diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/lazy_association.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/lazy_association.rb
index 8c4dad61..f4d991bb 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/lazy_association.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/lazy_association.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module ActiveModel
             #
             # Should be reflection_options[:virtual_value] or adapter needs to figure out what to do
             # with an object that is non-nil and has no defined serializer.
-            cached_result[:virtual_value] = object.try(:as_json) || object
+            cached_result[:virtual_value] = object
           else
             cached_result[:serializer] = serializer
           end
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
index a9fa9ac9..d9d2ebdc 100644
--- a/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
                            id: '1',
                            type: 'posts',
                            relationships: {
-                             tags: { data: [@tag.as_json] }
+                             tags: { data: [@tag.as_json] } # invalid jsonapi
                            }
                          }
                        }, adapter.serializable_hash)
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/include_data_if_sideloaded_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/include_data_if_sideloaded_test.rb
index 059ed41b..4f6033ca 100644
--- a/test/adapter/json_api/include_data_if_sideloaded_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/include_data_if_sideloaded_test.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module ActiveModel
 
           class CustomCommentLoader
             def all
+              # array of hash... shouldn't allow this to be passed through
               [{ foo: 'bar' }]
             end
           end
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ module ActiveModel
             assert_relationship(:locations, expected)
           end
 
+          # invalid jsonapi...
           def test_block_relationship
             expected = {
               data: [