diff --git a/.changeset/large-lemons-relax.md b/.changeset/large-lemons-relax.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8df076bb896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-lemons-relax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@firebase/firestore': patch
+'firebase': patch
+---
+
+Internal refactor of platform-specific logic to create TextEncoder and TextDecoder objects.
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/core/firestore_client.ts b/packages/firestore/src/core/firestore_client.ts
index 4292ebeb752..ae96b64fa6e 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/core/firestore_client.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/core/firestore_client.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import { DocumentKey } from '../model/document_key';
 import { Mutation } from '../model/mutation';
 import { ObjectValue } from '../model/object_value';
 import { toByteStreamReader } from '../platform/byte_stream_reader';
-import { newSerializer, newTextEncoder } from '../platform/serializer';
+import { newSerializer } from '../platform/serializer';
+import { newTextEncoder } from '../platform/text_serializer';
 import { Datastore, invokeRunAggregationQueryRpc } from '../remote/datastore';
 import {
   canUseNetwork,
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/serializer.ts
index 722f40e605f..5e009d89f60 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/serializer.ts
@@ -22,17 +22,3 @@ import { JsonProtoSerializer } from '../../remote/serializer';
 export function newSerializer(databaseId: DatabaseId): JsonProtoSerializer {
   return new JsonProtoSerializer(databaseId, /* useProto3Json= */ true);
 }
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
-  return new TextEncoder();
-}
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
-  return new TextDecoder('utf-8');
-}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a53021f7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
+  return new TextEncoder();
+}
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
+  return new TextDecoder('utf-8');
+}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser_lite/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser_lite/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9231f63914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/browser_lite/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from '../browser/text_serializer';
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/serializer.ts
index 1f61010902b..e19dbc8b1db 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/serializer.ts
@@ -16,25 +16,9 @@
  */
 
 /** Return the Platform-specific serializer monitor. */
-import { TextDecoder, TextEncoder } from 'util';
-
 import { DatabaseId } from '../../core/database_info';
 import { JsonProtoSerializer } from '../../remote/serializer';
 
 export function newSerializer(databaseId: DatabaseId): JsonProtoSerializer {
   return new JsonProtoSerializer(databaseId, /* useProto3Json= */ false);
 }
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
-  return new TextEncoder();
-}
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
-  return new TextDecoder('utf-8');
-}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc7852e5f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TextDecoder, TextEncoder } from 'util';
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
+  return new TextEncoder();
+}
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
+  return new TextDecoder('utf-8');
+}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/node_lite/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node_lite/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efc3610847d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/node_lite/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from '../browser_lite/text_serializer';
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/serializer.ts
index 2b168a0dffa..c5ab7bf2bb5 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/serializer.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export {
-  newSerializer,
-  newTextEncoder,
-  newTextDecoder
-} from '../browser/serializer';
+export { newSerializer } from '../browser/serializer';
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8edf69e42f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { newTextEncoder, newTextDecoder } from '../browser/text_serializer';
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn_lite/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn_lite/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efc3610847d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/rn_lite/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from '../browser_lite/text_serializer';
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/serializer.ts
index 89e8fe650d1..47b659f5664 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/platform/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/serializer.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { isNode, isReactNative } from '@firebase/util';
-
 import { DatabaseId } from '../core/database_info';
 import { JsonProtoSerializer } from '../remote/serializer';
 
-import * as browser from './browser/serializer';
-import * as node from './node/serializer';
-import * as rn from './rn/serializer';
-
 // This file is only used under ts-node.
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
 const platform = require(`./${process.env.TEST_PLATFORM ?? 'node'}/serializer`);
@@ -31,29 +25,3 @@ const platform = require(`./${process.env.TEST_PLATFORM ?? 'node'}/serializer`);
 export function newSerializer(databaseId: DatabaseId): JsonProtoSerializer {
   return platform.newSerializer(databaseId);
 }
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
-  if (isNode()) {
-    return node.newTextEncoder();
-  } else if (isReactNative()) {
-    return rn.newTextEncoder();
-  } else {
-    return browser.newTextEncoder();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
- */
-export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
-  if (isNode()) {
-    return node.newTextDecoder() as TextDecoder;
-  } else if (isReactNative()) {
-    return rn.newTextDecoder();
-  } else {
-    return browser.newTextDecoder();
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/platform/text_serializer.ts b/packages/firestore/src/platform/text_serializer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72ebba86c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/platform/text_serializer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { isNode, isReactNative } from '@firebase/util';
+
+import * as browser from './browser/text_serializer';
+import * as node from './node/text_serializer';
+import * as rn from './rn/text_serializer';
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextEncoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextEncoder(): TextEncoder {
+  if (isNode()) {
+    return node.newTextEncoder();
+  } else if (isReactNative()) {
+    return rn.newTextEncoder();
+  } else {
+    return browser.newTextEncoder();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An instance of the Platform's 'TextDecoder' implementation.
+ */
+export function newTextDecoder(): TextDecoder {
+  if (isNode()) {
+    return node.newTextDecoder() as TextDecoder;
+  } else if (isReactNative()) {
+    return rn.newTextDecoder();
+  } else {
+    return browser.newTextDecoder();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/util/bundle_reader_impl.ts b/packages/firestore/src/util/bundle_reader_impl.ts
index 3f08218d2fc..05875fce1af 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/util/bundle_reader_impl.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/util/bundle_reader_impl.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { newTextDecoder } from '../platform/serializer';
+import { newTextDecoder } from '../platform/text_serializer';
 import { BundleMetadata } from '../protos/firestore_bundle_proto';
 import { JsonProtoSerializer } from '../remote/serializer';
 
diff --git a/packages/firestore/test/unit/specs/spec_test_runner.ts b/packages/firestore/test/unit/specs/spec_test_runner.ts
index 33bdcc49514..431711efcf2 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/test/unit/specs/spec_test_runner.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/test/unit/specs/spec_test_runner.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import { Mutation } from '../../../src/model/mutation';
 import { JsonObject } from '../../../src/model/object_value';
 import { encodeBase64 } from '../../../src/platform/base64';
 import { toByteStreamReader } from '../../../src/platform/byte_stream_reader';
-import { newTextEncoder } from '../../../src/platform/serializer';
+import { newTextEncoder } from '../../../src/platform/text_serializer';
 import * as api from '../../../src/protos/firestore_proto_api';
 import { ExistenceFilter } from '../../../src/remote/existence_filter';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle.test.ts b/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle.test.ts
index 9f225138491..b32ca0842b7 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle.test.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { expect, use } from 'chai';
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 
 import { toByteStreamReader } from '../../../src/platform/byte_stream_reader';
-import { newTextEncoder } from '../../../src/platform/serializer';
+import { newTextEncoder } from '../../../src/platform/text_serializer';
 import {
   BundleReader,
   SizedBundleElement
diff --git a/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle_data.ts b/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle_data.ts
index 03bc8b35f4c..92cfb8c30cd 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle_data.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/test/unit/util/bundle_data.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ import {
   queryWithLimit
 } from '../../../src/core/query';
 import { DocumentKey } from '../../../src/model/document_key';
-import {
-  newSerializer,
-  newTextEncoder
-} from '../../../src/platform/serializer';
+import { newSerializer } from '../../../src/platform/serializer';
+import { newTextEncoder } from '../../../src/platform/text_serializer';
 import {
   BundleElement,
   LimitType as BundleLimitType