diff --git a/fuse_core/include/fuse_core/graph_deserializer.h b/fuse_core/include/fuse_core/graph_deserializer.h
index 187a0aa6c..780939d54 100644
--- a/fuse_core/include/fuse_core/graph_deserializer.h
+++ b/fuse_core/include/fuse_core/graph_deserializer.h
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ class GraphDeserializer
    * @param[in]  msg  The SerializedGraph message to be deserialized
    * @return          A unique_ptr to a derived Graph object
    */
-  fuse_core::Graph::UniquePtr deserialize(const fuse_msgs::msg::SerializedGraph::SharedPtr msg) const;
+   inline fuse_core::Graph::UniquePtr deserialize(const fuse_msgs::msg::SerializedGraph::ConstSharedPtr msg) const
+   {
+     return deserialize(*msg);
+   }
 
   /**
    * @brief Deserialize a SerializedGraph message into a fuse Graph object.
diff --git a/fuse_core/src/graph_deserializer.cpp b/fuse_core/src/graph_deserializer.cpp
index 7b14ff84f..75e9e5ffc 100644
--- a/fuse_core/src/graph_deserializer.cpp
+++ b/fuse_core/src/graph_deserializer.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ GraphDeserializer::GraphDeserializer() :
   }
 }
 
-fuse_core::Graph::UniquePtr GraphDeserializer::deserialize(const fuse_msgs::msg::SerializedGraph::SharedPtr msg) const
-{
-  return deserialize(*msg);
-}
-
 fuse_core::Graph::UniquePtr GraphDeserializer::deserialize(const fuse_msgs::msg::SerializedGraph& msg) const
 {
   // Create a Graph object using pluginlib. This will throw if the plugin name is not found.