diff --git a/image_prediction/predictor.py b/image_prediction/predictor.py
index 3d89a69..d994baf 100644
--- a/image_prediction/predictor.py
+++ b/image_prediction/predictor.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import logging
+from itertools import chain
 from operator import itemgetter
-from typing import List, Dict
+from typing import List, Dict, Iterable
 
 import numpy as np
 
 from image_prediction.config import CONFIG
 from image_prediction.locations import MLRUNS_DIR, BASE_WEIGHTS
 from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.backend.model.model_handle import ModelHandle
+from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.backend.pdf.image_extraction import extract_and_stitch
 from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.utils.mlflow_reader import MlflowModelReader
+from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.utils.shared import chunk_iterable
 
 
 class Predictor:
@@ -86,3 +89,30 @@ class Predictor:
         predictions = [{"class": c, "probabilities": c2p} for c, c2p in zip(classes, class2prob_per_item)]
 
         return predictions if probabilities else classes
+
+
+def extract_image_metadata_pairs(pdf_path: str, **kwargs):
+    def image_is_large_enough(metadata: dict):
+        x1, x2, y1, y2 = itemgetter("x1", "x2", "y1", "y2")(metadata)
+
+        return abs(x1 - x2) > 2 and abs(y1 - y2) > 2
+
+    yield from extract_and_stitch(pdf_path, convert_to_rgb=True, filter_fn=image_is_large_enough, **kwargs)
+
+
+def classify_images(predictor, image_metadata_pairs: Iterable, batch_size: int = CONFIG.service.batch_size):
+    def process_chunk(chunk):
+        images, metadata = zip(*chunk)
+        predictions = predictor.predict(images, probabilities=True)
+        return predictions, metadata
+
+    def predict(image_metadata_pair_generator):
+        chunks = chunk_iterable(image_metadata_pair_generator, n=batch_size)
+        return map(chain.from_iterable, zip(*map(process_chunk, chunks)))
+
+    try:
+        predictions, metadata = predict(image_metadata_pairs)
+        return predictions, metadata
+
+    except ValueError:
+        return [], []
diff --git a/src/serve.py b/src/serve.py
index 4c292d3..bc6bae2 100644
--- a/src/serve.py
+++ b/src/serve.py
@@ -1,38 +1,15 @@
-import argparse
-import json
 import logging
 import tempfile
-from itertools import chain
-from operator import itemgetter
-from typing import Iterable
 
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 from waitress import serve
 
 from image_prediction.config import CONFIG
-from image_prediction.predictor import Predictor
+from image_prediction.predictor import Predictor, extract_image_metadata_pairs, classify_images
 from image_prediction.response import build_response
-from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.backend.pdf.image_extraction import extract_and_stitch
-from incl.redai_image.redai.redai.utils.shared import chunk_iterable
 
 
-def suppress_userwarnings():
-    import warnings
-
-    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
-
-
-def parse_args():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("--warnings", action="store_true", default=False)
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    return args
-
-
-def main(args):
-    if not args.warnings:
-        suppress_userwarnings()
+def main():
 
     predictor = Predictor()
     logging.info("Predictor ready.")
@@ -56,7 +33,6 @@ def main(args):
         pdf = request.data
 
         logging.debug("Running predictor on document...")
-        # extract images from pdfs
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
             tmp_file.write(pdf)
             image_metadata_pairs = extract_image_metadata_pairs(tmp_file.name)
@@ -85,33 +61,6 @@ def run_prediction_server(app, mode="development"):
         serve(app, host=CONFIG.webserver.host, port=CONFIG.webserver.port)
 
 
-def extract_image_metadata_pairs(pdf_path: str, **kwargs):
-    def image_is_large_enough(metadata: dict):
-        x1, x2, y1, y2 = itemgetter("x1", "x2", "y1", "y2")(metadata)
-
-        return abs(x1 - x2) > 2 and abs(y1 - y2) > 2
-
-    yield from extract_and_stitch(pdf_path, convert_to_rgb=True, filter_fn=image_is_large_enough, **kwargs)
-
-
-def classify_images(predictor, image_metadata_pairs: Iterable, batch_size: int = CONFIG.service.batch_size):
-    def process_chunk(chunk):
-        images, metadata = zip(*chunk)
-        predictions = predictor.predict(images, probabilities=True)
-        return predictions, metadata
-
-    def predict(image_metadata_pair_generator):
-        chunks = chunk_iterable(image_metadata_pair_generator, n=batch_size)
-        return map(chain.from_iterable, zip(*map(process_chunk, chunks)))
-
-    try:
-        predictions, metadata = predict(image_metadata_pairs)
-        return predictions, metadata
-
-    except ValueError:
-        return [], []
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging_level = CONFIG.service.logging_level
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging_level)
@@ -120,6 +69,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.getLogger("werkzeug").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     logging.getLogger("waitress").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
-    args = parse_args()
-
-    main(args)
+    main()