diff --git a/crates/json-rpc/src/packet.rs b/crates/json-rpc/src/packet.rs
index e440ecc84ed..89cd8cfd01e 100644
--- a/crates/json-rpc/src/packet.rs
+++ b/crates/json-rpc/src/packet.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{Id, Response, SerializedRequest};
 use serde::{
     de::{self, Deserializer, MapAccess, SeqAccess, Visitor},
-    ser::SerializeSeq,
     Deserialize, Serialize,
 };
 use serde_json::value::RawValue;
@@ -35,14 +34,8 @@ impl Serialize for RequestPacket {
         S: serde::Serializer,
     {
         match self {
-            RequestPacket::Single(single) => single.serialized().serialize(serializer),
-            RequestPacket::Batch(batch) => {
-                let mut seq = serializer.serialize_seq(Some(batch.len()))?;
-                for req in batch {
-                    seq.serialize_element(req.serialized())?;
-                }
-                seq.end()
-            }
+            RequestPacket::Single(single) => single.serialize(serializer),
+            RequestPacket::Batch(batch) => batch.serialize(serializer),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,8 +47,13 @@ impl RequestPacket {
     }
 
     /// Serialize the packet as a boxed [`RawValue`].
-    pub fn serialize(&self) -> serde_json::Result<Box<RawValue>> {
-        serde_json::to_string(self).and_then(RawValue::from_string)
+    pub fn serialize(self) -> serde_json::Result<Box<RawValue>> {
+        match self {
+            RequestPacket::Single(single) => Ok(single.take_request()),
+            RequestPacket::Batch(batch) => {
+                serde_json::to_string(&batch).and_then(RawValue::from_string)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Get the request IDs of all subscription requests in the packet.
diff --git a/crates/json-rpc/src/request.rs b/crates/json-rpc/src/request.rs
index e489c842f78..03d9a92ea48 100644
--- a/crates/json-rpc/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/json-rpc/src/request.rs
@@ -206,3 +206,12 @@ impl SerializedRequest {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Serialize for SerializedRequest {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        self.request.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}