diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/HttpContentJsonExtensions.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/HttpContentJsonExtensions.cs
index 1cbe8cb74945b..08b6fbd518ce7 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/HttpContentJsonExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/HttpContentJsonExtensions.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static partial class HttpContentJsonExtensions
         {
             using (Stream contentStream = await GetContentStream(content, sourceEncoding, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                return await DeserializeAsyncHelper(contentStream, type, options ?? JsonContent.s_defaultSerializerOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return await DeserializeAsyncHelper(contentStream, type, options ?? JsonHelpers.s_defaultSerializerOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("ReflectionAnalysis", "IL2026:RequiresUnreferencedCode",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public static partial class HttpContentJsonExtensions
         {
             using (Stream contentStream = await GetContentStream(content, sourceEncoding, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                return await DeserializeAsyncHelper<T>(contentStream, options ?? JsonContent.s_defaultSerializerOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return await DeserializeAsyncHelper<T>(contentStream, options ?? JsonHelpers.s_defaultSerializerOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonContent.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonContent.cs
index 8718291e1ee33..bb9580579bce5 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonContent.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonContent.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ namespace System.Net.Http.Json
 {
     public sealed partial class JsonContent : HttpContent
     {
-        internal static readonly JsonSerializerOptions s_defaultSerializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
-
         private readonly JsonSerializerOptions? _jsonSerializerOptions;
         [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(JsonHelpers.SerializationMemberTypes)]
         public Type ObjectType { get; }
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ public sealed partial class JsonContent : HttpContent
             Value = inputValue;
             ObjectType = inputType;
             Headers.ContentType = mediaType ?? JsonHelpers.GetDefaultMediaType();
-            _jsonSerializerOptions = options ?? s_defaultSerializerOptions;
+            _jsonSerializerOptions = options ?? JsonHelpers.s_defaultSerializerOptions;
         }
 
         [RequiresUnreferencedCode(HttpContentJsonExtensions.SerializationUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonHelpers.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonHelpers.cs
index 488a7941592bb..31c6a08a87295 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System/Net/Http/Json/JsonHelpers.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace System.Net.Http.Json
 {
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ internal static class JsonHelpers
         internal const DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes SerializationMemberTypes = DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicFields | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties;
         internal const DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes DeserializationMemberTypes = DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicConstructors | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicFields | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties;
 
+        internal static readonly JsonSerializerOptions s_defaultSerializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
         internal static MediaTypeHeaderValue GetDefaultMediaType() => new("application/json") { CharSet = "utf-8" };
 
         internal static Encoding? GetEncoding(string? charset)