diff --git a/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI.yml b/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI.yml
index cc986e2d42d..e8d8c29a78f 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI.yml
+++ b/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ targets:
     sources:
       - iOS-SwiftUI
       - ../Shared/SampleAssets.xcassets
-      - ../../Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySerializable.h
       - ../../Sources/Sentry/include/SentryTracer.h
       - ../../Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPerformanceTracker.h
       - ../../Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryProfilingConditionals.h
diff --git a/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 745edaac8d9..00334550ca3 100644
--- a/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
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-		630436101EC0600A00C4D3FA /* SentrySerializable.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6304360F1EC0600A00C4D3FA /* SentrySerializable.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
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 		630C01961EC341D600C52CEF /* Resources in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 630C01951EC341D600C52CEF /* Resources */; };
@@ -1037,7 +1036,7 @@
 		FA34C1A32E692A5000BC52AA /* SentryEnvelopeItem.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA34C1A22E692A5000BC52AA /* SentryEnvelopeItem.swift */; };
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-		FA3854362E267DA60045A563 /* SentryUser+Serialize.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryUser+Serialize.h */; };
+		FA3854362E267DA60045A563 /* SentryPublicSerializer.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryPublicSerializer.h */; };
 		FA3A42722E1C5F9B00A08C39 /* SentryNSNotificationCenterWrapper.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA3A42712E1C5F9B00A08C39 /* SentryNSNotificationCenterWrapper.swift */; };
 		FA3AEE782E68E2830092283E /* SentryEnvelopeHeader.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA3AEE772E68E2830092283E /* SentryEnvelopeHeader.swift */; };
 		FA458CC32E691A730061B13D /* SentryProcessInfo.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA458CBD2E691A6E0061B13D /* SentryProcessInfo.swift */; };
@@ -1128,6 +1127,7 @@
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 		FACEED132E3179A10007B4AC /* SentyOptionsInternal.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FACEED122E3179A10007B4AC /* SentyOptionsInternal.m */; };
+		FADF16972EABBC8600D7B458 /* SentryPublicSerializer.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FADF16962EABBC8600D7B458 /* SentryPublicSerializer.m */; };
 		FAE2DAB82E1F317900262307 /* SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE2DAB72E1F317900262307 /* SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.m */; };
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 		FAE579842E7CF21800B710F9 /* SentryMigrateSessionInit.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE5797E2E7CF21300B710F9 /* SentryMigrateSessionInit.swift */; };
@@ -1137,7 +1137,6 @@
 		FAE579CC2E7DE14900B710F9 /* SentryFrameRemover.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE579C62E7DE14400B710F9 /* SentryFrameRemover.swift */; };
 		FAE57BF72E83049E00B710F9 /* SentryDisplayLinkWrapper.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE57BF12E83049900B710F9 /* SentryDisplayLinkWrapper.swift */; };
 		FAE57C082E83092E00B710F9 /* SentryDispatchFactory.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE57C072E83092A00B710F9 /* SentryDispatchFactory.swift */; };
-		FAE80C242E4695B40010A595 /* SentryEvent+Serialize.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAE80C232E4695AE0010A595 /* SentryEvent+Serialize.h */; };
 		FAEC273D2DF3933A00878871 /* NSData+Unzip.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAEC273C2DF3933200878871 /* NSData+Unzip.m */; };
 		FAEEBFE22E736D4B00E79CA9 /* SentryViewHierarchyProvider.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAEEBFDC2E736D4100E79CA9 /* SentryViewHierarchyProvider.swift */; };
 		FAEEBFEA2E74517B00E79CA9 /* SentryFileManager.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FAEEBFE92E74517800E79CA9 /* SentryFileManager.swift */; };
@@ -1428,7 +1427,6 @@
 		630436081EC0595B00C4D3FA /* SentryNSDataUtils.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = SentryNSDataUtils.h; path = include/SentryNSDataUtils.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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-		6304360F1EC0600A00C4D3FA /* SentrySerializable.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = SentrySerializable.h; path = Public/SentrySerializable.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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 		630C01951EC341D600C52CEF /* Resources */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = Resources; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2417,7 +2415,7 @@
 		FA34C1A22E692A5000BC52AA /* SentryEnvelopeItem.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryEnvelopeItem.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FA3734832E0F07A20091EF24 /* SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.h; path = include/SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FA3734852E0F092F0091EF24 /* SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryUser+Serialize.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = "SentryUser+Serialize.h"; path = "include/SentryUser+Serialize.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryPublicSerializer.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = SentryPublicSerializer.h; path = include/SentryPublicSerializer.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FA3A42712E1C5F9B00A08C39 /* SentryNSNotificationCenterWrapper.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryNSNotificationCenterWrapper.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FA3AEE772E68E2830092283E /* SentryEnvelopeHeader.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryEnvelopeHeader.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FA458CBD2E691A6E0061B13D /* SentryProcessInfo.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryProcessInfo.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2509,6 +2507,7 @@
 		FAC62B642E15A40C0003909D /* SentrySDKThreadTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentrySDKThreadTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAC735222E25AA7A006C5A64 /* SentryProfilingSwiftHelpersTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SentryProfilingSwiftHelpersTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FACEED122E3179A10007B4AC /* SentyOptionsInternal.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SentyOptionsInternal.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		FADF16962EABBC8600D7B458 /* SentryPublicSerializer.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SentryPublicSerializer.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAE2DAB72E1F317900262307 /* SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAE2DAB92E1F318900262307 /* SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.h; path = Sources/Sentry/include/SentryProfilingSwiftHelpers.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		FAE5797E2E7CF21300B710F9 /* SentryMigrateSessionInit.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryMigrateSessionInit.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2518,7 +2517,6 @@
