diff --git a/jetty-ajp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ajp/Ajp13Generator.java b/jetty-ajp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ajp/Ajp13Generator.java
index 160e8b2b87c..d43fecb6ab1 100644
--- a/jetty-ajp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ajp/Ajp13Generator.java
+++ b/jetty-ajp/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ajp/Ajp13Generator.java
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ public class Ajp13Generator extends AbstractGenerator
         // Handle the _content
         if (_head)
         {
-
             content.clear();
             _content = null;
         }
@@ -271,54 +270,6 @@ public class Ajp13Generator extends AbstractGenerator
         }
     }
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * Add content.
-     *
-     * @param b
-     *            byte
-     * @return true if the buffers are full
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    public boolean addContent(byte b) throws IOException
-    {
-
-        if (_noContent)
-            return false;
-
-        if (_last || _state == STATE_END)
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Closed");
-
-        if (!_endp.isOpen())
-        {
-            _state = STATE_END;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Handle any unfinished business?
-        if (_content != null && _content.length() > 0)
-        {
-            flushBuffer();
-            if (_content != null && _content.length() > 0)
-                throw new IllegalStateException("FULL");
-        }
-
-        _contentWritten++;
-
-        // Handle the _content
-        if (_head)
-            return false;
-
-        // we better check we have a buffer
-        initContent();
-
-        // Copy _content to buffer;
-
-        _buffer.put(b);
-
-        return _buffer.space() <= 1;
-    }
-
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
      * Prepare buffer for unchecked writes. Prepare the generator buffer to receive unchecked writes
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
index 78444e748b5..1800cf9bf50 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ public interface Generator
      */
     void addContent(Buffer content, boolean last) throws IOException;
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * Add content.
-     * 
-     * @param b byte
-     * @return true if the buffers are full
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    boolean addContent(byte b) throws IOException;
-
     void complete() throws IOException;
 
     void completeHeader(HttpFields responseFields, boolean last) throws IOException;
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
index 6d2c7dcc215..983a748b626 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
@@ -260,49 +260,6 @@ public class HttpGenerator extends AbstractGenerator
 
     }
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * Add content.
-     *
-     * @param b byte
-     * @return true if the buffers are full
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    public boolean addContent(byte b) throws IOException
-    {
-        if (_noContent)
-            throw new IllegalStateException("NO CONTENT");
-
-        if (_last || _state==STATE_END)
-        {
-            LOG.warn("Ignoring extra content {}",Byte.valueOf(b));
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Handle any unfinished business?
-        if (_content != null && _content.length()>0 || _bufferChunked)
-        {
-            flushBuffer();
-            if (_content != null && _content.length()>0 || _bufferChunked)
-                throw new IllegalStateException("FULL");
-        }
-
-        _contentWritten++;
-
-        // Handle the _content
-        if (_head)
-            return false;
-
-        // we better check we have a buffer
-        if (_buffer == null)
-            _buffer = _buffers.getBuffer();
-
-        // Copy _content to buffer;
-        _buffer.put(b);
-
-        return _buffer.space()<=(_contentLength == HttpTokens.CHUNKED_CONTENT?CHUNK_SPACE:0);
-    }
-
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /** Prepare buffer for unchecked writes.
      * Prepare the generator buffer to receive unchecked writes
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
index b317a5e7c6c..a9ef1f67146 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class HttpOutput extends ServletOutputStream
     protected final AbstractHttpConnection _connection;
     protected final AbstractGenerator _generator;
     private boolean _closed;
+    private ByteArrayBuffer _onebyte;
     
     // These are held here for reuse by Writer
     String _characterEncoding;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public class HttpOutput extends ServletOutputStream
         write(new ByteArrayBuffer(b));
     }
 
+    
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /*
      * @see java.io.OutputStream#write(int)
@@ -123,31 +125,12 @@ public class HttpOutput extends ServletOutputStream
     @Override
     public void write(int b) throws IOException
     {
-        if (_closed)
-            throw new IOException("Closed");
-        if (!_generator.isOpen())
-            throw new EofException();
-        
-        // Block until we can add _content.
-        while (_generator.isBufferFull())
-        {
-            _generator.blockForOutput(getMaxIdleTime());
-            if (_closed)
-                throw new IOException("Closed");
-            if (!_generator.isOpen())
-                throw new EofException();
-        }
-
-        // Add the _content
-        if (_generator.addContent((byte)b))
-            // Buffers are full so commit.
-            _connection.commitResponse(Generator.MORE);
-       
-        if (_generator.isAllContentWritten())
-        {
-            flush();
-            close();
-        }
+        if (_onebyte==null)
+            _onebyte=new ByteArrayBuffer(1);
+        else
+            _onebyte.clear();
+        _onebyte.put((byte)b);
+        write(_onebyte);
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
diff --git a/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/http/ServerHTTPSPDYAsyncConnection.java b/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/http/ServerHTTPSPDYAsyncConnection.java
index 824cd0acce3..01a82ca5593 100644
--- a/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/http/ServerHTTPSPDYAsyncConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/http/ServerHTTPSPDYAsyncConnection.java
@@ -698,15 +698,6 @@ public class ServerHTTPSPDYAsyncConnection extends AbstractHttpConnection implem
             return null;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public boolean addContent(byte b) throws IOException
-        {
-            // In HttpGenerator, writing one byte only has a different path than
-            // writing a buffer. Here we normalize these path to keep it simpler.
-            addContent(new ByteArrayBuffer(new byte[]{b}), false);
-            return false;
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void addContent(Buffer content, boolean last) throws IOException
         {