diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index baf2693c..e108a66f 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<addon  id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect" name="PlexKodiConnect" version="3.5.4" provider-name="croneter">
+<addon  id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect" name="PlexKodiConnect" version="3.5.5" provider-name="croneter">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.requests" version="2.22.0+matrix.1" />
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@
     <summary lang="ko_KR">Plex를 Kodi에 기본 통합</summary>
     <description lang="ko_KR">Kodi를 Plex Media Server에 연결합니다. 이 플러그인은 Plex로 모든 비디오를 관리하고 Kodi로는 관리하지 않는다고 가정합니다. Kodi 비디오 및 음악 데이터베이스에 이미 저장된 데이터가 손실 될 수 있습니다 (이 플러그인이 직접 변경하므로). 자신의 책임하에 사용하십시오!</description>
     <disclaimer lang="ko_KR">자신의 책임하에 사용</disclaimer>
-    <news>version 3.5.4:
+    <news>version 3.5.5:
+- Lost patience with Kodi 19: drop use of Python multiprocessing entirely
+
+version 3.5.4:
 - Fix Receiving init() missing 1 required positional argument: ‘certification_country’
 - Update translations from Transifex
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 956a19be..01de4e0f 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+version 3.5.5:
+- Lost patience with Kodi 19: drop use of Python multiprocessing entirely
+
 version 3.5.4:
 - Fix Receiving init() missing 1 required positional argument: ‘certification_country’
 - Update translations from Transifex
diff --git a/resources/lib/entrypoint.py b/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
index 128c6fef..8e3736db 100644
--- a/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
+++ b/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
@@ -247,12 +247,10 @@ def show_listing(xml, plex_type=None, section_id=None, synched=True, key=None):
         widgets.KEY = key
     # Process all items to show
     all_items = mass_api(xml)
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.generate_item, all_items)
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.prepare_listitem,
-                                             all_items)
+    all_items = [widgets.generate_item(api) for api in all_items]
+    all_items = [widgets.prepare_listitem(item) for item in all_items]
     # fill that listing...
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.create_listitem,
-                                             all_items)
+    all_items = [widgets.create_listitem(item) for item in all_items]
     xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItems(int(sys.argv[1]), all_items, len(all_items))
     # end directory listing
     xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(int(sys.argv[1]), xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_UNSORTED)
diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index d7eea96a..11db93c0 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as undefused_etree
 from functools import wraps
 import re
 import gc
-try:
-    from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
-    # Annyoing Kodi bug on Android, introduced with
-    #   https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/20034
-    # See https://github.com/croneter/PlexKodiConnect/issues/1641
-    with ThreadPool():
-        pass
-    SUPPORTS_POOL = True
-except Exception:
-    SUPPORTS_POOL = False
-
 
 import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
@@ -864,26 +853,6 @@ class XmlKodiSetting(object):
         return element
 
 
-def process_method_on_list(method_to_run, items):
-    """
-    helper method that processes a method on each item with pooling if the
-    system supports it
-    """
-    all_items = []
-    if SUPPORTS_POOL:
-        pool = ThreadPool()
-        with ThreadPool() as pool:
-            try:
-                all_items = pool.map(method_to_run, items)
-            except Exception:
-                # catch exception to prevent threadpool running forever
-                ERROR(notify=True)
-    else:
-        all_items = [method_to_run(item) for item in items]
-    all_items = [_f for _f in all_items if _f]
-    return all_items
-
-
 ###############################################################################
 # WRAPPERS