diff --git a/addon/serializers/json-api.js b/addon/serializers/json-api.js
index 093cd348989..10253f42a61 100644
--- a/addon/serializers/json-api.js
+++ b/addon/serializers/json-api.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ const JSONAPISerializer = JSONSerializer.extend({
     if (resourceHash.attributes) {
       modelClass.eachAttribute((key) => {
         let attributeKey = this.keyForAttribute(key, 'deserialize');
-        if (resourceHash.attributes.hasOwnProperty(attributeKey)) {
+        if (resourceHash.attributes[attributeKey] !== undefined) {
           attributes[key] = resourceHash.attributes[attributeKey];
         }
       });
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ const JSONAPISerializer = JSONSerializer.extend({
     if (resourceHash.relationships) {
       modelClass.eachRelationship((key, relationshipMeta) => {
         let relationshipKey = this.keyForRelationship(key, relationshipMeta.kind, 'deserialize');
-        if (resourceHash.relationships.hasOwnProperty(relationshipKey)) {
+        if (resourceHash.relationships[relationshipKey] !== undefined) {
 
           let relationshipHash = resourceHash.relationships[relationshipKey];
           relationships[key] = this.extractRelationship(relationshipHash);
diff --git a/addon/serializers/json.js b/addon/serializers/json.js
index 9c2ee4d0e95..ef4ca3a9bbc 100644
--- a/addon/serializers/json.js
+++ b/addon/serializers/json.js
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
 
     modelClass.eachAttribute((key) => {
       attributeKey = this.keyForAttribute(key, 'deserialize');
-      if (resourceHash.hasOwnProperty(attributeKey)) {
+      if (resourceHash[attributeKey] !== undefined) {
         attributes[key] = resourceHash[attributeKey];
       }
     });
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
     modelClass.eachRelationship((key, relationshipMeta) => {
       let relationship = null;
       let relationshipKey = this.keyForRelationship(key, relationshipMeta.kind, 'deserialize');
-      if (resourceHash.hasOwnProperty(relationshipKey)) {
+      if (resourceHash[relationshipKey] !== undefined) {
         let data = null;
         let relationshipHash = resourceHash[relationshipKey];
         if (relationshipMeta.kind === 'belongsTo') {
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
       }
 
       let linkKey = this.keyForLink(key, relationshipMeta.kind);
-      if (resourceHash.links && resourceHash.links.hasOwnProperty(linkKey)) {
+      if (resourceHash.links && resourceHash.links[linkKey] !== undefined) {
         let related = resourceHash.links[linkKey];
         relationship = relationship || {};
         relationship.links = { related };
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
       typeClass.eachAttribute((key) => {
         payloadKey = this.keyForAttribute(key, 'deserialize');
         if (key === payloadKey) { return; }
-        if (!hash.hasOwnProperty(payloadKey)) { return; }
+        if (hash[payloadKey] === undefined) { return; }
 
         hash[key] = hash[payloadKey];
         delete hash[payloadKey];
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
       typeClass.eachRelationship((key, relationship) => {
         payloadKey = this.keyForRelationship(key, relationship.kind, 'deserialize');
         if (key === payloadKey) { return; }
-        if (!hash.hasOwnProperty(payloadKey)) { return; }
+        if (hash[payloadKey] === undefined) { return; }
 
         hash[key] = hash[payloadKey];
         delete hash[payloadKey];
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
       for (key in attrs) {
         normalizedKey = payloadKey = this._getMappedKey(key, modelClass);
 
-        if (!hash.hasOwnProperty(payloadKey)) { continue; }
+        if (hash[payloadKey] === undefined) { continue; }
 
         if (get(modelClass, 'attributes').has(key)) {
           normalizedKey = this.keyForAttribute(key);
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
     @param {Object} payload
   */
   extractMeta(store, modelClass, payload) {
-    if (payload && payload.hasOwnProperty('meta')) {
+    if (payload && payload['meta'] !== undefined) {
       let meta = payload.meta;
       delete payload.meta;
       return meta;
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
 
       typeClass.eachAttribute((name) => {
         let key = this.keyForAttribute(name, 'deserialize');
-        if (key !== name && payload.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        if (key !== name && payload[key] !== undefined) {
           payload[name] = payload[key];
           delete payload[key];
         }
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ var JSONSerializer = Serializer.extend({
 
       typeClass.eachRelationship((name) => {
         let key = this.keyForRelationship(name, 'deserialize');
-        if (key !== name && payload.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        if (key !== name && payload[key] !== undefined) {
           payload[name] = payload[key];
           delete payload[key];
         }
diff --git a/addon/serializers/rest.js b/addon/serializers/rest.js
index ceed5088e5e..2093f7680f0 100644
--- a/addon/serializers/rest.js
+++ b/addon/serializers/rest.js
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ var RESTSerializer = JSONSerializer.extend({
     var isPolymorphic = relationshipMeta.options.polymorphic;
     var typeProperty = this.keyForPolymorphicType(key, relationshipType, 'deserialize');
 
-    if (isPolymorphic && resourceHash.hasOwnProperty(typeProperty) && typeof relationshipHash !== 'object') {
+    if (isPolymorphic && resourceHash[typeProperty] !== undefined && typeof relationshipHash !== 'object') {
 
       if (isEnabled("ds-payload-type-hooks")) {