diff --git a/modules/ecs/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c7641f..fc3b21f 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/ecs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-add_library_module(ecs entity.cpp scene.cpp uuid.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(ecs PUBLIC logger lt_debug EnTT::EnTT renderer input camera)
+add_library_module(ecs entity.cpp scene.cpp uuid.cpp serializer.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(ecs 
+    PUBLIC logger lt_debug EnTT::EnTT renderer input camera
+    PRIVATE yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp asset_manager
+)
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/utils/serializer.hpp b/modules/ecs/include/ecs/serializer.hpp
similarity index 93%
rename from modules/engine/include/engine/utils/serializer.hpp
rename to modules/ecs/include/ecs/serializer.hpp
index c672632..3d1d0d9 100644
--- a/modules/engine/include/engine/utils/serializer.hpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/include/ecs/serializer.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
-
 #include <ecs/entity.hpp>
 #include <ecs/scene.hpp>
-#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
+
+namespace YAML {
+
+class Emitter;
+
+}
 
 namespace lt {
 
diff --git a/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp b/modules/ecs/src/serializer.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp
rename to modules/ecs/src/serializer.cpp
index 942bf8b..43be5be 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp
+++ b/modules/ecs/src/serializer.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <camera/component.hpp>
 #include <ecs/components.hpp>
-#include <engine/utils/serializer.hpp>
-#include <renderer/texture.hpp>
+#include <ecs/serializer.hpp>
+#include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 
 namespace YAML {
 
diff --git a/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index eb65947..d9dde7e 100644
--- a/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
         layer/layer.cpp
         layer/layer_stack.cpp
         time/timer.cpp
-        utils/serializer.cpp
     )
 else()
     add_library_module(engine 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ else()
         layer/layer.cpp
         layer/layer_stack.cpp
         time/timer.cpp
-        utils/serializer.cpp
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -26,10 +24,7 @@ PUBLIC
     lt_debug 
     ecs 
     window
-
     glad
-
     opengl::opengl
-    yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp
     EnTT::EnTT
 )
diff --git a/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp b/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
index 12f7ea2..4c51f2f 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/src/editor_layer.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <camera/component.hpp>
 #include <ecs/components.hpp>
 #include <ecs/scene.hpp>
-#include <engine/utils/serializer.hpp>
+#include <ecs/serializer.hpp>
 #include <input/input.hpp>
 #include <input/key_codes.hpp>
 #include <mirror/editor_layer.hpp>
diff --git a/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp b/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
index c6192ec..6cadbfe 100644
--- a/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
+++ b/modules/mirror/src/panel/asset_browser.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <ecs/scene.hpp>
+#include <ecs/serializer.hpp>
 #include <engine/engine.hpp>
-#include <engine/utils/serializer.hpp>
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <mirror/panel/asset_browser.hpp>