 		FAE579C62E7DE14400B710F9 /* SentryFrameRemover.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryFrameRemover.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAE57BF12E83049900B710F9 /* SentryDisplayLinkWrapper.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryDisplayLinkWrapper.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAE57C072E83092A00B710F9 /* SentryDispatchFactory.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryDispatchFactory.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		FAE80C232E4695AE0010A595 /* SentryEvent+Serialize.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = "SentryEvent+Serialize.h"; path = "include/SentryEvent+Serialize.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAEC273C2DF3933200878871 /* NSData+Unzip.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = "NSData+Unzip.m"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAEC273E2DF393E000878871 /* NSData+Unzip.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "NSData+Unzip.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		FAEEBFDC2E736D4100E79CA9 /* SentryViewHierarchyProvider.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryViewHierarchyProvider.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2756,12 +2754,10 @@
 				D8CB741A2947286500A5F964 /* SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.m */,
 				D8CB74142947246600A5F964 /* SentryEnvelopeAttachmentHeader.h */,
 				D8CB7416294724CC00A5F964 /* SentryEnvelopeAttachmentHeader.m */,
-				6304360F1EC0600A00C4D3FA /* SentrySerializable.h */,
 				6271ADF22BA06D9B0098D2E9 /* SentryInternalSerializable.h */,
 				639FCF961EBC7B9700778193 /* SentryEvent.h */,
 				639FCF971EBC7B9700778193 /* SentryEvent.m */,
 				D880E3B02860A5A0008A90DB /* SentryEvent+Private.h */,
-				FAE80C232E4695AE0010A595 /* SentryEvent+Serialize.h */,
 				639FCF9E1EBC804600778193 /* SentryException.h */,
 				639FCF9F1EBC804600778193 /* SentryException.m */,
 				6334313F20AD9AE40077E581 /* SentryMechanism.h */,
@@ -2781,7 +2777,8 @@
 				843FB3212D0CD04D00558F18 /* SentryUserAccess.h */,
 				843FB3222D0CD04D00558F18 /* SentryUserAccess.m */,
 				92F6726A29C8B7B000BFD34D /* SentryUser+Private.h */,
-				FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryUser+Serialize.h */,
+				FA3854352E267DA20045A563 /* SentryPublicSerializer.h */,
+				FADF16962EABBC8600D7B458 /* SentryPublicSerializer.m */,
 				9286059429A5096600F96038 /* SentryGeo.h */,
 				9286059629A5098900F96038 /* SentryGeo.m */,
 				63B818F71EC34639002FDF4C /* SentryDebugMeta.h */,
@@ -5095,7 +5092,7 @@
 				7BAF3DD92440AEC8008A5414 /* SentryRequestManager.h in Headers */,
 				62862B1C2B1DDBC8009B16E3 /* SentryDelayedFrame.h in Headers */,
 				627E7589299F6FE40085504D /* SentryInternalDefines.h in Headers */,
-				FA3854362E267DA60045A563 /* SentryUser+Serialize.h in Headers */,
+				FA3854362E267DA60045A563 /* SentryPublicSerializer.h in Headers */,
 				7D0637032382B34300B30749 /* SentryScope.h in Headers */,
 				03F84D2727DD414C008FE43F /* SentryMachLogging.hpp in Headers */,
 				63295AF51EF3C7DB002D4490 /* SentryNSDictionarySanitize.h in Headers */,
@@ -5128,7 +5125,6 @@
 				635B3F381EBC6E2500A6176D /* SentryAsynchronousOperation.h in Headers */,
 				844EDC76294144DB00C86F34 /* SentrySystemWrapper.h in Headers */,
 				7B3B473025D6CBFC00D01640 /* SentryNSError.h in Headers */,
-				630436101EC0600A00C4D3FA /* SentrySerializable.h in Headers */,
 				63FE70DD20DA4C1000CDBAE8 /* SentryCrashMonitor_Signal.h in Headers */,
 				63FE710320DA4C1000CDBAE8 /* SentryCrashMachineContext_Apple.h in Headers */,
 				D8479328278873A100BE8E99 /* SentryByteCountFormatter.h in Headers */,
@@ -5212,7 +5208,6 @@
 				7B96572026830C9100C66E25 /* SentryScopeSyncC.h in Headers */,
 				63FE70EB20DA4C1000CDBAE8 /* SentryCrashMonitor_MachException.h in Headers */,
 				D456B4362D706BF2007068CB /* SentryTraceOrigin.h in Headers */,
-				FAE80C242E4695B40010A595 /* SentryEvent+Serialize.h in Headers */,
 				7BD86ECF264A7C77005439DB /* SentryAppStartMeasurement.h in Headers */,
 				0354A22B2A134D9C003C3A04 /* SentryProfilerState.h in Headers */,
 				7DC8310A2398283C0043DD9A /* SentryCrashIntegration.h in Headers */,
@@ -5702,6 +5697,7 @@
 				FAAB2F972E4D345800FE8B7E /* SentryUIDeviceWrapper.swift in Sources */,
 				D84F833E2A1CC401005828E0 /* SentrySwiftAsyncIntegration.m in Sources */,
 				7B6438AB26A70F24000D0F65 /* UIViewController+Sentry.m in Sources */,
+				FADF16972EABBC8600D7B458 /* SentryPublicSerializer.m in Sources */,
 				84302A812B5767A50027A629 /* SentryLaunchProfiling.m in Sources */,
 				63AA76A31EB9CBAA00D153DE /* SentryDsn.m in Sources */,
 				D490648A2DFAE1F600555785 /* SentryScreenshotOptions.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/Sentry.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/Sentry.h
index 905baf336d3..fd7a9b6c0e4 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/Sentry.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/Sentry.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ FOUNDATION_EXPORT const unsigned char SentryVersionString[];
 #    import <Sentry/SentrySampleDecision.h>
 #    import <Sentry/SentrySamplingContext.h>
 #    import <Sentry/SentryScope.h>
-#    import <Sentry/SentrySerializable.h>
 #    import <Sentry/SentrySpanContext.h>
 #    import <Sentry/SentrySpanId.h>
 #    import <Sentry/SentrySpanProtocol.h>
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryBreadcrumb.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryBreadcrumb.h
index 15c56dceb78..824f5b65b5d 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryBreadcrumb.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryBreadcrumb.h
@@ -6,17 +6,11 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Breadcrumb)
 @interface SentryBreadcrumb : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                              <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Level of breadcrumb
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryDebugMeta.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryDebugMeta.h
index b92e3981058..168ddbdf53b 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryDebugMeta.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryDebugMeta.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -23,9 +20,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(DebugMeta)
 @interface SentryDebugMeta : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                             <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Identifier of the dynamic library or executable. It is the value of the @c LC_UUID load command
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h
index df005de67e9..8caa7464e3e 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface SentryEnvelopeItemHeader : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                                      <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEvent.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEvent.h
index bf414da793a..56d76f1bd69 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEvent.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryEvent.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif // !SDK_V9
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -25,9 +22,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Event)
 @interface SentryEvent : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                         <SentrySerializable>
-#endif // !SDK_V9
 
