diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 504b2667f5..60e2e3a497 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,16 @@ bool E_CheckHandler(DStaticEventHandler* handler)
 
 bool E_IsStaticType(PClass* type)
 {
-	return (!type->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DEventHandler)) &&
+	return (type->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DStaticEventHandler)) && // make sure it's from our hierarchy at all.
+			!type->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DEventHandler)) &&
 			!type->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DRenderEventHandler)));
 }
 
+void E_SerializeEvents(FSerializer& arc)
+{
+	// todo : stuff
+}
+
 static void E_InitStaticHandler(PClass* type, FString typestring, bool map)
 {
 	if (type == nullptr)
@@ -136,24 +142,6 @@ void E_RenderFrame()
 		handler->RenderFrame();
 }
 
-void E_RenderCamera()
-{
-	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		handler->RenderCamera();
-}
-
-void E_RenderBeforeThing(AActor* thing)
-{
-	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		handler->RenderBeforeThing(thing);
-}
-
-void E_RenderAfterThing(AActor* thing)
-{
-	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		handler->RenderAfterThing(thing);
-}
-
 // declarations
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DStaticEventHandler, false, false);
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DStaticRenderEventHandler, false, false);
@@ -166,7 +154,6 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(StaticRenderEventHandler, DStaticRenderEventHandler, ViewPitch);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(StaticRenderEventHandler, DStaticRenderEventHandler, ViewRoll);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(StaticRenderEventHandler, DStaticRenderEventHandler, FracTic);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(StaticRenderEventHandler, DStaticRenderEventHandler, Camera);
-DEFINE_FIELD_X(StaticRenderEventHandler, DStaticRenderEventHandler, CurrentThing);
 
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Create)
@@ -246,9 +233,6 @@ void cls::funcname(args) \
 DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, MapLoaded,)
 DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, MapUnloading,)
 DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, RenderFrame,)
-DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, RenderCamera,)
-DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, RenderBeforeThing, AActor*)
-DEFINE_EVENT_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, RenderAfterThing, AActor*)
 
 //
 void DStaticEventHandler::OnDestroy()
@@ -273,20 +257,3 @@ void DStaticRenderEventHandler::RenderFrame()
 	DStaticEventHandler::RenderFrame();
 }
 
-void DStaticRenderEventHandler::RenderCamera()
-{
-	Setup();
-	DStaticEventHandler::RenderCamera();
-}
-
-void DStaticRenderEventHandler::RenderBeforeThing(AActor* thing)
-{
-	CurrentThing = thing;
-	DStaticEventHandler::RenderBeforeThing(thing);
-}
-
-void DStaticRenderEventHandler::RenderAfterThing(AActor* thing)
-{
-	CurrentThing = thing;
-	DStaticEventHandler::RenderAfterThing(thing);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index 8be072735f..4ea37c5132 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define EVENTS_H
 
 #include "dobject.h"
+#include "serializer.h"
 
 class DStaticEventHandler;
 
@@ -22,12 +23,9 @@ void E_MapLoaded();
 void E_MapUnloading();
 // called on each render frame once.
 void E_RenderFrame();
-// called before entering each actor's view (including RenderFrame)
-void E_RenderCamera();
-// called before adding each actor to the render list
-void E_RenderBeforeThing(AActor* thing);
-// called after adding each actor to the render list
-void E_RenderAfterThing(AActor* thing);
+
+// serialization stuff
+void E_SerializeEvents(FSerializer& arc);
 
 class DStaticEventHandler : public DObject // make it a part of normal GC process
 {
@@ -52,12 +50,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void MapUnloading();
 	// called on each render frame once.
 	virtual void RenderFrame();
-	// called before entering each actor's view (including RenderFrame)
-	virtual void RenderCamera();
-	// called before adding each actor to the render list
-	virtual void RenderBeforeThing(AActor* thing);
-	// called after adding each actor to the render list
-	virtual void RenderAfterThing(AActor* thing);
 };
 class DEventHandler : public DStaticEventHandler
 {
@@ -77,33 +69,9 @@ public:
 	DAngle ViewPitch;
 	DAngle ViewRoll;
 	double FracTic; // 0..1 value that describes where we are inside the current gametic, render-wise.
-	// this makes sense in RenderCamera
 	AActor* Camera;
-	// this is for RenderBeforeThing and RenderAfterThing
-	AActor* CurrentThing;
 
