diff -u b/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
--- b/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       - [setContainer, ['@service_container']]
   cache.backend.database:
     class: Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory
-    arguments: ['@serialization.phpserialize', '@database', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum']
+    arguments: ['@database', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum', '@serialization.objectaware.default']
   cache.backend.apcu:
     class: Drupal\Core\Cache\ApcuBackendFactory
     arguments: ['@app.root', '@site.path', '@cache_tags.invalidator.checksum']
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@
     class: Drupal\Component\Serialization\PhpSerialize
   serialization.yaml:
     class: Drupal\Component\Serialization\Yaml
+  serialization.objectaware.default: '@serialization.phpserialize'
 
   settings:
     class: Drupal\Core\Site\Settings
diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
@@ -46,23 +46,23 @@
   /**
    * Constructs a DatabaseBackend object.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
-   *   The serialization class to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   The database connection.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider
    *   The cache tags checksum provider.
    * @param string $bin
    *   The cache bin for which the object is created.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
+   *   The serialization class to use.
    */
-  public function __construct(ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer, Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, $bin, ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer = NULL) {
     // All cache tables should be prefixed with 'cache_'.
     $bin = 'cache_' . $bin;
 
     $this->bin = $bin;
-    $this->serializer = $serializer;
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
+    $this->serializer = $serializer ?: \Drupal::service('serialization.objectaware.default');
   }
 
   /**
diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendFactory.php
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
   /**
    * Constructs the DatabaseBackendFactory object.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
-   *   The serialization class to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   Database connection
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider
    *   The cache tags checksum provider.
+   * @param \Drupal\Component\Serialization\ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer
+   *   The serialization class to use.
    */
-  function __construct(ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer, Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider) {
-    $this->serializer = $serializer;
+  function __construct(Connection $connection, CacheTagsChecksumInterface $checksum_provider, ObjectAwareSerializationInterface $serializer = NULL) {
     $this->connection = $connection;
     $this->checksumProvider = $checksum_provider;
+    $this->serializer = $serializer ?: \Drupal::service('serialization.objectaware.default');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
    *   The cache backend object for the specified cache bin.
    */
   function get($bin) {
-    return new DatabaseBackend($this->serializer, $this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin);
+    return new DatabaseBackend($this->connection, $this->checksumProvider, $bin, $this->serializer);
   }
 
 }
diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@
       ],
       'cache.container' => [
         'class' => 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackend',
-        'arguments' => ['@serialization.phpserialize', '@database', '@cache_tags_provider.container', 'container'],
+        'arguments' => ['@database', '@cache_tags_provider.container', 'container', '@serialization.objectaware.default'],
       ],
       'cache_tags_provider.container' => [
         'class' => 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum',
         'arguments' => ['@database'],
       ],
-      'serialization.phpserialize' => [
+      'serialization.objectaware.default' => [
         'class' => 'Drupal\Component\Serialization\PhpSerialize',
       ],
     ],
reverted:
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php
+++ a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    *   A new ChainedFastBackend object.
    */
   protected function createCacheBackend($bin) {
+    $consistent_backend = new DatabaseBackend(\Drupal::service('database'), \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin);
-    $consistent_backend = new DatabaseBackend(\Drupal::service('serialization.phpserialize'), \Drupal::service('database'), \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin);
     $fast_backend = new PhpBackend($bin, \Drupal::service('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'));
     $backend = new ChainedFastBackend($consistent_backend, $fast_backend, $bin);
     // Explicitly register the cache bin as it can not work through the
reverted:
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php
+++ a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackendTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    *   A new DatabaseBackend object.
    */
   protected function createCacheBackend($bin) {
+    return new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin);
-    return new DatabaseBackend($this->container->get('serialization.phpserialize'), $this->container->get('database'), $this->container->get('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'), $bin);
   }
 
   /**
reverted:
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
+++ a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
   public function register(ContainerBuilder $container) {
     parent::register($container);
     $container->register('cache_factory', 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('serialization.phpserialize'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('database'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'));
   }
reverted:
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php
+++ a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/Storage/CachedStorageTest.php
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
     parent::containerBuild($container);
     // Use the regular database cache backend to aid testing.
     $container->register('cache_factory', 'Drupal\Core\Cache\DatabaseBackendFactory')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('serialization.phpserialize'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('database'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('cache_tags.invalidator.checksum'));
   }