diff --git a/src/PowerOperationsModels.jl b/src/PowerOperationsModels.jl
index c9a0957..a00e367 100644
--- a/src/PowerOperationsModels.jl
+++ b/src/PowerOperationsModels.jl
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ export InitialEnergyLevel
 export build!
 export get_initial_conditions
 export serialize_outputs
-export serialize_optimization_model
 export solve!
 export run!
 export set_device_model!
diff --git a/src/operation/decision_model.jl b/src/operation/decision_model.jl
index d2db63f..54280d0 100644
--- a/src/operation/decision_model.jl
+++ b/src/operation/decision_model.jl
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ keyword arguments to that function.
   - `console_level = Logging.Error`:
   - `file_level = Logging.Info`:
   - `disable_timer_outputs = false` : Enable/Disable timing outputs
-  - `export_optimization_problem::Bool = true`: If true, serialize the model to a file to allow re-execution later.
 
 # Examples
 
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ function solve!(
     console_level = Logging.Error,
     file_level = Logging.Info,
     disable_timer_outputs = false,
-    export_optimization_problem = true,
     kwargs...,
 )
     build_if_not_already_built!(
@@ -181,11 +179,6 @@ function solve!(
                         current_time,
                     )
                 end
-                if export_optimization_problem
-                    TimerOutputs.@timeit RUN_OPERATION_MODEL_TIMER "Serialize" begin
-                        serialize_optimization_model(model)
-                    end
-                end
                 TimerOutputs.@timeit RUN_OPERATION_MODEL_TIMER "Outputs processing" begin
                     outputs = OptimizationProblemOutputs(model)
                     serialize_outputs(outputs, IOM.get_output_dir(model))
diff --git a/src/operation/emulation_model.jl b/src/operation/emulation_model.jl
index 4aebe8b..d8b330d 100644
--- a/src/operation/emulation_model.jl
+++ b/src/operation/emulation_model.jl
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ keyword arguments to that function.
   - `export_problem_outputs::Bool`: If true, export OptimizationProblemOutputs DataFrames to CSV files.
   - `output_dir::String`: Required if the model is not already built, otherwise ignored
   - `enable_progress_bar::Bool`: Enables/Disable progress bar printing
-  - `export_optimization_model::Bool`: If true, serialize the model to a file to allow re-execution later.
 
 # Examples
 
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ function run!(
     console_level = Logging.Error,
     file_level = Logging.Info,
     disable_timer_outputs = false,
-    export_optimization_model = true,
     enable_progress_bar = _progress_meter_enabled(),
     kwargs...,
 )
@@ -223,11 +221,6 @@ function run!(
                     )
                     IOM.set_run_status!(model, RunStatus.SUCCESSFULLY_FINALIZED)
                 end
-                if export_optimization_model
-                    TimerOutputs.@timeit RUN_OPERATION_MODEL_TIMER "Serialize" begin
-                        serialize_optimization_model(model)
-                    end
-                end
                 TimerOutputs.@timeit RUN_OPERATION_MODEL_TIMER "Outputs processing" begin
                     outputs = OptimizationProblemOutputs(model)
                     serialize_outputs(outputs, IOM.get_output_dir(model))