diff --git a/docs/solvers/quadratic.rst b/docs/solvers/quadratic.rst
index e7b08327e..ac075ab04 100644
--- a/docs/solvers/quadratic.rst
+++ b/docs/solvers/quadratic.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gromov-Wasserstein Solvers
     gromov_wasserstein.GWOutput
     gromov_wasserstein_lr.LRGromovWasserstein
     gromov_wasserstein_lr.LRGWOutput
-    lower_bound.LowerBoundSolver
+    lower_bound.third_lower_bound
 
 
 Barycenter Solvers
diff --git a/src/ott/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound.py b/src/ott/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound.py
index f0868ad2a..ed2ac36c1 100644
--- a/src/ott/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound.py
+++ b/src/ott/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
 
-import jax
-import jax.tree_util as jtu
-
 from ott.geometry import pointcloud
 from ott.problems.quadratic import quadratic_problem
 from ott.solvers import linear
@@ -24,73 +21,38 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
   from ott.geometry import distrib_costs
 
-__all__ = ["LowerBoundSolver"]
-
+__all__ = ["third_lower_bound"]
 
-@jtu.register_pytree_node_class
-class LowerBoundSolver:
-  """Lower bound OT solver.
 
-  Computes the third lower bound distance from :cite:`memoli:11`, def. 6.3.
+def third_lower_bound(
+    prob: quadratic_problem.QuadraticProblem,
+    distrib_cost: Optional["distrib_costs.UnivariateWasserstein"] = None,
+    epsilon: Optional[float] = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> sinkhorn.SinkhornOutput:
+  """Computes the third lower bound distance from :cite:`memoli:11`, def. 6.3.
 
   Args:
-    epsilon: Entropy regularization for the resulting linear problem.
-    distrib_cost: Univariate Wasserstein cost, used to compare two point clouds
-      in different spaces, where each point is seen as its distribution of costs
-      to other points in its point cloud.
+    prob: Quadratic OT problem.
+    distrib_cost: Univariate Wasserstein cost used to compare two point clouds
+      in different spaces. Each point is seen as its distribution of costs
+      to other points in its respective point cloud.
+    epsilon: Entropy regularization.
+    kwargs: Keyword arguments for :func:`~ott.solvers.linear.solve`.
+
+  Returns:
+    An approximation of the GW coupling that can be used to initialize
+    the solution of the quadratic OT problem.
   """
+  from ott.geometry import distrib_costs
 
-  def __init__(
-      self,
-      epsilon: Optional[float] = None,
-      distrib_cost: Optional["distrib_costs.UnivariateWasserstein"] = None,
-  ):
-    from ott.geometry import distrib_costs
-
-    self.epsilon = epsilon
-    self.distrib_cost = (
-        distrib_costs.UnivariateWasserstein()
-        if distrib_cost is None else distrib_cost
-    )
-
-  def __call__(
-      self,
-      prob: quadratic_problem.QuadraticProblem,
-      epsilon: Optional[float] = None,
-      rng: Optional[jax.Array] = None,
-      **kwargs: Any
-  ) -> sinkhorn.SinkhornOutput:
-    """Compute a lower-bound for the GW problem using a simple linearization.
-
-    This solver handles a quadratic problem by computing a proxy ``[n, m]``
-    cost-matrix, injecting it into a linear OT solver to output a first an OT
-    matrix that can be used either to linearize/initialize the resolution
-    ot the GW problem, or more simply as a simple GW solution.
-
-    Args:
-      prob: Quadratic OT problem.
-      epsilon: Entropic regularization passed on to solve the linearization of
-        the quadratic problem using 1D costs.
-      rng: Random key, possibly used when computing 1D costs when using
-        subsampling.
-      kwargs: Keyword arguments for :func:`~ott.solvers.linear.solve`.
-
-    Returns:
-      A linear OT output, an approximation of the OT coupling obtained using
-      the lower bound provided by :cite:`memoli:11`.
-    """
-    dists_xx = prob.geom_xx.cost_matrix
-    dists_yy = prob.geom_yy.cost_matrix
-
-    geom_xy = pointcloud.PointCloud(
-        dists_xx, dists_yy, cost_fn=self.distrib_cost, epsilon=self.epsilon
-    )
-    return linear.solve(geom_xy, **kwargs)
+  if distrib_cost is None:
+    distrib_cost = distrib_costs.UnivariateWasserstein()
 
-  def tree_flatten(self):  # noqa: D102
-    return (self.epsilon, self.distrib_cost), None
+  dists_xx = prob.geom_xx.cost_matrix
+  dists_yy = prob.geom_yy.cost_matrix
+  geom_xy = pointcloud.PointCloud(
+      dists_xx, dists_yy, cost_fn=distrib_cost, epsilon=epsilon
+  )
 
-  @classmethod
-  def tree_unflatten(cls, aux_data, children):  # noqa: D102
-    del aux_data
-    return cls(*children)
+  return linear.solve(geom_xy, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound_test.py b/tests/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound_test.py
index 2766e564d..7e8a7a160 100644
--- a/tests/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound_test.py
+++ b/tests/solvers/quadratic/lower_bound_test.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from ott.solvers.quadratic import lower_bound
 
 
-class TestLowerBoundSolver:
+class TestLowerBound:
 
   @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
   def initialize(self, rng: jax.Array):
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def initialize(self, rng: jax.Array):
     rngs = jax.random.split(rng, 4)
     self.x = jax.random.uniform(rngs[0], (self.n, d_x))
     self.y = jax.random.uniform(rngs[1], (self.m, d_y))
-    # Currently the Lower Bound only supports uniform distributions:
     a = jnp.ones(self.n)
     b = jnp.ones(self.m)
     self.a = a / jnp.sum(a)
@@ -52,10 +51,8 @@ def test_lb_pointcloud(self, ground_cost: costs.TICost):
         geom_x, geom_y, a=self.a, b=self.b
     )
     distrib_cost = distrib_costs.UnivariateWasserstein(ground_cost=ground_cost)
-    solver = lower_bound.LowerBoundSolver(
-        epsilon=1e-1, distrib_cost=distrib_cost
-    )
 
-    out = jax.jit(solver)(prob)
+    out = jax.jit(lower_bound.third_lower_bound
+                 )(prob, distrib_cost, epsilon=1e-1)
 
-    assert not jnp.isnan(out.reg_ot_cost)
+    assert jnp.isfinite(out.reg_ot_cost)