 	void RenderFrame() override;
-	void RenderCamera() override;
-	void RenderBeforeThing(AActor* thing) override;
-	void RenderAfterThing(AActor* thing) override;
-
-	// this is a class that I use to automatically call RenderAfterThing.
-	// C++ is really horrible for not providing try-finally statement.
-	struct AutoThing
-	{
-		AActor* thing;
-		
-		AutoThing(AActor* thing)
-		{
-			this->thing = thing;
-			E_RenderBeforeThing(this->thing);
-		}
-
-		~AutoThing()
-		{
-			E_RenderAfterThing(this->thing);
-		}
-	};
 
 private:
 	void Setup();
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
index f3b37ffb59..870af02dda 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ void FGLRenderer::RenderTranslucent()
 
 void FGLRenderer::DrawScene(int drawmode)
 {
-	// [ZZ] call event hook
-	E_RenderCamera();
-
 	static int recursion=0;
 	static int ssao_portals_available = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
index e2dc6feff9..9ca52e18f6 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
@@ -650,8 +650,6 @@ void GLSprite::Process(AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, int thruportal)
 	if (thing == nullptr)
 		return;
 
-	DStaticRenderEventHandler::AutoThing autoRenderThingEvent(thing);
-
 	// [ZZ] allow CustomSprite-style direct picnum specification
 	bool isPicnumOverride = thing->picnum.isValid();
 
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index 04c35d1570..7a660129b7 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "r_renderer.h"
 #include "serializer.h"
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
+#include "events.h"
 
 static TStaticArray<sector_t>	loadsectors;
 static TStaticArray<line_t>		loadlines;
@@ -967,6 +968,8 @@ void G_SerializeLevel(FSerializer &arc, bool hubload)
 	arc("sectorportals", level.sectorPortals);
 	if (arc.isReading()) P_CollectLinkedPortals();
 
+	// [ZZ] serialize events
+	E_SerializeEvents(arc);
 	DThinker::SerializeThinkers(arc, !hubload);
 	arc.Array("polyobjs", polyobjs, po_NumPolyobjs);
 	arc("subsectors", subsectors);
diff --git a/src/r_main.cpp b/src/r_main.cpp
index 1ae22ba3f4..4a8e796add 100644
--- a/src/r_main.cpp
+++ b/src/r_main.cpp
@@ -720,9 +720,6 @@ void R_EnterPortal (PortalDrawseg* pds, int depth)
 
 	R_CopyStackedViewParameters();
 
-	// [ZZ] portal hook
-	E_RenderCamera();
-
 	validcount++;
 	PortalDrawseg* prevpds = CurrentPortal;
 	CurrentPortal = pds;
@@ -844,9 +841,6 @@ void R_RenderActorView (AActor *actor, bool dontmaplines)
 	R_SetupBuffer ();
 	R_SetupFrame (actor);
 
-	// [ZZ] call event hook
-	E_RenderCamera();
-
 	// Clear buffers.
 	R_ClearClipSegs (0, viewwidth);
 	R_ClearDrawSegs ();
diff --git a/src/r_plane.cpp b/src/r_plane.cpp
index b452d97a03..62730e7317 100644
--- a/src/r_plane.cpp
+++ b/src/r_plane.cpp
@@ -1179,8 +1179,6 @@ void R_DrawPortals ()
 		R_SetViewAngle ();
 		validcount++;	// Make sure we see all sprites
 
-		E_RenderCamera();
-
 		R_ClearPlanes (false);
 		R_ClearClipSegs (pl->left, pl->right);
 		WindowLeft = pl->left;
diff --git a/src/r_things.cpp b/src/r_things.cpp
index a4709b4838..a468e4c58b 100644
--- a/src/r_things.cpp
+++ b/src/r_things.cpp
@@ -1245,8 +1245,6 @@ void R_AddSprites (sector_t *sec, int lightlevel, int fakeside)
 		if (thing->validcount == validcount) continue;
 		thing->validcount = validcount;
 		
-		DStaticRenderEventHandler::AutoThing autoRenderThingEvent(thing);
-
 		FIntCVar *cvar = thing->GetClass()->distancecheck;
 		if (cvar != NULL && *cvar >= 0)
 		{