 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/DataProcessor.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include "sls/utils.h"
-
 namespace sls {
 
 const std::string DataProcessor::typeName = "DataProcessor";
@@ -576,10 +574,11 @@ void DataProcessor::Reorder(size_t &size, char *data) {
     }
 
     // make sure data is aligned to 8 bytes before casting to uint64_t
-    AlignedData<uint64_t> aligned_data(data + nAnalogDataBytes + ctbDbitOffset,
-                                       ctbDigitalDataBytes);
+    // AlignedData<uint64_t> aligned_data(data + nAnalogDataBytes +
+    // ctbDbitOffset, ctbDigitalDataBytes);
 
-    uint64_t *source = aligned_data.aligned_ptr;
+    char *source =
+        data + nAnalogDataBytes + ctbDbitOffset; // aligned_data.aligned_ptr;
 
     const size_t numDigitalSamples = (ctbDigitalDataBytes / sizeof(uint64_t));
 
@@ -652,11 +651,7 @@ void DataProcessor::ArrangeDbitData(size_t &size, char *data) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // make sure data is aligned to 8 bytes before casting to uint64_t
-    AlignedData<uint64_t> aligned_data(data + nAnalogDataBytes + ctbDbitOffset,
-                                       ctbDigitalDataBytes);
-
-    uint64_t *source = aligned_data.aligned_ptr;
+    char *source = (data + nAnalogDataBytes + ctbDbitOffset);
 
     const int numDigitalSamples = (ctbDigitalDataBytes / sizeof(uint64_t));
 
@@ -694,10 +689,13 @@ void DataProcessor::ArrangeDbitData(size_t &size, char *data) {
                 ++dest;
             }
 
+            uint8_t byte_index = bi / 8;
+
             // loop through the frame digital data
-            for (auto *ptr = source; ptr < (source + numDigitalSamples);) {
+            for (auto *ptr = source + byte_index;
+                 ptr < (source + 8 * numDigitalSamples); ptr += 8) {
                 // get selected bit from each 8 bit
-                uint8_t bit = (*ptr++ >> bi) & 1;
+                uint8_t bit = (*ptr >> bi % 8) & 1;
                 *dest |= bit << bitoffset; // stored as least significant
                 ++bitoffset;
                 // extract destination in 8 bit batches
@@ -710,7 +708,8 @@ void DataProcessor::ArrangeDbitData(size_t &size, char *data) {
     } else {
         // loop through the digital data
         int bitoffset = 0;
-        for (auto *ptr = source; ptr < (source + numDigitalSamples); ++ptr) {
+        for (auto *ptr = source; ptr < (source + 8 * numDigitalSamples);
+             ptr += 8) {
             // where bit enable vector size is not a multiple of 8
             if (bitoffset != 0) {
                 bitoffset = 0;
@@ -720,7 +719,9 @@ void DataProcessor::ArrangeDbitData(size_t &size, char *data) {
             // loop through digital bit enable vector
             for (auto bi : ctbDbitList) {
                 // get selected bit from each 64 bit
-                uint8_t bit = (*ptr >> bi) & 1;
+                uint8_t byte_index = bi / 8;
+
+                uint8_t bit = (*(ptr + byte_index) >> (bi % 8)) & 1;
                 *dest |= bit << bitoffset;
                 ++bitoffset;
                 // extract destination in 8 bit batches