 /**
  * This will be set by the initializer.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryException.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryException.h
index 5bd903ca634..9643ab59877 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryException.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryException.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -17,9 +14,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Exception)
 @interface SentryException : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                             <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryFrame.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryFrame.h
index c459239bbd8..6128e3ce0ee 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryFrame.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryFrame.h
@@ -6,17 +6,11 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Frame)
 @interface SentryFrame : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                         <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * SymbolAddress of the frame
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryGeo.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryGeo.h
index 88fd24188a7..f35c296a89c 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryGeo.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryGeo.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -24,11 +21,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 /// }
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Geo)
 @interface SentryGeo : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                       <SentrySerializable, NSCopying>
-#else
                        <NSCopying>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Optional: Human readable city name.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanism.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanism.h
index 68643c0c177..8a2eeb4d23c 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanism.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanism.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -17,9 +14,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Mechanism)
 @interface SentryMechanism : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                             <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanismMeta.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanismMeta.h
index 3b57a21f512..061a003e238 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanismMeta.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMechanismMeta.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 @class SentryNSError;
 
@@ -21,9 +18,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(MechanismMeta)
 @interface SentryMechanismMeta : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                                 <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 - (instancetype)init;
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMessage.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMessage.h
index c704d28fb29..b728bb8e850 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMessage.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryMessage.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -18,9 +15,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * @see https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/event-payloads/message/
  */
 @interface SentryMessage : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                           <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryNSError.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryNSError.h
index 40620c31d56..ac3872569c0 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryNSError.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryNSError.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -16,9 +13,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * Sentry representation of an @c NSError to send to Sentry.
  */
 @interface SentryNSError : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                           <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryRequest.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryRequest.h
index dcbcea3ceb3..c09797912dd 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryRequest.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryRequest.h
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface SentryRequest : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                           <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Optional: HTTP response body size.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryScope.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryScope.h
index 907c6e06100..4aba3a9bbcf 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryScope.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryScope.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif // SDK_V9
 #import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySpanProtocol)
 
