diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c27da884..c0a78663 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ const REGEXP_CONTENTHASH = /\[contenthash(?::(\d+))?\]/i;
 const REGEXP_NAME = /\[name\]/i;
 const DEFAULT_FILENAME = '[name].css';
 
+if (webpack.util.serialization && webpack.util.serialization.registerLoader) {
+  const pathLength = `${pluginName}/dist`.length;
+
+  webpack.util.serialization.registerLoader(
+    /^mini-css-extract-plugin\//,
+    (request) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/no-dynamic-require
+      require(`.${request.slice(pathLength)}`);
+
+      return true;
+    }
+  );
+}
+
 class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
   constructor(options = {}) {
     validate(schema, options, {
diff --git a/test/TestCache.test.js b/test/TestCache.test.js
index 9afa08ed..f9d3e4b6 100644
--- a/test/TestCache.test.js
+++ b/test/TestCache.test.js
@@ -14,21 +14,6 @@ describe('TestCache', () => {
 
   it('should work without cache', async () => {
     if (webpack.version[0] !== '4') {
-      const originalRegister = webpack.util.serialization.register;
-
-      webpack.util.serialization.register = jest
-        .fn()
-        .mockImplementation((...args) => {
-          if (args[1].startsWith('mini-css-extract-plugin')) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-            args[1] = args[1].replace(/dist/, 'src');
-
-            return originalRegister(...args);
-          }
-
-          return originalRegister(...args);
-        });
-
       const casesDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, 'cases');
       const directoryForCase = path.resolve(casesDirectory, 'asset-modules');
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require, global-require
@@ -136,21 +121,6 @@ describe('TestCache', () => {
 
   it('should work with the "memory" cache', async () => {
     if (webpack.version[0] !== '4') {
-      const originalRegister = webpack.util.serialization.register;
-
-      webpack.util.serialization.register = jest
-        .fn()
-        .mockImplementation((...args) => {
-          if (args[1].startsWith('mini-css-extract-plugin')) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-            args[1] = args[1].replace(/dist/, 'src');
-
-            return originalRegister(...args);
-          }
-
-          return originalRegister(...args);
-        });
-
       const casesDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, 'cases');
       const directoryForCase = path.resolve(casesDirectory, 'asset-modules');
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require, global-require
@@ -262,21 +232,6 @@ describe('TestCache', () => {
 
   it('should work with the "filesystem" cache', async () => {
     if (webpack.version[0] !== '4') {
-      const originalRegister = webpack.util.serialization.register;
-
-      webpack.util.serialization.register = jest
-        .fn()
-        .mockImplementation((...args) => {
-          if (args[1].startsWith('mini-css-extract-plugin')) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-            args[1] = args[1].replace(/dist/, 'src');
-
-            return originalRegister(...args);
-          }
-
-          return originalRegister(...args);
-        });
-
       const casesDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, 'cases');
       const directoryForCase = path.resolve(casesDirectory, 'simple');
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require, global-require
@@ -392,21 +347,6 @@ describe('TestCache', () => {
 
   it('should work with the "filesystem" cache and asset modules', async () => {
     if (webpack.version[0] !== '4') {
-      const originalRegister = webpack.util.serialization.register;
-
-      webpack.util.serialization.register = jest
-        .fn()
-        .mockImplementation((...args) => {
-          if (args[1].startsWith('mini-css-extract-plugin')) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-            args[1] = args[1].replace(/dist/, 'src');
-
-            return originalRegister(...args);
-          }
-
-          return originalRegister(...args);
-        });
-
       const casesDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, 'cases');
       const directoryForCase = path.resolve(casesDirectory, 'asset-modules');
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require, global-require
@@ -528,21 +468,6 @@ describe('TestCache', () => {
 
   it('should work with the "filesystem" cache and file-loader', async () => {
     if (webpack.version[0] !== '4') {
-      const originalRegister = webpack.util.serialization.register;
-
-      webpack.util.serialization.register = jest
-        .fn()
-        .mockImplementation((...args) => {
-          if (args[1].startsWith('mini-css-extract-plugin')) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-            args[1] = args[1].replace(/dist/, 'src');
-
-            return originalRegister(...args);
-          }
-
-          return originalRegister(...args);
-        });
-
       const casesDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, 'cases');
       const directoryForCase = path.resolve(casesDirectory, 'file-loader');
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require, global-require