diff --git a/src/serialize.rs b/src/serialize.rs
index 59b423f4d..f2c4de214 100644
--- a/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/serialize.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use ordered_float::NotNan;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
-use crate::{util::HashMap, ArcSort, EGraph, Function, Symbol, TupleOutput, Value};
+use crate::{
+    extract::Extractor, util::HashMap, ArcSort, EGraph, Function, Symbol, TermDag, TupleOutput,
+    Value,
+};
 
 pub struct SerializeConfig {
     // Maximumum number of functions to include in the serialized graph, any after this will be discarded
@@ -312,7 +315,13 @@ impl EGraph {
                 let op = if sort.is_container_sort() {
                     sort.serialized_name(value).to_string()
                 } else {
-                    sort.make_expr(self, *value).1.to_string()
+                    let mut termdag = TermDag::default();
+                    let extractor = Extractor::new(self, &mut termdag);
+                    let (cost, term) = sort
+                            .extract_term(self, *value, &extractor, &mut termdag)
+                            .expect("Extraction should be successful since extractor has been fully initialized");
+
+                    termdag.term_to_expr(&term).to_string()
                 };
                 egraph.nodes.insert(
                     node_id.clone(),
diff --git a/src/sort/mod.rs b/src/sort/mod.rs
index 97f7c8edf..f9f66a742 100644
--- a/src/sort/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sort/mod.rs
@@ -105,18 +105,6 @@ pub trait Sort: Any + Send + Sync + Debug {
         _extractor: &Extractor,
         _termdag: &mut TermDag,
     ) -> Option<(Cost, Term)>;
-
-    /// Extracting an expression (with smallest cost) out of a primitive value.
-    /// The default implementation uses [`Sort::extract_term`].
-    fn make_expr(&self, egraph: &EGraph, value: Value) -> (Cost, Expr) {
-        let mut termdag = TermDag::default();
-        let extractor = Extractor::new(egraph, &mut termdag);
-        let (cost, term) = self
-            .extract_term(egraph, value, &extractor, &mut termdag)
-            .expect("Extraction should be successful since extractor has been fully initialized");
-
-        (cost, termdag.term_to_expr(&term))
-    }
 }
 
 // Note: this trait is currently intended to be implemented on the