diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
index 8697df110b..e2517e313e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
@@ -838,11 +838,6 @@ public JsonSerializer<Object> findNullValueSerializer(BeanProperty property)
      * @param unknownType Type for which no serializer is found
      */
     public JsonSerializer<Object> getUnknownTypeSerializer(Class<?> unknownType) {
-        // 23-Apr-2015, tatu: Only return shared instance if nominal type is Object.class
-        if (unknownType == Object.class) {
-            return _unknownTypeSerializer;
-        }
-        // otherwise construct explicit instance with property handled type
         return new UnknownSerializer(unknownType);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/TestObjectMapperBeanDeserializer.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/TestObjectMapperBeanDeserializer.java
index 6778274965..3380811dd7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/TestObjectMapperBeanDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/TestObjectMapperBeanDeserializer.java
@@ -323,4 +323,11 @@ public void testUnknownFields() throws Exception
             ;
         }
     }
+
+    public void testObject() throws Exception
+    {
+        MAPPER.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);
+        assertEquals(true, MAPPER.canSerialize(Object.class));
+        assertEquals("{}", MAPPER.writeValueAsString(new Object()));
+    }
 }