diff --git a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/resolver/ClassResolver.java b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/resolver/ClassResolver.java
index 6a13c0135b..48b787ab26 100644
--- a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/resolver/ClassResolver.java
+++ b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/resolver/ClassResolver.java
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ public void initialize() {
   private void addDefaultSerializers() {
     // primitive types will be boxed.
     addDefaultSerializer(String.class, new StringSerializer(fury));
-    addDefaultSerializer(String[].class, new Serializers.StringArraySerializer(fury));
     Serializers.registerDefaultSerializers(fury);
     ArraySerializers.registerDefaultSerializers(fury);
   }
diff --git a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/ArraySerializers.java b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/ArraySerializers.java
index 67ba44b512..28fbd71711 100644
--- a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/ArraySerializers.java
+++ b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/ArraySerializers.java
@@ -397,6 +397,78 @@ protected double[] newInstance(int numElements) {
     }
   }
 
+  public static final class StringArraySerializer extends Serializer<String[]> {
+    private final StringSerializer stringSerializer;
+
+    public StringArraySerializer(Fury fury) {
+      super(fury, String[].class);
+      stringSerializer = new StringSerializer(fury);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getCrossLanguageTypeId() {
+      return (short) -Type.FURY_STRING_ARRAY.getId();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(MemoryBuffer buffer, String[] value) {
+      int len = value.length;
+      buffer.writeInt(len);
+      for (String elem : value) {
+        // TODO reference support
+        if (elem != null) {
+          buffer.writeByte(Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG);
+          stringSerializer.writeJavaString(buffer, elem);
+        } else {
+          buffer.writeByte(Fury.NULL_FLAG);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String[] read(MemoryBuffer buffer) {
+      int numElements = buffer.readInt();
+      String[] value = new String[numElements];
+      fury.getReferenceResolver().reference(value);
+      for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
+        if (buffer.readByte() == Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG) {
+          value[i] = stringSerializer.readJavaString(buffer);
+        } else {
+          value[i] = null;
+        }
+      }
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void crossLanguageWrite(MemoryBuffer buffer, String[] value) {
+      int len = value.length;
+      buffer.writeInt(len);
+      for (String elem : value) {
+        if (elem != null) {
+          buffer.writeByte(Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG);
+          stringSerializer.writeUTF8String(buffer, elem);
+        } else {
+          buffer.writeByte(Fury.NULL_FLAG);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String[] crossLanguageRead(MemoryBuffer buffer) {
+      int numElements = buffer.readInt();
+      String[] value = new String[numElements];
+      for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
+        if (buffer.readByte() == Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG) {
+          value[i] = stringSerializer.readUTF8String(buffer);
+        } else {
+          value[i] = null;
+        }
+      }
+      return value;
+    }
+  }
+
   public static void registerDefaultSerializers(Fury fury) {
     fury.registerSerializer(Object[].class, new ObjectArraySerializer<>(fury, Object[].class));
     fury.registerSerializer(byte[].class, new ByteArraySerializer(fury));
@@ -407,6 +479,7 @@ public static void registerDefaultSerializers(Fury fury) {
     fury.registerSerializer(float[].class, new FloatArraySerializer(fury));
     fury.registerSerializer(double[].class, new DoubleArraySerializer(fury));
     fury.registerSerializer(boolean[].class, new BooleanArraySerializer(fury));
+    fury.registerSerializer(String[].class, new StringArraySerializer(fury));
   }
 
   // ########################## utils ##########################
diff --git a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/Serializers.java b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/Serializers.java
index e66a18428f..6d95ce4e9e 100644
--- a/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/Serializers.java
+++ b/java/fury-core/src/main/java/io/fury/serializer/Serializers.java
@@ -558,78 +558,6 @@ public AtomicReference read(MemoryBuffer buffer) {
     }
   }
 
-  public static final class StringArraySerializer extends Serializer<String[]> {
-    private final StringSerializer stringSerializer;
-
-    public StringArraySerializer(Fury fury) {
-      super(fury, String[].class);
-      stringSerializer = new StringSerializer(fury);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public short getCrossLanguageTypeId() {
-      return (short) -Type.FURY_STRING_ARRAY.getId();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void write(MemoryBuffer buffer, String[] value) {
-      int len = value.length;
-      buffer.writeInt(len);
-      for (String elem : value) {
-        // TODO reference support
-        if (elem != null) {
-          buffer.writeByte(Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG);
-          stringSerializer.writeJavaString(buffer, elem);
-        } else {
-          buffer.writeByte(Fury.NULL_FLAG);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String[] read(MemoryBuffer buffer) {
-      int numElements = buffer.readInt();
-      String[] value = new String[numElements];
-      fury.getReferenceResolver().reference(value);
-      for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
-        if (buffer.readByte() == Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG) {
-          value[i] = stringSerializer.readJavaString(buffer);
-        } else {
-          value[i] = null;
-        }
-      }
-      return value;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void crossLanguageWrite(MemoryBuffer buffer, String[] value) {
-      int len = value.length;
-      buffer.writeInt(len);
-      for (String elem : value) {
-        if (elem != null) {
-          buffer.writeByte(Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG);
-          stringSerializer.writeUTF8String(buffer, elem);
-        } else {
-          buffer.writeByte(Fury.NULL_FLAG);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String[] crossLanguageRead(MemoryBuffer buffer) {
-      int numElements = buffer.readInt();
-      String[] value = new String[numElements];
-      for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
-        if (buffer.readByte() == Fury.REF_VALUE_FLAG) {
-          value[i] = stringSerializer.readUTF8String(buffer);
-        } else {
-          value[i] = null;
-        }
-      }
-      return value;
-    }
-  }
-
   public static final class ClassSerializer extends Serializer<Class> {
     private static final byte USE_CLASS_ID = 0;
     private static final byte USE_CLASSNAME = 1;