diff --git a/chassis_state_manager.cpp b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
index 03dd176..a723d8f 100644
--- a/chassis_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
 
-// Register class version with Cereal
-CEREAL_CLASS_VERSION(phosphor::state::manager::Chassis, CLASS_VERSION);
-
 namespace phosphor
 {
 namespace state
@@ -269,7 +266,7 @@
     if (value != pOHCounter())
     {
         ChassisInherit::pOHCounter(value);
-        serialize();
+        serializePOH();
     }
     return pOHCounter();
 }
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@
 void Chassis::restorePOHCounter()
 {
     uint32_t counter;
-    if (!deserialize(POH_COUNTER_PERSIST_PATH, counter))
+    if (!deserializePOH(POH_COUNTER_PERSIST_PATH, counter))
     {
         // set to default value
         pOHCounter(0);
@@ -288,7 +285,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-fs::path Chassis::serialize(const fs::path& path)
+fs::path Chassis::serializePOH(const fs::path& path)
 {
     std::ofstream os(path.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
     cereal::JSONOutputArchive oarchive(os);
@@ -296,7 +293,7 @@
     return path;
 }
 
-bool Chassis::deserialize(const fs::path& path, uint32_t& pOHCounter)
+bool Chassis::deserializePOH(const fs::path& path, uint32_t& pOHCounter)
 {
     try
     {
diff --git a/chassis_state_manager.hpp b/chassis_state_manager.hpp
index a1fcb04..5532949 100644
--- a/chassis_state_manager.hpp
+++ b/chassis_state_manager.hpp
@@ -137,34 +137,6 @@
     /** @brief Used to restore POHCounter value from persisted file */
     void restorePOHCounter();
 
-    /** @brief Function required by Cereal to perform serialization.
-     *
-     *  @tparam Archive - Cereal archive type (json in our case).
-     *  @param[in] archive - reference to Cereal archive.
-     *  @param[in] version - Class version that enables handling
-     *                       a serialized data across code levels
-     */
-    template <class Archive>
-    inline void save(Archive& archive, const std::uint32_t version) const
-    {
-        archive(pOHCounter());
-    }
-
-    /** @brief Function required by Cereal to perform deserialization.
-     *
-     *  @tparam Archive - Cereal archive type (json in our case).
-     *  @param[in] archive - reference to Cereal archive.
-     *  @param[in] version - Class version that enables handling
-     *                       a serialized data across code levels
-     */
-    template <class Archive>
-    inline void load(Archive& archive, const std::uint32_t version)
-    {
-        uint32_t value;
-        archive(value);
-        pOHCounter(value);
-    }
-
     /** @brief Serialize and persist requested POH counter.
      *
      *  @param[in] dir - pathname of file where the serialized POH counter will
@@ -173,9 +145,9 @@
      *  @return fs::path - pathname of persisted requested POH counter.
      */
     fs::path
-        serialize(const fs::path& dir = fs::path(POH_COUNTER_PERSIST_PATH));
+        serializePOH(const fs::path& dir = fs::path(POH_COUNTER_PERSIST_PATH));
 
-    /** @brief Deserialze a persisted requested POH counter.
+    /** @brief Deserialize a persisted requested POH counter.
      *
      *  @param[in] path - pathname of persisted POH counter file
      *  @param[in] retCounter - deserialized POH counter value
@@ -183,7 +155,7 @@
      *  @return bool - true if the deserialization was successful, false
      *                 otherwise.
      */
-    bool deserialize(const fs::path& path, uint32_t& retCounter);
+    bool deserializePOH(const fs::path& path, uint32_t& retCounter);
 
     /** @brief Timer */
     std::unique_ptr<phosphor::state::manager::Timer> timer;