diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/base.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/base.rb
index d5417734..8c5e73d3 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/base.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
         non_cached_hash.merge cached_hash
       end
 
-      def cache_check(serializer)
-        serializer.cache_check(self) do
-          yield
-        end
-      end
-
       private
 
       # see https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/965
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
index a62caab4..e3b02bd6 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
 
       # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-objects Document Resource Objects}
       def resource_object_for(serializer)
-        resource_object = cache_check(serializer) do
+        resource_object = serializer.cache_check(self) do
           resource_object = ResourceIdentifier.new(serializer, instance_options).as_json
 
           requested_fields = fieldset && fieldset.fields_for(resource_object[:type])