diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupDecoder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupDecoder.kt
index e33572caf..34f862548 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupDecoder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/BackupDecoder.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.Backup
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.ProtoBuf
 import okio.buffer
 import okio.gzip
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ class BackupDecoder(
                 source
             }.use { it.readByteArray() }
 
-            parser.decodeFromByteArray(BackupSerializer, backupString)
+            parser.decodeFromByteArray(Backup.serializer(), backupString)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreator.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreator.kt
index 14d05e239..42c97ca9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreator.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.Backup
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupCategory
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupManga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupPreference
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupSerializer
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupSource
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models.BackupSourcePreferences
 import kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.ProtoBuf
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class BackupCreator(
                 backupSourcePreferences = backupSourcePreferences(options),
             )
 
-            val byteArray = parser.encodeToByteArray(BackupSerializer, backup)
+            val byteArray = parser.encodeToByteArray(Backup.serializer(), backup)
             if (byteArray.isEmpty()) {
                 throw IllegalStateException(context.stringResource(MR.strings.empty_backup_error))
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/Backup.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/Backup.kt
index cdc5c4ad2..dcf3d1174 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/Backup.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/models/Backup.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.models
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
-import kotlinx.serialization.Serializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.ProtoNumber
 
-@Serializer(forClass = Backup::class)
-object BackupSerializer
-
 @Serializable
 data class Backup(
     @ProtoNumber(1) val backupManga: List<BackupManga>,