diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonDeserializer/destination_types.cpp b/extras/tests/JsonDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
index c387572d..f05173d4 100644
--- a/extras/tests/JsonDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeJson(JsonVariant)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(1) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
+                             Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
+                         });
   }
 
   SECTION("variant is unbound") {
@@ -70,11 +68,9 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeJson(ElementProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(1) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
+                             Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
+                         });
   }
 
   SECTION("element must be created") {
@@ -82,10 +78,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeJson(ElementProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[\"hello\",[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(2) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{});
   }
 }
 
@@ -100,11 +93,9 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeJson(MemberProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":[42]}");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Deallocate(sizeofString("world")),
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofObject(1) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
+                             Deallocate(sizeofString("world")),
+                         });
   }
 
   SECTION("member must be created exists") {
@@ -112,9 +103,6 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeJson(MemberProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"world\",\"value\":[42]}");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofObject(2) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{});
   }
 }
diff --git a/extras/tests/MsgPackDeserializer/destination_types.cpp b/extras/tests/MsgPackDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
index eea1c154..43e7e22c 100644
--- a/extras/tests/MsgPackDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/MsgPackDeserializer/destination_types.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeMsgPack(JsonVariant)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(1) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
+                             Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
+                         });
   }
 
   SECTION("variant is unbound") {
@@ -70,11 +68,9 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeMsgPack(ElementProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(1) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
+                             Deallocate(sizeofString("hello")),
+                         });
   }
 
   SECTION("element must be created exists") {
@@ -82,10 +78,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeMsgPack(ElementProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "[\"hello\",[42]]");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofArray(2) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{});
   }
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +95,6 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeMsgPack(MemberProxy)") {
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":[42]}");
     REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{
                              Deallocate(sizeofString("world")),
-                             Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofObject(2)),
                          });
   }
 
@@ -111,9 +103,6 @@ TEST_CASE("deserializeMsgPack(MemberProxy)") {
 
     REQUIRE(err == DeserializationError::Ok);
     REQUIRE(doc.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"world\",\"value\":[42]}");
-    REQUIRE(spy.log() ==
-            AllocatorLog{
-                Reallocate(sizeofPool(), sizeofObject(2) + sizeofArray(1)),
-            });
+    REQUIRE(spy.log() == AllocatorLog{});
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/deserialize.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/deserialize.hpp
index bd3e9108..b8bfd51e 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/deserialize.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/deserialize.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ struct is_deserialize_destination<
                                   ResourceManager*>::value>::type> : true_type {
 };
 
+template <typename TDestination>
+inline void shrinkJsonDocument(TDestination&) {
+  // no-op by default
+}
+
+#if ARDUINOJSON_AUTO_SHRINK
+inline void shrinkJsonDocument(JsonDocument& doc) {
+  doc.shrinkToFit();
+}
+#endif
+
 template <template <typename> class TDeserializer, typename TDestination,
           typename TReader, typename TOptions>
 DeserializationError doDeserialize(TDestination&& dst, TReader reader,
@@ -45,9 +56,7 @@ DeserializationError doDeserialize(TDestination&& dst, TReader reader,
   dst.clear();
   auto err = TDeserializer<TReader>(resources, reader)
                  .parse(*data, options.filter, options.nestingLimit);
-#if ARDUINOJSON_AUTO_SHRINK
-  resources->shrinkToFit();
-#endif
+  shrinkJsonDocument(dst);
   return err;
 }