diff --git a/Scripts/Node.cs b/Scripts/Node.cs
index a9191b3..b5b27ee 100644
--- a/Scripts/Node.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Node.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ public abstract class Node {
     /// <summary> Name of the node </summary>
     public string name = "";
     [NonSerialized] public NodeGraph graph;
-    public string NodeType { get { return nodeType; } }
-    [SerializeField] private string nodeType;
 
     [SerializeField] public Rect position = new Rect(0,0,200,200);
     [SerializeField] private NodePort[] inputs = new NodePort[0];
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ public abstract class Node {
     public int OutputCount { get { return outputs.Length; } }
 
     protected Node() {
-        nodeType = GetType().ToString();
         CachePorts();
         Init();
     }
@@ -60,12 +57,6 @@ public abstract class Node {
         return new NodePort(name, type, this, NodePort.IO.Output);
     }
 
-    public void FinalizeDeserialization() {
-        for (int i = 0; i < outputs.Length; i++) {
-            outputs[i].FinalizeDeserialization();
-        }
-    }
-
     public void ClearConnections() {
         for (int i = 0; i < inputs.Length; i++) {
             inputs[i].ClearConnections();
diff --git a/Scripts/NodeGraph.cs b/Scripts/NodeGraph.cs
index 4ceb107..eefff63 100644
--- a/Scripts/NodeGraph.cs
+++ b/Scripts/NodeGraph.cs
@@ -49,50 +49,6 @@ public class NodeGraph : ScriptableObject {
         nodes.Clear();
     }
 
-    public string Serialize() {
-        //Unity serializer doesn't support polymorphism, so we'll have to use a hack
-        s_nodes = new string[nodes.Count];
-        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.Count; i++) {
-            s_nodes[i] = JsonUtility.ToJson(nodes[i]);
-        }
-        //s_nodes = new string[] { "<SERIALIZED_NODES>" };
-        string json = JsonUtility.ToJson(this);
-        //json = json.Replace("\"<SERIALIZED_NODES>\"", GetSerializedList(nodes));
-        return json;
-    }
-
-    private string GetSerializedList<T>(List<T> list) {
-        string[] s_list = new string[list.Count];
-        for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++) {
-            s_list[i] = JsonUtility.ToJson(list[i]);
-        }
-        return string.Join(",", s_list);
-        
-    }
-
-    public static NodeGraph Deserialize(string json) {
-        NodeGraph nodeGraph = JsonUtility.FromJson<NodeGraph>(json);
-
-        //If we are trying to open a newly created nodegraph, it will be empty
-        if (nodeGraph == null) nodeGraph = new NodeGraph();
-        if (nodeGraph.s_nodes != null) {
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < nodeGraph.s_nodes.Length; i++) {
-                NodeTyper tempNode = new NodeTyper();
-                JsonUtility.FromJsonOverwrite(nodeGraph.s_nodes[i], tempNode);
-                //Node node = nodeGraph.AddNode(tempNode.nodeType);
-                Type type = Type.GetType(tempNode.nodeType);
-                Node node = JsonUtility.FromJson(nodeGraph.s_nodes[i], type) as Node;
-                nodeGraph.AddNode(node);
-            }
-        }
-        if (nodeGraph.nodes != null){
-            for (int i = 0; i < nodeGraph.nodes.Count; i++) {
-                nodeGraph.nodes[i].FinalizeDeserialization();
-            }
-        }
-        return nodeGraph;
-    }
 
     private class NodeTyper {
         public string nodeType = "Node";