diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 8e50605..e569670 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ and it allows to build a static gallery of images with the following features:
 * process directories recursively,
 * generate HTML pages using jinja2 templates,
 * relative links for a portable output,
-* parallel processing,
 * MIT licensed.
 
 The idea behind Sigal is to ease the use of the javascript librairies like
@@ -118,9 +117,6 @@ Optional arguments:
 ``-t THEME, --theme THEME``
   Specify a theme directory, or a theme name for the themes included with Sigal
 
-``-n NCPU, --ncpu NCPU``
-  Number of cpu for parallel execution (default: 1)
-
 
 Configuration
 -------------
diff --git a/sigal/__init__.py b/sigal/__init__.py
index 72bb32f..ab91197 100644
--- a/sigal/__init__.py
+++ b/sigal/__init__.py
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ def init():
      "the current working directory)")
 @arg('-t', '--theme', help="Specify a theme directory, or a theme name for "
      "the themes included with Sigal")
-@arg('-n', '--ncpu', help="Number of cpu for parallel execution (default: 1)")
 def build(input_dir, output_dir, debug=False, verbose=False, force=False,
-          config=None, theme=None, ncpu=1):
+          config=None, theme=None):
     """Run sigal to process a directory. """
 
     level = (debug and logging.DEBUG) or (verbose and logging.INFO) \
@@ -112,8 +111,7 @@ def build(input_dir, output_dir, debug=False, verbose=False, force=False,
         sys.exit(1)
     settings = read_settings(settings_file)
 
-    gal = Gallery(settings, input_dir, output_dir, force=force, theme=theme,
-                  ncpu=ncpu)
+    gal = Gallery(settings, input_dir, output_dir, force=force, theme=theme)
     gal.build()
 
 
diff --git a/sigal/gallery.py b/sigal/gallery.py
index 2c8da59..842cd3e 100644
--- a/sigal/gallery.py
+++ b/sigal/gallery.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 
 from clint.textui import progress, colored
-from multiprocessing import Pool
 from os.path import join
 from PIL import Image as PILImage
 
@@ -144,10 +143,9 @@ class Gallery(object):
     "Prepare images"
 
     def __init__(self, settings, input_dir, output_dir, force=False,
-                 theme=None, ncpu=1):
+                 theme=None):
         self.settings = settings
         self.force = force
-        self.ncpu = ncpu
         self.input_dir = os.path.abspath(input_dir)
         self.output_dir = os.path.abspath(output_dir)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -205,8 +203,6 @@ class Gallery(object):
             self.logger.info(":: Processing '%s' [%i images]",
                              colored.green(dirname), len(imglist))
 
-        pool = Pool(processes=self.ncpu)
-
         try:
             # loop on images
             for f in img_iterator:
@@ -217,23 +213,12 @@ class Gallery(object):
                     self.logger.info("%s exists - skipping", filename)
                 else:
                     self.logger.info(filename)
-                    pool.apply_async(worker_image,
-                                     (f, outpath, self.settings)).get(9999)
+                    process_image(f, outpath, self.settings)
 
-            pool.close()
-            pool.join()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            pool.terminate()
             sys.exit('Interrupted')
 
 
-def worker_image(*args):
-    try:
-        return process_image(*args)
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        return 'KeyboardException'
-
-
 def process_image(filepath, outpath, settings):
     """Process one image: resize, create thumbnail."""