 @class SentryAttachment;
@@ -25,9 +22,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Scope)
 @interface SentryScope : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                         <SentrySerializable>
-#endif // !SDK_V9
 
 /**
  * Returns current Span or Transaction.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySerializable.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySerializable.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 974358882be..00000000000
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySerializable.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-#if __has_include(<Sentry/Sentry.h>)
-#    import <Sentry/SentryDefines.h>
-#elif __has_include(<SentryWithoutUIKit/Sentry.h>)
-#    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentryDefines.h>
-#else
-#    import <SentryDefines.h>
-#endif
-
-NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
-
-@protocol SentrySerializable <NSObject>
-SENTRY_NO_INIT
-
-/**
- * Serialize the contents of the object into an NSDictionary. Make to copy all properties of the
- * original object so modifications to it don't have an impact on the serialized NSDictionary.
- */
-- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize;
-
-@end
-
-NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanContext.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanContext.h
index 89c7fd3575a..a04ab995317 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanContext.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanContext.h
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
 #import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySampleDecision)
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 #import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySpanStatus)
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
@@ -20,9 +17,6 @@ static NSString const *SENTRY_TRACE_TYPE = @"trace";
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(SpanContext)
 @interface SentrySpanContext : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                               <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanProtocol.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanProtocol.h
index cb41d2dbd3b..dac90d3a3a8 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanProtocol.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySpanProtocol.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif // SDK_V9
 #import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySpanContext)
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
@@ -19,11 +16,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @class SentryTraceHeader;
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(Span)
-#if SDK_V9
 @protocol SentrySpan <NSObject>
-#else
-@protocol SentrySpan <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Determines which trace the Span belongs to.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryStacktrace.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryStacktrace.h
index 0f6b5d4695c..100d0c4eefa 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryStacktrace.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryStacktrace.h
@@ -6,18 +6,12 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @class SentryFrame;
 
 @interface SentryStacktrace : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                              <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryThread.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryThread.h
index b17b687f1fd..e219e5c0307 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryThread.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryThread.h
@@ -5,18 +5,12 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @class SentryStacktrace;
 
 @interface SentryThread : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                          <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryTraceContext.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryTraceContext.h
index 7e91bb2e448..7d6e5543d6d 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryTraceContext.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryTraceContext.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -20,9 +17,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(TraceContext)
 @interface SentryTraceContext : NSObject
-#if !SDK_V9
-                                <SentrySerializable>
-#endif
 
 /**
  * UUID V4 encoded as a hexadecimal sequence with no dashes (e.g. 771a43a4192642f0b136d5159a501700)
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryUser.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryUser.h
index e317550c8c6..c301308b854 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryUser.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryUser.h
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #else
 #    import <SentryDefines.h>
 #endif
-#if !SDK_V9
-#    import SENTRY_HEADER(SentrySerializable)
-#endif // !SDK_V9
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -15,11 +12,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(User)
 @interface SentryUser : NSObject
-#if SDK_V9
                         <NSCopying>
-#else
-                        <SentrySerializable, NSCopying>
-#endif // SDK_V9
 
