diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/display/RestExport.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/display/RestExport.php
index a00dafdc12..85a3abe381 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/display/RestExport.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/display/RestExport.php
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 /**
  * The plugin that handles Data response callbacks for REST resources.
  *
- * Style plugins that work with this class must extend
- * \Drupal\rest\Plugin\views\style\Serializer.
- *
  * @ingroup views_display_plugins
  *
  * @ViewsDisplay(
@@ -34,8 +31,6 @@
  *   admin = @Translation("REST export"),
  *   returns_response = TRUE
  * )
- *
- * @see \Drupal\rest\Plugin\views\style\Serializer
  */
 class RestExport extends PathPluginBase implements ResponseDisplayPluginInterface {
 
@@ -99,6 +94,13 @@ class RestExport extends PathPluginBase implements ResponseDisplayPluginInterfac
    */
   protected $authenticationProviders;
 
+  /**
+   * The serialization format providers, keyed by format.
+   *
+   * @var string[]
+   */
+  protected $formatProviders;
+
   /**
    * Constructs a RestExport object.
    *
@@ -116,12 +118,15 @@ class RestExport extends PathPluginBase implements ResponseDisplayPluginInterfac
    *   The renderer.
    * @param string[] $authentication_providers
    *   The authentication providers, keyed by ID.
+   * @param string[] $serializer_format_providers
+   *   The serialization format providers, keyed by format.
    */
-  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider, StateInterface $state, RendererInterface $renderer, array $authentication_providers) {
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider, StateInterface $state, RendererInterface $renderer, array $authentication_providers, array $serializer_format_providers) {
     parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $route_provider, $state);
 
     $this->renderer = $renderer;
     $this->authenticationProviders = $authentication_providers;
+    $this->formatProviders = $serializer_format_providers;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -135,8 +140,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
       $container->get('router.route_provider'),
       $container->get('state'),
       $container->get('renderer'),
-      $container->getParameter('authentication_providers')
-
+      $container->getParameter('authentication_providers'),
+      $container->getParameter('serializer.format_providers')
     );
   }
   /**
@@ -334,10 +339,7 @@ public function collectRoutes(RouteCollection $collection) {
 
     if ($route = $collection->get("view.$view_id.$display_id")) {
       $style_plugin = $this->getPlugin('style');
-      if (!$style_plugin instanceof Serializer) {
-        $class_name = get_class($style_plugin);
-        throw new \Exception("Views style plugins used with REST exports must use be an instance of \\Drupal\\rest\\Plugin\\views\\style\\Serializer, {$class_name} found.");
-      }
+
       // REST exports should only respond to GET methods.
       $route->setMethods(['GET']);
 
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ public function collectRoutes(RouteCollection $collection) {
       // If there are no configured formats, add all formats that the serializer
       // style plugin supports.
       if (!$formats) {
-        $formats = $style_plugin->getFormatOptions();
+        $formats = $this->getFormatOptions();
       }
 
       // Format as a string using pipes as a delimiter.
@@ -479,4 +481,15 @@ public function calculateDependencies() {
     return $dependencies;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an array of format options.
+   *
+   * @return string[]
+   *   An array of format options. Both key and value are the same.
+   */
+  protected function getFormatOptions() {
+    $formats = array_keys($this->formatProviders);
+    return array_combine($formats, $formats);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/style/Serializer.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/style/Serializer.php
index c64c5a6a16..895b9fe1ae 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/style/Serializer.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/style/Serializer.php
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 /**
  * The style plugin for serialized output formats.
  *
- * Style plugins must extend this class to work with the
- * \Drupal\rest\Plugin\views\display\RestExport display plugin.
- *
  * @ingroup views_style_plugins
  *
  * @ViewsStyle(
@@ -23,8 +20,6 @@
  *   help = @Translation("Serializes views row data using the Serializer component."),
  *   display_types = {"data"}
  * )
- *
- * @see \Drupal\rest\Plugin\views\display\RestExport
  */
 class Serializer extends StylePluginBase implements CacheableDependencyInterface {
 
@@ -202,7 +197,7 @@ public function calculateDependencies() {
    * @return string[]
    *   An array of format options. Both key and value are the same.
    */
-  public function getFormatOptions() {
+  protected function getFormatOptions() {
     $formats = array_keys($this->formatProviders);
     return array_combine($formats, $formats);
   }