diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_file_cache.c b/ext/opcache/zend_file_cache.c
index 51888d8c2b35a..f12170e8c9936 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_file_cache.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_file_cache.c
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ static void zend_file_cache_serialize_hash(HashTable                *ht,
 	}
 }
 
-static void zend_file_cache_serialize_func(zval                     *zv,
-                                           zend_persistent_script   *script,
-                                           zend_file_cache_metainfo *info,
-                                           void                     *buf);
-
 static void zend_file_cache_serialize_ast(zend_ast                 *ast,
                                           zend_persistent_script   *script,
                                           zend_file_cache_metainfo *info,
@@ -369,7 +364,8 @@ static void zend_file_cache_serialize_ast(zend_ast                 *ast,
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (ast->kind == ZEND_AST_OP_ARRAY) {
-		zend_file_cache_serialize_func(&((zend_ast_zval*)ast)->val, script, info, buf);
+		/* The op_array itself will be serialized as part of the dynamic_func_defs. */
+		SERIALIZE_PTR(Z_PTR(((zend_ast_zval*)ast)->val));
 	} else {
 		uint32_t children = zend_ast_get_num_children(ast);
 		for (i = 0; i < children; i++) {
@@ -475,7 +471,7 @@ static void zend_file_cache_serialize_op_array(zend_op_array            *op_arra
 
 	/* Check whether this op_array has already been serialized. */
 	if (IS_SERIALIZED(op_array->opcodes)) {
-	//	ZEND_ASSERT(op_array->scope && "Only method op_arrays should be shared");
+		ZEND_ASSERT(op_array->scope && "Only method op_arrays should be shared");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1233,10 +1229,6 @@ static void zend_file_cache_unserialize_hash(HashTable               *ht,
 	}
 }
 
-static void zend_file_cache_unserialize_func(zval                    *zv,
-                                             zend_persistent_script  *script,
-                                             void                    *buf);
-
 static void zend_file_cache_unserialize_ast(zend_ast                *ast,
                                             zend_persistent_script  *script,
                                             void                    *buf)
@@ -1254,7 +1246,8 @@ static void zend_file_cache_unserialize_ast(zend_ast                *ast,
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (ast->kind == ZEND_AST_OP_ARRAY) {
-		zend_file_cache_unserialize_func(&((zend_ast_zval*)ast)->val, script, buf);
+		/* The op_array itself will be unserialized as part of the dynamic_func_defs. */
+		UNSERIALIZE_PTR(Z_PTR(((zend_ast_zval*)ast)->val));
 	} else {
 		uint32_t children = zend_ast_get_num_children(ast);
 		for (i = 0; i < children; i++) {
@@ -1368,7 +1361,7 @@ static void zend_file_cache_unserialize_op_array(zend_op_array           *op_arr
 
 	/* Check whether this op_array has already been unserialized. */
 	if (IS_UNSERIALIZED(op_array->opcodes)) {
-		//ZEND_ASSERT(op_array->scope && "Only method op_arrays should be shared");
+		ZEND_ASSERT(op_array->scope && "Only method op_arrays should be shared");
 		return;
 	}