diff --git a/code/modules/world_save/serializers/type_serializer.dm b/code/modules/world_save/serializers/type_serializer.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 0edf216e39f..00000000000
--- a/code/modules/world_save/serializers/type_serializer.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/decl/serializer
-
-/decl/serializer/proc/CanSerializeValue(value_ptr, value_holder = null)
-/decl/serializer/proc/SerializeValue(value_ptr, value_holder = null)
-
-/datum/data_serializer
-	var/tmp/list/idx_to_ref
-	var/tmp/list/ref_to_instances
-	var/decl/serializer/output_writer
-
-/datum/data_deserializer
-	///DB index to pointer to variable/instance
-	var/tmp/list/idx_to_var
-	var/tmp/list/var_to_idx
-	var/input_parser
-
diff --git a/nebula.dme b/nebula.dme
index 9a5aec8e653..3003d527c75 100644
--- a/nebula.dme
+++ b/nebula.dme
@@ -3707,7 +3707,6 @@
 #include "code\modules\world_save\serializers\one_off_serializer.dm"
 #include "code\modules\world_save\serializers\sql_serializer.dm"
 #include "code\modules\world_save\serializers\sql_serializer_db.dm"
-#include "code\modules\world_save\serializers\type_serializer.dm"
 #include "code\modules\world_save\wrappers\_late_wrapper.dm"
 #include "code\modules\world_save\wrappers\_wrapper.dm"
 #include "code\modules\world_save\wrappers\_wrapper_holder.dm"