diff --git a/examples/stable/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures/package-lock.json b/examples/stable/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures/package-lock.json
index 747ddfb293..b9d4718621 100644
--- a/examples/stable/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/stable/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures/package-lock.json
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@
                 "azle": "0.24.1"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
-                "stable_structures_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax": "file:../../functional_syntax/stable_structures"
+                "stable_structures_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax": "file:../../../../../experimental/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures"
+            }
+        },
+        "../../../../../experimental/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures": {
+            "dev": true,
+            "dependencies": {
+                "azle": "0.24.1"
             }
         },
         "../../functional_syntax/stable_structures": {
             "name": "stable_structures_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax",
-            "dev": true,
+            "extraneous": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "azle": "0.24.1"
             }
@@ -2005,7 +2011,7 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-rijcxtwx2b4Bje3sqeIqw5EeW7UlOIC4YfOdwqIKacpvRQ/D78bWg/4/0m5e0U91oKvlGh7LlJuZCu07ISCC7w=="
         },
         "node_modules/stable_structures_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax": {
-            "resolved": "../../functional_syntax/stable_structures",
+            "resolved": "../../../../../experimental/test/end_to_end/candid_rpc/stable_structures",
             "link": true
         },
         "node_modules/stream-buffers": {
diff --git a/src/lib/stable/stable_structures/stable_b_tree_map.ts b/src/lib/stable/stable_structures/stable_b_tree_map.ts
index 6b6d4e22c4..bbb575401a 100644
--- a/src/lib/stable/stable_structures/stable_b_tree_map.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stable/stable_structures/stable_b_tree_map.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ export class StableBTreeMap<Key = any, Value = any> {
                 globalThis._azleIcStable.stableBTreeMapInit(memoryId);
             }
         }
-
-        isSerializable(keySerializable);
-        isSerializable(valueSerializable);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,6 +59,7 @@ export class StableBTreeMap<Key = any, Value = any> {
             encodedKey
         );
     }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the value stored at the provided key.
      * @param key the location from which to retrieve.
@@ -321,13 +319,3 @@ export class StableBTreeMap<Key = any, Value = any> {
         });
     }
 }
-
-function isSerializable(obj: any): asserts obj is Serializable {
-    if (obj.toBytes === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`value must have a toBytes method`);
-    }
-
-    if (obj.fromBytes === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`value must have a fromBytes method`);
-    }
-}