diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Encoder/SerializerAwareEncoder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Encoder/SerializerAwareEncoder.php
index 848c042868..008022c822 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Encoder/SerializerAwareEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Encoder/SerializerAwareEncoder.php
@@ -30,12 +30,4 @@ abstract class SerializerAwareEncoder implements SerializerAwareInterface, Encod
     {
         $this->serializer = $serializer;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function getSerializer()
-    {
-        return $this->serializer;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/SerializerAwareNormalizer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/SerializerAwareNormalizer.php
index f6dbf701e1..a91cade321 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/SerializerAwareNormalizer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/SerializerAwareNormalizer.php
@@ -30,12 +30,4 @@ abstract class SerializerAwareNormalizer implements SerializerAwareInterface, No
     {
         $this->serializer = $serializer;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function getSerializer()
-    {
-        return $this->serializer;
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/SerializerAwareInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/SerializerAwareInterface.php
index 625601e701..c44194dc05 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/SerializerAwareInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/SerializerAwareInterface.php
@@ -27,12 +27,4 @@ interface SerializerAwareInterface
      * @api
      */
     function setSerializer(SerializerInterface $serializer);
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the owning Serializer object
-     *
-     * @return SerializerInterface
-     * @api
-     */
-    function getSerializer();
 }