diff --git a/json_serialization/reader.nim b/json_serialization/reader.nim
index 1038292..aea7f79 100644
--- a/json_serialization/reader.nim
+++ b/json_serialization/reader.nim
@@ -455,9 +455,6 @@ proc readValue*[T](r: var JsonReader, value: var T)
     value = r.lexer.strVal
     r.lexer.next()
 
-  elif value is TaintedString:
-    value = TaintedString r.readValue(string)
-
   elif value is seq[char]:
     r.requireToken tkString
     value.setLen(r.lexer.strVal.len)
diff --git a/json_serialization/writer.nim b/json_serialization/writer.nim
index 5989031..a90646e 100644
--- a/json_serialization/writer.nim
+++ b/json_serialization/writer.nim
@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@ proc writeValue*(w: var JsonWriter, value: auto) =
 
     append '"'
 
-  elif value is TaintedString:
-    writeValue(w, string value)
-
   elif value is bool:
     append if value: "true" else: "false"