diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ec3a735a6..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Serialization/JsonSerializer.cs
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@@ -1,281 +0,0 @@
-#pragma warning disable CS1591
-
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Serialization
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Provides a wrapper around third party json serialization.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class JsonSerializer : IJsonSerializer
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JsonSerializer" /> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public JsonSerializer()
-        {
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.DateHandler = ServiceStack.Text.DateHandler.ISO8601;
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.ExcludeTypeInfo = true;
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.IncludeNullValues = false;
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.AlwaysUseUtc = true;
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig.AssumeUtc = true;
-
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsConfig<Guid>.SerializeFn = SerializeGuid;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        public void SerializeToStream(object obj, Stream stream)
-        {
-            if (obj == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
-            }
-
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.SerializeToStream(obj, obj.GetType(), stream);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        public void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream)
-        {
-            if (obj == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
-            }
-
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.SerializeToStream<T>(obj, stream);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        public void SerializeToFile(object obj, string file)
-        {
-            if (obj == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(file))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(file));
-            }
-
-            using (var stream = new FileStream(file, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read))
-            {
-                SerializeToStream(obj, stream);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static Stream OpenFile(string path)
-        {
-            return new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, 131072);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">type</exception>
-        public object DeserializeFromFile(Type type, string file)
-        {
-            if (type == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(file))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(file));
-            }
-
-            using (var stream = OpenFile(file))
-            {
-                return DeserializeFromStream(stream, type);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">file</exception>
-        public T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
-            where T : class
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(file))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(file));
-            }
-
-            using (var stream = OpenFile(file))
-            {
-                return DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
-        public T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream)
-        {
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<T>(stream);
-        }
-
-        public Task<T> DeserializeFromStreamAsync<T>(Stream stream)
-        {
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<T>(stream);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">text</exception>
-        public T DeserializeFromString<T>(string text)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<T>(text);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
-        public object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type)
-        {
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            if (type == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(type, stream);
-        }
-
-        public async Task<object> DeserializeFromStreamAsync(Stream stream, Type type)
-        {
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
-            }
-
-            if (type == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
-            }
-
-            using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
-            {
-                var json = await reader.ReadToEndAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString(json, type);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static string SerializeGuid(Guid guid)
-        {
-            if (guid.Equals(Guid.Empty))
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            return guid.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="json">The json.</param>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">json</exception>
-        public object DeserializeFromString(string json, Type type)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(json))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(json));
-            }
-
-            if (type == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString(json, type);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        public string SerializeToString(object obj)
-        {
-            if (obj == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
-            }
-
-            return ServiceStack.Text.JsonSerializer.SerializeToString(obj, obj.GetType());
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IJsonSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IJsonSerializer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 09b6ff9b5a..0000000000
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Serialization/IJsonSerializer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#nullable disable
-#pragma warning disable CS1591
-
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization
-{
-    public interface IJsonSerializer
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        void SerializeToStream(object obj, Stream stream);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        void SerializeToStream<T>(T obj, Stream stream);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        void SerializeToFile(object obj, string file);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">type</exception>
-        object DeserializeFromFile(Type type, string file);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">file</exception>
-        T DeserializeFromFile<T>(string file)
-            where T : class;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
-        T DeserializeFromStream<T>(Stream stream);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="text">The text.</param>
-        /// <returns>``0.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">text</exception>
-        T DeserializeFromString<T>(string text);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">stream</exception>
-        object DeserializeFromStream(Stream stream, Type type);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes from string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="json">The json.</param>
-        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">json</exception>
-        object DeserializeFromString(string json, Type type);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes to string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">The obj.</param>
-        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">obj</exception>
-        string SerializeToString(object obj);
-
-        Task<object> DeserializeFromStreamAsync(Stream stream, Type type);
-        Task<T> DeserializeFromStreamAsync<T>(Stream stream);
-    }
-}