diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 918ff200..234a73c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Version 48
 
 * Make buffer_prefix_view public
+* Remove detail::sync_ostream
 
 API Changes:
 
diff --git a/include/beast/core/detail/sync_ostream.hpp b/include/beast/core/detail/sync_ostream.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 44cf74fd..00000000
--- a/include/beast/core/detail/sync_ostream.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-
-#ifndef BEAST_DETAIL_SYNC_OSTREAM_HPP
-#define BEAST_DETAIL_SYNC_OSTREAM_HPP
-
-#include <beast/core/error.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/type_traits.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
-#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
-// BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-#include <ostream>
-
-namespace beast {
-namespace detail {
-
-/** A SyncWriteStream which outputs to a `std::ostream`
-
-    Objects of this type meet the requirements of @b SyncWriteStream.
-*/
-class sync_ostream
-{
-    std::ostream& os_;
-
-public:
-    /** Construct the stream.
-
-        @param os The associated `std::ostream`. All buffers
-        written will be passed to the associated output stream.
-    */
-    sync_ostream(std::ostream& os)
-        : os_(os)
-    {
-    }
-
-    template<class ConstBufferSequence>
-    std::size_t
-    write_some(ConstBufferSequence const& buffers);
-
-    template<class ConstBufferSequence>
-    std::size_t
-    write_some(ConstBufferSequence const& buffers,
-        error_code& ec);
-};
-
-template<class ConstBufferSequence>
-std::size_t
-sync_ostream::
-write_some(ConstBufferSequence const& buffers)
-{
-    static_assert(
-        is_const_buffer_sequence<ConstBufferSequence>::value,
-            "ConstBufferSequence requirements not met");
-    error_code ec;
-    auto const n = write_some(buffers, ec);
-    if(ec)
-        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(system_error{ec});
-    return n;
-}
-
-template<class ConstBufferSequence>
-std::size_t
-sync_ostream::
-write_some(ConstBufferSequence const& buffers,
-    error_code& ec)
-{
-    static_assert(
-        is_const_buffer_sequence<ConstBufferSequence>::value,
-            "ConstBufferSequence requirements not met");
-    std::size_t n = 0;
-    using boost::asio::buffer_cast;
-    using boost::asio::buffer_size;
-    for(auto const& buffer : buffers)
-    {
-        os_.write(buffer_cast<char const*>(buffer),
-            buffer_size(buffer));
-        if(os_.fail())
-        {
-            ec = make_error_code(
-                errc::no_stream_resources);
-            break;
-        }
-        n += buffer_size(buffer);
-    }
-    return n;
-}
-
-} // detail
-} // beast
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp b/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
index f96f9d99..1f5f58a5 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <beast/core/handler_alloc.hpp>
 #include <beast/core/handler_ptr.hpp>
 #include <beast/core/type_traits.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/detail/sync_ostream.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/handler_alloc_hook.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/handler_continuation_hook.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/handler_invoke_hook.hpp>
@@ -783,6 +782,46 @@ async_write(AsyncWriteStream& stream,
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+namespace detail {
+
+template<class Serializer>
+class write_ostream_lambda
+{
+    std::ostream& os_;
+    Serializer& sr_;
+
+public:
+    write_ostream_lambda(std::ostream& os,
+            Serializer& sr)
+        : os_(os)
+        , sr_(sr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    template<class ConstBufferSequence>
+    void
+    operator()(error_code&,
+        ConstBufferSequence const& buffers) const
+    {
+        std::size_t bytes_transferred = 0;
+        using boost::asio::buffer_cast;
+        using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+        for(auto it = buffers.begin();
+            it != buffers.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            boost::asio::const_buffer b = *it;
+            auto const n = buffer_size(b);
+            os_.write(buffer_cast<char const*>(b), n);
+            if(os_.fail())
+                return;
+            bytes_transferred += n;
+        }
+        sr_.consume(bytes_transferred);
+    }
+};
+
+} // detail
+
 template<bool isRequest, class Fields>
 std::ostream&
 operator<<(std::ostream& os,
@@ -803,11 +842,23 @@ operator<<(std::ostream& os,
         "Body requirements not met");
     static_assert(is_body_reader<Body>::value,
         "BodyReader requirements not met");
-    beast::detail::sync_ostream oss{os};
+    serializer<isRequest, Body, Fields> sr{msg};
     error_code ec;
-    write(oss, msg, ec);
-    if(ec && ec != error::end_of_stream)
-        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(system_error{ec});
+    detail::write_ostream_lambda<decltype(sr)> f{os, sr};
+    do
+    {
+        sr.get(ec, f);
+        if(os.fail())
+            break;
+        if(ec == error::end_of_stream)
+            ec = {};
+        if(ec)
+        {
+            os.setstate(std::ios::failbit);
+            break;
+        }   
+    }
+    while(! sr.is_done());
     return os;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/http/write.cpp b/test/http/write.cpp
index d626f927..e79d7907 100644
--- a/test/http/write.cpp
+++ b/test/http/write.cpp
@@ -658,48 +658,6 @@ public:
             "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nUser-Agent: test\r\n\r\n*");
         BEAST_EXPECT(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(m.base()) ==
             "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nUser-Agent: test\r\n\r\n");
-        {
-            std::stringstream ss;
-            // header
-            ss << m.base();
-
-            // Cause exception in operator<<
-            ss.setstate(ss.rdstate() |
-                std::stringstream::failbit);
-            try
-            {
-                // message
-                ss << m;
-                fail("", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-            }
-            catch(std::exception const&)
-            {
-                pass();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    void testOstream()
-    {
-        message<true, string_body, fields> m;
-        m.method(verb::get);
-        m.target("/");
-        m.version = 11;
-        m.fields.insert("User-Agent", "test");
-        m.body = "*";
-        prepare(m);
-        std::stringstream ss;
-        ss.setstate(ss.rdstate() |
-            std::stringstream::failbit);
-        try
-        {
-            ss << m;
-            fail();
-        }
-        catch(std::exception const&)
-        {
-            pass();
-        }
     }
 
     // Ensure completion handlers are not leaked
@@ -960,7 +918,6 @@ public:
             testFailures(yield); });
         testOutput();
         test_std_ostream();
-        testOstream();
         testIoService();
         yield_to(
             [&](yield_context yield)