diff --git a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/InfinispanRegionFactory.java b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/InfinispanRegionFactory.java
index f401238d6f..ce732c4ed3 100644
--- a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/InfinispanRegionFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/InfinispanRegionFactory.java
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ public class InfinispanRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
 										.globalJmxStatistics()
 										.enabled( Boolean.parseBoolean( globalStats ) );
 							}
-							holder.getGlobalConfigurationBuilder().serialization().addAdvancedExternalizer(Externalizers.ALL_EXTERNALIZERS);
 
 							return createCacheManager( holder );
 						}
diff --git a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/Externalizers.java b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/Externalizers.java
index 021e121840..2202e31e2b 100644
--- a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/Externalizers.java
+++ b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/Externalizers.java
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ public class Externalizers {
 	public final static int VERSIONED_ENTRY = 1206;
 	public final static int EXCLUDE_EMPTY_EXTRACT_VALUE = 1207;
 
-	public final static AdvancedExternalizer[] ALL_EXTERNALIZERS = new AdvancedExternalizer[] {
-			new UUIDExternalizer(),
-			new Tombstone.Externalizer(),
-			new Tombstone.ExcludeTombstonesFilterExternalizer(),
-			new TombstoneUpdate.Externalizer(),
-			new FutureUpdate.Externalizer(),
-			new FutureUpdate.ValueExtractorExternalizer(),
-			new VersionedEntry.Externalizer(),
-			new VersionedEntry.ExcludeEmptyExtractValueExternalizer()
-	};
-
 	public static class UUIDExternalizer implements AdvancedExternalizer<UUID> {
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/LifecycleCallbacks.java b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/LifecycleCallbacks.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2b6a5f1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/infinispan/util/LifecycleCallbacks.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.hibernate.cache.infinispan.util;
+
+import org.infinispan.commons.marshall.AdvancedExternalizer;
+import org.infinispan.configuration.global.GlobalConfiguration;
+import org.infinispan.factories.GlobalComponentRegistry;
+import org.infinispan.lifecycle.AbstractModuleLifecycle;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class LifecycleCallbacks extends AbstractModuleLifecycle {
+
+	@Override
+	public void cacheManagerStarting(GlobalComponentRegistry gcr, GlobalConfiguration globalCfg) {
+		Map<Integer, AdvancedExternalizer<?>> externalizerMap = globalCfg.serialization().advancedExternalizers();
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.UUID, new Externalizers.UUIDExternalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.TOMBSTONE, new Tombstone.Externalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.EXCLUDE_TOMBSTONES_FILTER, new Tombstone.ExcludeTombstonesFilterExternalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.TOMBSTONE_UPDATE, new TombstoneUpdate.Externalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.FUTURE_UPDATE, new FutureUpdate.Externalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.VALUE_EXTRACTOR, new FutureUpdate.ValueExtractorExternalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.VERSIONED_ENTRY, new VersionedEntry.Externalizer() );
+		externalizerMap.put( Externalizers.EXCLUDE_EMPTY_EXTRACT_VALUE, new VersionedEntry.ExcludeEmptyExtractValueExternalizer() );
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.infinispan.lifecycle.ModuleLifecycle b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.infinispan.lifecycle.ModuleLifecycle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..902a405bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-infinispan/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.infinispan.lifecycle.ModuleLifecycle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.hibernate.cache.infinispan.util.LifecycleCallbacks