diff --git a/core/lib/prover_interface/src/inputs.rs b/core/lib/prover_interface/src/inputs.rs
index 8fe192a5f51..f5f389362dd 100644
--- a/core/lib/prover_interface/src/inputs.rs
+++ b/core/lib/prover_interface/src/inputs.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto, fmt::Debug};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_with::{serde_as, Bytes};
 use zksync_multivm::interface::{L1BatchEnv, SystemEnv};
-use zksync_object_store::{serialize_using_bincode, Bucket, StoredObject};
+use zksync_object_store::{_reexports::BoxedError, serialize_using_bincode, Bucket, StoredObject};
 use zksync_types::{
     basic_fri_types::Eip4844Blobs, block::L2BlockExecutionData,
     witness_block_state::WitnessStorageState, L1BatchNumber, ProtocolVersionId, H256, U256,
@@ -151,6 +151,38 @@ pub struct VMRunWitnessInputData {
     pub witness_block_state: WitnessStorageState,
 }
 
+// skip_serializing_if for field evm_emulator_code_hash doesn't work fine with bincode,
+// so we are implementing custom deserialization for it
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct VMRunWitnessInputDataLegacy {
+    pub l1_batch_number: L1BatchNumber,
+    pub used_bytecodes: HashMap<U256, Vec<[u8; 32]>>,
+    pub initial_heap_content: Vec<(usize, U256)>,
+    pub protocol_version: ProtocolVersionId,
+    pub bootloader_code: Vec<[u8; 32]>,
+    pub default_account_code_hash: U256,
+    pub storage_refunds: Vec<u32>,
+    pub pubdata_costs: Vec<i32>,
+    pub witness_block_state: WitnessStorageState,
+}
+
+impl From<VMRunWitnessInputDataLegacy> for VMRunWitnessInputData {
+    fn from(value: VMRunWitnessInputDataLegacy) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            l1_batch_number: value.l1_batch_number,
+            used_bytecodes: value.used_bytecodes,
+            initial_heap_content: value.initial_heap_content,
+            protocol_version: value.protocol_version,
+            bootloader_code: value.bootloader_code,
+            default_account_code_hash: value.default_account_code_hash,
+            evm_emulator_code_hash: None,
+            storage_refunds: value.storage_refunds,
+            pubdata_costs: value.pubdata_costs,
+            witness_block_state: value.witness_block_state,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl StoredObject for VMRunWitnessInputData {
     const BUCKET: Bucket = Bucket::WitnessInput;
 
@@ -160,7 +192,17 @@ impl StoredObject for VMRunWitnessInputData {
         format!("vm_run_data_{key}.bin")
     }
 
-    serialize_using_bincode!();
+    fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, BoxedError> {
+        zksync_object_store::bincode::serialize(self).map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    fn deserialize(bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, BoxedError> {
+        zksync_object_store::bincode::deserialize::<VMRunWitnessInputData>(&bytes).or_else(|_| {
+            zksync_object_store::bincode::deserialize::<VMRunWitnessInputDataLegacy>(&bytes)
+                .map(Into::into)
+                .map_err(Into::into)
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]