diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Items/FloorTileItemComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Items/FloorTileItemComponent.cs
index 975d814a21..6fc113b1f4 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Items/FloorTileItemComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Items/FloorTileItemComponent.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using Robust.Shared.Maths;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype.List;
 
 namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Items
 {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Items
         [Dependency] private readonly ITileDefinitionManager _tileDefinitionManager = default!;
 
         public override string Name => "FloorTile";
-        [DataField("outputs")]
+        [DataField("outputs", customTypeSerializer:typeof(PrototypeIdListSerializer<ContentTileDefinition>))]
         private List<string>? _outputTiles;
 
         public override void Initialize()
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs b/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
index 641f92b03f..7e9849502e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Maps/ContentTileDefinition.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
 using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization.Manager.Attributes;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype;
 using Robust.Shared.ViewVariables;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Maps
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Maps
 
         [DataField("thermalConductivity")] public float ThermalConductivity { get; set; } = 0.05f;
 
-        [DataField("item_drop")] public string ItemDropPrototypeName { get; } = "FloorTileItemSteel";
+        [DataField("item_drop", customTypeSerializer:typeof(PrototypeIdSerializer<EntityPrototype>))]
+        public string ItemDropPrototypeName { get; } = "FloorTileItemSteel";
 
         [DataField("is_space")] public bool IsSpace { get; private set; }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/floors.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/floors.yml
index 1930e398d7..38e6d2c26e 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/floors.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Tiles/floors.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
   can_crowbar: true
   footstep_sounds: footstep_floor
   friction: 0.30
-  item_drop: FloorTileItemRock
 
 - type: tile
   name: floor_showroom
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@
   can_crowbar: true
   footstep_sounds: footstep_asteroid
   friction: 0.30
-  item_drop: FloorTileItemAsteroid
 
 - type: tile
   name: floor_asteroid_coarse_sand0