 /**
  * Optional: Id of the user
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryWithoutUIKit.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryWithoutUIKit.h
index 1b9597110a7..958683e8f7d 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryWithoutUIKit.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryWithoutUIKit.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ FOUNDATION_EXPORT const unsigned char SentryVersionString[];
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySampleDecision.h>
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySamplingContext.h>
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentryScope.h>
-#    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySerializable.h>
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySpanContext.h>
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySpanId.h>
 #    import <SentryWithoutUIKit/SentrySpanProtocol.h>
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryCrashScopeObserver.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryCrashScopeObserver.m
index e17272551d9..04a91edbe69 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryCrashScopeObserver.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryCrashScopeObserver.m
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #import "SentryLevelMapper.h"
 #import "SentrySwift.h"
-#import "SentryUser+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
 #import <SentryBreadcrumb.h>
 #import <SentryCrashJSONCodec.h>
 #import <SentryCrashJSONCodecObjC.h>
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ - (instancetype)initWithMaxBreadcrumbs:(NSInteger)maxBreadcrumbs
 - (void)setUser:(nullable SentryUser *)user
 {
     [self syncScope:user
-        serialize:^{ return [user serialize]; }
+          serialize:^{
+        if (user)
+        {
+            return (NSDictionary<NSString *,id> * _Nullable) [SentryPublicSerializer serializeUser:(SentryUser *) user];
+        } else {
+            return (NSDictionary<NSString *,id> * _Nonnull) nil;
+        }
+    }
         syncToSentryCrash:^(const void *bytes) { sentrycrash_scopesync_setUser(bytes); }];
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryEvent.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryEvent.m
index 501f428798d..8d4654c7203 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryEvent.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryEvent.m
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #import "SentryStacktrace.h"
 #import "SentrySwift.h"
 #import "SentryThread.h"
-#import "SentryUser+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
 #import "SentryUser.h"
 
 #if SENTRY_HAS_METRIC_KIT
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithError:(NSError *)error
     return self;
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize
+- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeBaseEvent
 {
     if (nil == self.timestamp) {
         self.timestamp = [SentryDependencyContainer.sharedInstance.dateProvider date];
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryFileManagerHelper.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryFileManagerHelper.m
index 6b3b7bdae9f..77f5f4c51c2 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryFileManagerHelper.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryFileManagerHelper.m
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #import "SentryDsn.h"
 #import "SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h"
 #import "SentryError.h"
-#import "SentryEvent+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryEvent+Private.h"
 #import "SentryEvent.h"
 #import "SentryInternalDefines.h"
 #import "SentryLogC.h"
 #import "SentryOptions.h"
+#import "SentryModels+Serializable.h"
 #import "SentrySerialization.h"
 #import "SentrySwift.h"
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ - (void)deleteTimezoneOffset
 
 - (void)storeAppHangEvent:(SentryEvent *)appHangEvent
 {
-    NSData *jsonData = [SentrySerializationSwift dataWithJSONObject:[appHangEvent serialize]];
+    NSData *jsonData = [SentrySerializationSwift dataWithJSONObject:[appHangEvent serializeBaseEvent]];
     if (jsonData == nil) {
         SENTRY_LOG_ERROR(@"Failed to store app hang event, because of an error in serialization.");
         return;
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryPublicSerializer.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryPublicSerializer.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..051b0bea505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryPublicSerializer.m
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
+#import "SentryModels+Serializable.h"
+
+@implementation SentryPublicSerializer
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeUser:(SentryUser *)user {
+    return [user serialize];
+}
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeTraceContext:(SentryTraceContext *)traceContext {
+    return [traceContext serialize];
+}
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeEnvelopeHeader:(SentryEnvelopeItemHeader *)header {
+    return [header serialize];
+}
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeEvent:(SentryEvent *)event {
+    return [event serializeBaseEvent];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryScope.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryScope.m
index 67d3283d50d..e5ebefbad2b 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryScope.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryScope.m
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #import "SentrySwift.h"
 #import "SentryTracer.h"
 #import "SentryTransactionContext.h"
-#import "SentryUser+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
 #import "SentryUser.h"
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryTransaction.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryTransaction.m
index e7ab40b13b2..c09d1bc9f2e 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryTransaction.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryTransaction.m
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #import "SentryTransaction.h"
-#import "SentryEvent+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryEvent+Private.h"
 #import "SentryInternalDefines.h"
 #import "SentryNSDictionarySanitize.h"
 #import "SentryProfilingConditionals.h"
 #import "SentrySpan+Private.h"
 #import "SentrySwift.h"
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
 #import "SentryTransactionContext.h"
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithTrace:(SentryTracer *)trace children:(NSArray<id<SentryS
 - (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize
 {
     NSMutableDictionary<NSString *, id> *serializedData =
-        [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:[super serialize]];
+        [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:[SentryPublicSerializer serializeEvent:self]];
 
