diff --git a/clients/gateway-client/src/lib.rs b/clients/gateway-client/src/lib.rs
index ab936de079..332778ef86 100644
--- a/clients/gateway-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clients/gateway-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ progenitor::generate_api!(
         HostPhase2RecoveryImageId = { derives = [PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
         ImageVersion = { derives = [PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
         RotImageDetails = { derives = [PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
-        RotImageError = { derives = [ PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize] },
+        RotImageError = { derives = [ PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
         RotSlot = { derives = [PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
         RotState = { derives = [PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord] },
         SpIdentifier = { derives = [Copy, PartialEq, Hash, Eq] },