diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
index 6ee389a3b..48cfa1a4d 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/__tests__/dockview/dockviewComponent.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
     DockviewPanelApi,
     DockviewPanelApiImpl,
 } from '../../api/dockviewPanelApi';
-import { DefaultDockviewDeserialzier } from '../../dockview/deserializer';
 import { IDockviewPanelModel } from '../../dockview/dockviewPanelModel';
 import { DockviewPanelModelMock } from '../__mocks__/mockDockviewPanelMode';
 import { DefaultTab } from '../../dockview/components/tab/defaultTab';
@@ -470,7 +469,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
     test('serialization', () => {
         dockview.layout(1000, 1000);
 
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
         dockview.fromJSON({
             activeGroup: 'group-1',
             grid: {
@@ -1382,7 +1380,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
                 default: PanelContentPartTest,
             },
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         dockview.layout(500, 1000);
 
@@ -1507,7 +1504,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             })
         );
 
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
         dockview.fromJSON({
             activeGroup: 'group-1',
             grid: {
@@ -1641,7 +1637,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
                 default: PanelContentPartTest,
             },
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
         dockview.fromJSON({
             activeGroup: 'group-1',
             grid: {
@@ -1731,7 +1726,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
                 test_tab_id: PanelTabPartTest,
             },
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
         dockview.fromJSON({
             activeGroup: 'group-1',
             grid: {
@@ -1840,7 +1834,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
                 test_tab_id: PanelTabPartTest,
             },
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
         dockview.fromJSON({
             activeGroup: 'group-1',
             grid: {
@@ -1928,7 +1921,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(dockview.orientation).toBe(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
 
@@ -2034,7 +2026,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(dockview.orientation).toBe(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
 
@@ -2175,7 +2166,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(dockview.orientation).toBe(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
 
@@ -2303,7 +2293,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(dockview.groups.length).toBe(0);
     });
@@ -2320,7 +2309,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(dockview.groups.length).toBe(0);
 
@@ -2360,7 +2348,6 @@ describe('dockviewComponent', () => {
             },
             orientation: Orientation.HORIZONTAL,
         });
-        dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
         expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(dockview.toJSON()))).toEqual({
             grid: {
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index c2ab01930..8c549b632 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
     DockviewDropTargets,
 } from './types';
 import { sequentialNumberGenerator } from '../math';
-import { IPanelDeserializer } from './deserializer';
+import { DefaultDockviewDeserialzier } from './deserializer';
 import { createComponent } from '../panel/componentFactory';
 import {
     AddGroupOptions,
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ export interface IDockviewComponent extends IBaseGrid<DockviewGroupPanel> {
     readonly onDidDrop: Event<DockviewDropEvent>;
     readonly orientation: Orientation;
     tabHeight: number | undefined;
-    deserializer: IPanelDeserializer | undefined;
     updateOptions(options: DockviewComponentUpdateOptions): void;
     moveGroupOrPanel(
         referenceGroup: DockviewGroupPanel,
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@ export class DockviewComponent
     implements IDockviewComponent
 {
     private readonly nextGroupId = sequentialNumberGenerator();
-    private _deserializer: IPanelDeserializer | undefined;
-    private _api: DockviewApi;
+    private readonly _deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(this);
+    private readonly _api: DockviewApi;
     private _options: Exclude<DockviewComponentOptions, 'orientation'>;
     private watermark: IWatermarkRenderer | null = null;
 
@@ -161,14 +160,6 @@ export class DockviewComponent
         return this.groups.flatMap((group) => group.panels);
     }
 
-    get deserializer(): IPanelDeserializer | undefined {
-        return this._deserializer;
-    }
-
-    set deserializer(value: IPanelDeserializer | undefined) {
-        this._deserializer = value;
-    }
-
     get options(): DockviewComponentOptions {
         return this._options;
     }
@@ -428,9 +419,6 @@ export class DockviewComponent
     fromJSON(data: SerializedDockview): void {
         this.clear();
 
-        if (!this.deserializer) {
-            throw new Error('no deserializer provided');
-        }
         const { grid, panels, options, activeGroup } = data;
 
         if (typeof options?.tabHeight === 'number') {
@@ -454,7 +442,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
                 this._onDidAddGroup.fire(group);
 
                 for (const child of views) {
-                    const panel = this.deserializer!.fromJSON(
+                    const panel = this._deserializer.fromJSON(
                         panels[child],
                         group
                     );
diff --git a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
index 7d1fe46fa..534a1cca6 100644
--- a/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
+++ b/packages/dockview/src/dockview/dockview.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
     ITabRenderer,
     watchElementResize,
     DockviewGroupPanel,
-    DefaultDockviewDeserialzier,
 } from 'dockview-core';
 import { ReactPanelContentPart } from './reactContentPart';
 import { ReactPanelHeaderPart } from './reactHeaderPart';
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ export const DockviewReact = React.forwardRef(
             });
 
             domRef.current?.appendChild(dockview.element);
-            dockview.deserializer = new DefaultDockviewDeserialzier(dockview);
 
             const { clientWidth, clientHeight } = domRef.current!;
             dockview.layout(clientWidth, clientHeight);