diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6c4d878ec..c7bd4f7b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1230,11 +1230,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_bytes",
  "serde_json",
+ "serde_v8_utilities",
  "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
  "v8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_v8_utilities"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "v8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha-1"
 version = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 24cc8e1eb..eeecf15a3 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ include_icu_data = []
 v8_use_custom_libcxx = ["v8/use_custom_libcxx"]
 include_js_files_for_snapshotting = []
 unsafe_runtime_options = []
+unsafe_use_unprotected_platform = []
 
 # Use the old, slower (but better tested) JoinSet driver
 op_driver_joinset = []
diff --git a/core/runtime/jsruntime.rs b/core/runtime/jsruntime.rs
index 1eb0b1ad4..a77d44063 100644
--- a/core/runtime/jsruntime.rs
+++ b/core/runtime/jsruntime.rs
@@ -413,8 +413,15 @@ fn v8_init(
   };
   v8::V8::set_flags_from_string(&flags);
 
-  let v8_platform = v8_platform
-    .unwrap_or_else(|| v8::new_default_platform(0, false).make_shared());
+  let v8_platform = v8_platform.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+    if cfg!(any(test, feature = "unsafe_use_unprotected_platform")) {
+      // We want to use the unprotected platform for unit tests
+      v8::new_unprotected_default_platform(0, false)
+    } else {
+      v8::new_default_platform(0, false)
+    }
+    .make_shared()
+  });
   v8::V8::initialize_platform(v8_platform.clone());
   v8::V8::initialize();
 
diff --git a/serde_v8/Cargo.toml b/serde_v8/Cargo.toml
index f98eb4059..d3ab68022 100644
--- a/serde_v8/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_v8/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 v8.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+serde_v8_utilities = { path = "./utilities" }
 bencher.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 serde_bytes.workspace = true
diff --git a/serde_v8/benches/de.rs b/serde_v8/benches/de.rs
index b7cd0bf32..a355e9875 100644
--- a/serde_v8/benches/de.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/benches/de.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use bencher::Bencher;
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use serde_v8::utils::js_exec;
-use serde_v8::utils::v8_do;
 use serde_v8::ByteString;
+use serde_v8_utilities::js_exec;
+use serde_v8_utilities::v8_do;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 struct MathOp {
diff --git a/serde_v8/benches/ser.rs b/serde_v8/benches/ser.rs
index 83274fae3..faf96dea3 100644
--- a/serde_v8/benches/ser.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/benches/ser.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use bencher::Bencher;
 
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-use serde_v8::utils::v8_do;
 use serde_v8::ByteString;
+use serde_v8_utilities::v8_do;
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct MathOp {
diff --git a/serde_v8/lib.rs b/serde_v8/lib.rs
index 3bce2e5c2..5dabe486f 100644
--- a/serde_v8/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ mod magic;
 mod payload;
 mod ser;
 mod serializable;
-pub mod utils;
 
 pub use de::from_v8;
 pub use de::from_v8_cached;
diff --git a/serde_v8/magic/v8slice.rs b/serde_v8/magic/v8slice.rs
index c2f0be22d..d04e8b9a3 100644
--- a/serde_v8/magic/v8slice.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/magic/v8slice.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ where
     static V8_ONCE: std::sync::Once = std::sync::Once::new();
 
     V8_ONCE.call_once(|| {
-      let platform = v8::new_default_platform(0, false).make_shared();
+      let platform =
+        v8::new_unprotected_default_platform(0, false).make_shared();
       v8::V8::initialize_platform(platform);
       v8::V8::initialize();
     });
diff --git a/serde_v8/tests/de.rs b/serde_v8/tests/de.rs
index 122f96f1c..f8f925ac9 100644
--- a/serde_v8/tests/de.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/tests/de.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Deserializer;
 
-use serde_v8::utils::js_exec;
-use serde_v8::utils::v8_do;
 use serde_v8::BigInt;
 use serde_v8::ByteString;
 use serde_v8::Error;
 use serde_v8::JsBuffer;
 use serde_v8::U16String;
+use serde_v8_utilities::js_exec;
+use serde_v8_utilities::v8_do;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 struct MathOp {
diff --git a/serde_v8/tests/magic.rs b/serde_v8/tests/magic.rs
index e3ed1d330..bec937fa0 100644
--- a/serde_v8/tests/magic.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/tests/magic.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-use serde_v8::utils::js_exec;
-use serde_v8::utils::v8_do;
 use serde_v8::Result;
+use serde_v8_utilities::js_exec;
+use serde_v8_utilities::v8_do;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct MagicOp<'s> {
diff --git a/serde_v8/tests/ser.rs b/serde_v8/tests/ser.rs
index b61a758f9..b183166b0 100644
--- a/serde_v8/tests/ser.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/tests/ser.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::json;
-use serde_v8::utils::js_exec;
-use serde_v8::utils::v8_do;
 use serde_v8::BigInt;
+use serde_v8_utilities::js_exec;
+use serde_v8_utilities::v8_do;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
 struct MathOp {
diff --git a/serde_v8/utilities/Cargo.toml b/serde_v8/utilities/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbdceda80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serde_v8/utilities/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+[package]
+name = "serde_v8_utilities"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[lib]
+path = "lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+v8.workspace = true
diff --git a/serde_v8/utils.rs b/serde_v8/utilities/lib.rs
similarity index 90%
rename from serde_v8/utils.rs
rename to serde_v8/utilities/lib.rs
index 6a9732400..733dcceb2 100644
--- a/serde_v8/utils.rs
+++ b/serde_v8/utilities/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn js_exec<'s>(
 }
 
 pub fn v8_init() {
-  let platform = v8::new_default_platform(0, false).make_shared();
+  let platform = v8::new_unprotected_default_platform(0, false).make_shared();
   v8::V8::initialize_platform(platform);
   v8::V8::initialize();
 }
diff --git a/testing/Cargo.toml b/testing/Cargo.toml
index 6181e2fde..62b5a99b6 100644
--- a/testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ path = "./lib.rs"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 deno_core.workspace = true
+deno_core.features = ["unsafe_use_unprotected_platform"]
 pretty_assertions.workspace = true
 prettyplease.workspace = true
 testing_macros.workspace = true