     NSMutableArray *serializedSpans = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     for (id<SentrySpan> span in self.spans) {
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Private.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Private.h
index 93ccff9d432..77318b88d96 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Private.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Private.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #import "SentryProfilingConditionals.h"
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
 @interface SentryEvent ()
 
 /**
@@ -36,3 +38,5 @@
 #endif // SENTRY_HAS_METRIC_KIT
 
 @end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Serialize.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Serialize.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c5adca2fa13..00000000000
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryEvent+Serialize.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#if SDK_V9
-#    import "SentryEvent.h"
-#    import "SentrySerializable.h"
-
-@interface SentryEvent () <SentrySerializable>
-
-@end
-#endif // SDK_V9
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryModels+Serializable.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryModels+Serializable.h
index 4d584e2fd6e..fe9b219f08d 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryModels+Serializable.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryModels+Serializable.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#if SDK_V9
 #    import "SentryBreadcrumb.h"
 #    import "SentryDebugMeta.h"
 #    import "SentryEnvelopeItemHeader.h"
@@ -24,11 +23,15 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @end
 
-@interface SentryUser () <SentryInternalSerializable>
+// Since SentryEvent has Swift classes inherit from it, it needs a base
+// function with a unique name
+@interface SentryEvent ()
+
+- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeBaseEvent;
 
 @end
 
-@interface SentryEvent () <SentryInternalSerializable>
+@interface SentryUser () <SentryInternalSerializable>
 
 @end
 
@@ -58,8 +61,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface SentryEnvelopeItemHeader () <SentryInternalSerializable>
 
-- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize;
-
 @end
 
 @interface SentryFrame () <SentryInternalSerializable>
@@ -76,8 +77,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface SentryTraceContext () <SentryInternalSerializable>
 
-- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize;
-
 @end
 
 @interface SentryMessage () <SentryInternalSerializable>
@@ -97,5 +96,3 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
-
-#endif // SDK_V9
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPrivate.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPrivate.h
index 93ae7fb6acf..451910e44b5 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPrivate.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPrivate.h
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@
 #import "SentryDelayedFramesTracker.h"
 #import "SentryDependencyContainerSwiftHelper.h"
 #import "SentryDeviceContextKeys.h"
-#import "SentryEvent+Serialize.h"
 #import "SentryFileIOTrackerHelper.h"
 #import "SentryFileManagerHelper.h"
 #import "SentryLevelHelper.h"
 #import "SentryMeta.h"
-#import "SentryModels+Serializable.h"
 #import "SentryMsgPackSerializer.h"
 #import "SentryNSDictionarySanitize.h"
 #import "SentryOptions+Private.h"
@@ -64,5 +62,5 @@
 #import "SentryTraceHeader.h"
 #import "SentryTraceOrigin.h"
 #import "SentryTraceProfiler.h"
-#import "SentryUser+Serialize.h"
+#import "SentryPublicSerializer.h"
 #import "SentryWatchdogTerminationBreadcrumbProcessor.h"
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPublicSerializer.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPublicSerializer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba6f39bb103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryPublicSerializer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@class SentryUser;
+@class SentryEvent;
+@class SentryTraceContext;
+@class SentryEnvelopeItemHeader;
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface SentryPublicSerializer: NSObject
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeUser:(SentryUser *)user;
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeTraceContext:(SentryTraceContext *)traceContext;
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeEnvelopeHeader:(SentryEnvelopeItemHeader *)header;
+
++ (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serializeEvent:(SentryEvent *)event;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentrySpan.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentrySpan.h
index b15dbe69428..95495d46cfc 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentrySpan.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentrySpan.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #import "SentryDefines.h"
 #import "SentryProfilingConditionals.h"
-#import "SentrySerializable.h"
+#import "SentryInternalSerializable.h"
 #import "SentrySpanProtocol.h"
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @class SentryFramesTracker;
 #endif // SENTRY_HAS_UIKIT
 
