diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_boost_serialization.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_boost_serialization.h
index 81f5f081..f222db94 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_boost_serialization.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_boost_serialization.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace boost
   {
     a & x.mask;
     a & x.amount;
-    a & x.senderPk;
+    // a & x.senderPk; // not serialized, as we do not use it in monero currently
   }
 
   inline void serializeOutPk(boost::archive::binary_iarchive &a, rct::ctkeyV &outPk_, const boost::serialization::version_type ver)
diff --git a/src/ringct/rctTypes.h b/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
index d36d3f1b..1ba280ab 100644
--- a/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
+++ b/src/ringct/rctTypes.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace rct {
         BEGIN_SERIALIZE_OBJECT()
           FIELD(mask)
           FIELD(amount)
-          FIELD(senderPk)
+          // FIELD(senderPk) // not serialized, as we do not use it in monero currently
         END_SERIALIZE()
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
index 0a53aeae..0da23c0d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/serialization.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ TEST(Serialization, serializes_ringct_types)
   ecdh0.senderPk = rct::skGen();
   ASSERT_TRUE(serialization::dump_binary(ecdh0, blob));
   ASSERT_TRUE(serialization::parse_binary(blob, ecdh1));
-  ASSERT_TRUE(!memcmp(&ecdh0, &ecdh1, sizeof(ecdh0)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!memcmp(&ecdh0.mask, &ecdh1.mask, sizeof(ecdh0.mask)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(!memcmp(&ecdh0.amount, &ecdh1.amount, sizeof(ecdh0.amount)));
+  // senderPk is not serialized
 
   for (size_t n = 0; n < 64; ++n)
   {