diff --git a/db/serializer.cc b/db/serializer.cc
index ddffcf3adc..095810c3ec 100644
--- a/db/serializer.cc
+++ b/db/serializer.cc
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void db::serializer<mutation>::write(const context& ctxt, output& out,
     out.write(bool(t.schema()));
 
     if (t.schema()) {
-        uuid_serializer::write(ctxt, out, ctxt.find_uuid(t.schema()->ks_name(), t.schema()->cf_name()));
+        uuid_serializer::write(ctxt, out, t.schema()->id());
         mutation_partition_serializer::write(ctxt, out, t.partition());
     }
 }