-@interface SentrySpan : NSObject <SentrySpan, SentrySerializable>
+@interface SentrySpan : NSObject <SentrySpan, SentryInternalSerializable>
 SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
 /**
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryTransaction.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryTransaction.h
index 77a12e3b008..381de61139c 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryTransaction.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryTransaction.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ SENTRY_NO_INIT
 
 - (instancetype)initWithTrace:(SentryTracer *)trace children:(NSArray<id<SentrySpan>> *)children;
 
+- (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)serialize;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser+Serialize.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser+Serialize.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d5aa94a921..00000000000
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryUser+Serialize.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#if SDK_V9
-#    import "SentrySerializable.h"
-#    import "SentryUser.h"
-
-@interface SentryUser () <SentrySerializable>
-
-@end
-#endif // SDK_V9
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySdkInfo.swift b/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySdkInfo.swift
index d2c529f1371..fd76cf7d1ae 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySdkInfo.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySdkInfo.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Foundation
  * @note Both name and version are required.
  * @see https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/event-payloads/sdk/
  */
-@_spi(Private) @objc public final class SentrySdkInfo: NSObject, SentrySerializable {
+@_spi(Private) @objc public final class SentrySdkInfo: NSObject {
     
     @objc public static func global() -> Self {
         Self(withOptions: SentrySDKInternal.currentHub().getClient()?.options)
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySerializationSwift.swift b/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySerializationSwift.swift
index 0d044a60396..3d265308fc9 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySerializationSwift.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Helper/SentrySerializationSwift.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         }
         
         if let traceContext = envelope.header.traceContext {
-            serializedData["trace"] = traceContext.serialize()
+            serializedData["trace"] = SentryPublicSerializer.serializeTraceContext(traceContext)
         }
         
         if let sentAt = envelope.header.sentAt {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         let newLineData = Data("\n".utf8)
         for i in 0..<envelope.items.count {
             envelopeData.append(newLineData)
-            let serializedItemHeaderData = envelope.items[i].header.serialize()
+            let serializedItemHeaderData = SentryPublicSerializer.serializeEnvelopeHeader(envelope.items[i].header)
             guard let itemHeader = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: serializedItemHeaderData) else {
                 SentrySDKLog.error("Envelope item header cannot be converted to JSON.")
                 return nil
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/RRWeb/SentryRRWebEvent.swift b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/RRWeb/SentryRRWebEvent.swift
index 392c6876893..30001751077 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/RRWeb/SentryRRWebEvent.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/RRWeb/SentryRRWebEvent.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ enum SentryRRWebEventType: Int {
 }
 
 @objc(SentryRRWebEvent)
-@_spi(Private) public protocol SentryRRWebEventProtocol: SentrySerializable {
+@_spi(Private) public protocol SentryRRWebEventProtocol {
+    func serialize() -> [String: Any]
 }
 
 @objcMembers
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/SentryReplayEvent.swift b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/SentryReplayEvent.swift
index eb4893860bd..7ce00d22469 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/SentryReplayEvent.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/SessionReplay/SentryReplayEvent.swift
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ import Foundation
         self.type = "replay_video"
     }
     
-    required convenience init() {
+    required convenience override init() {
         fatalError("init() has not been implemented")
     }
     
-    @_implementationOnly public override func serialize() -> [String: Any] {
-        var result = super.serialize()
+    public func serialize() -> [String: Any] {
+        var result = SentryPublicSerializer.serializeEvent(self)
         result["urls"] = urls
         result["replay_start_timestamp"] = replayStartTimestamp.timeIntervalSince1970
         result["replay_id"] = SentryEventSwiftHelper.getEventIdString(self)
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/UserFeedback/SentryFeedback.swift b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/UserFeedback/SentryFeedback.swift
index 01951d3988b..170287b5445 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Integrations/UserFeedback/SentryFeedback.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Integrations/UserFeedback/SentryFeedback.swift
@@ -42,20 +42,11 @@ public final class SentryFeedback: NSObject {
     }
 }
 
