1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
index 39266a66..f3e1418a 100644
--- a/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
+++ b/utils-test/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/common/utils/io/Serializer.java
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
 /**
  * Utilities for testing serialization and de-serialization of objects.
  */
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
 public class Serializer {
 
     /**
@@ -37,13 +40,6 @@ public class Serializer {
     private static Factory factory = new Factory();
 
     /**
-     * The constructor.
-     */
-    private Serializer() {
-
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Serializes an object into a byte array.
      *
      * @param object the object to be serialized