diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/item/Item.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/item/Item.java
index e41a8f5c..6f762059 100644
--- a/core/src/com/riiablo/item/Item.java
+++ b/core/src/com/riiablo/item/Item.java
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ public class Item {
   private static final boolean SIMPLE_FLAGS = !true;
   private static final boolean ONLY_KNOWN_FLAGS = SIMPLE_FLAGS && true;
 
-  private static final ItemSerializer DEFAULT_SERIALIZER = new ItemSerializer();
+  private static final ItemReader DEFAULT_SERIALIZER = new ItemReader();
   private static final ItemLabeler DEFAULT_LABELER = new ItemLabeler();
 
   /**
-   * @deprecated use {@link ItemSerializer#readItem(ByteInput)} instead!
+   * @deprecated use {@link ItemReader#readItem(ByteInput)} instead!
    */
   @Deprecated
   public static Item loadFromStream(BitStream bitStream) {
diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemSerializer.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemReader.java
similarity index 98%
rename from core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemSerializer.java
rename to core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemReader.java
index 5c4d7ac2..eaa2bfa8 100644
--- a/core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/com/riiablo/item/ItemReader.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import com.riiablo.io.ByteInput;
 import com.riiablo.log.Log;
 import com.riiablo.log.LogManager;
 
-public class ItemSerializer {
-  private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(ItemSerializer.class);
+public class ItemReader {
+  private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(ItemReader.class);
 
   private static final byte[] SIGNATURE = {0x4A, 0x4D};