-#if !SDK_V9
-extension SentryFeedback: SentrySerializable { }
-#endif
-
 extension SentryFeedback {
-    #if SDK_V9
+
     @_spi(Private) public func serialize() -> [String: Any] {
         return internalSerialize()
     }
-    #else
-    public func serialize() -> [String: Any] {
-        return internalSerialize()
-    }
-    #endif
 
     private func internalSerialize() -> [String: Any] {
         let numberOfOptionalItems = (name == nil ? 0 : 1) + (email == nil ? 0 : 1) + (associatedEventId == nil ? 0 : 1)
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Persistence/SentryScopePersistentStore+User.swift b/Sources/Swift/Persistence/SentryScopePersistentStore+User.swift
index 0dd54f6a7a7..05be8b64ebc 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Persistence/SentryScopePersistentStore+User.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Persistence/SentryScopePersistentStore+User.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 extension SentryScopePersistentStore {
     func encode(user: User) -> Data? {
-        guard let data = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: user.serialize()) else {
+        guard let data = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: SentryPublicSerializer.serializeUser(user)) else {
             SentrySDKLog.error("Failed to serialize user, reason: user is not valid json: \(user)")
             return nil
         }
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/SentryAppState.swift b/Sources/Swift/SentryAppState.swift
index 2ed5bb894da..e5e20fd46d6 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/SentryAppState.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/SentryAppState.swift
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @_implementationOnly import _SentryPrivate
 import Foundation
 
-@objcMembers @_spi(Private) public class SentryAppState: NSObject, SentrySerializable {
+@objcMembers @_spi(Private) public class SentryAppState: NSObject {
     
     public private(set) var releaseName: String?
     public private(set) var osVersion: String
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryClientReport.swift b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryClientReport.swift
index 8c98cf83482..19fd6ba9c00 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryClientReport.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryClientReport.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @objc
-@_spi(Private) public final class SentryClientReport: NSObject, SentrySerializable {
+@_spi(Private) public final class SentryClientReport: NSObject {
     
     @objc(initWithDiscardedEvents:dateProvider:)
     public init(discardedEvents: [SentryDiscardedEvent], dateProvider: SentryCurrentDateProvider) {
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryDiscardedEvent.swift b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryDiscardedEvent.swift
index 09504c731b2..2c7226f6c5f 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryDiscardedEvent.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryDiscardedEvent.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Foundation
 
 @objcMembers
 @_spi(Private)
-public final class SentryDiscardedEvent: NSObject, SentrySerializable {
+public final class SentryDiscardedEvent: NSObject {
     
     let reason: String
     let category: String
diff --git a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryEnvelopeItem.swift b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryEnvelopeItem.swift
index de6146712b3..7470bdb1a32 100644
--- a/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryEnvelopeItem.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swift/Tools/SentryEnvelopeItem.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
      * Initializes an envelope item with an event.
      */
     @objc public convenience init(event: Event) {
-        var json = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: event.serialize())
+        var json = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: SentryPublicSerializer.serializeEvent(event))
         if json == nil {
             // We don't know what caused the serialization to fail.
             let errorEvent = Event()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             
             // We accept the risk that this simple serialization fails. Therefore we ignore the
             // error on purpose.
-            json = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: errorEvent.serialize())
+            json = SentrySerializationSwift.data(withJSONObject: SentryPublicSerializer.serializeEvent(errorEvent))
         }
             
             // event.type can be nil and the server infers error if there's a stack trace, otherwise
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.h b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.h
index a4f8c17fa93..c7ad5fc17e5 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.h
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.h
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
-@protocol SentrySerializable;
+@protocol SentryInternalSerializable;
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface SentryBooleanSerialization : NSObject
 
-+ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentrySerializable>)serializable property:(NSString *)property;
++ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentryInternalSerializable>)serializable property:(NSString *)property;
 
-+ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentrySerializable>)serializable
++ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentryInternalSerializable>)serializable
                         property:(NSString *)property
               serializedProperty:(NSString *)serializedProperty;
 
diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.m b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.m
index aa3e2f42183..c8cf88ddb2b 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.m
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryBooleanSerialization.m
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #import "SentryBooleanSerialization.h"
-#import "SentrySerializable.h"
+#import "SentryInternalSerializable.h"
 #import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @implementation SentryBooleanSerialization
 
-+ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentrySerializable>)serializable property:(NSString *)property
++ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentryInternalSerializable>)serializable property:(NSString *)property
 {
     [SentryBooleanSerialization testBooleanSerialization:serializable
                                                 property:property
                                       serializedProperty:property];
 }
 
-+ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentrySerializable>)serializable
++ (void)testBooleanSerialization:(id<SentryInternalSerializable>)serializable
                         property:(NSString *)property
               serializedProperty:(NSString *)serializedProperty
 {