diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
index 15d78f2896ae6..3f52bddda86b2 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/XmlSerializer.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ public XmlSerializer(XmlTypeMapping xmlTypeMapping)
             if (xmlTypeMapping == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(xmlTypeMapping));
 
-            _tempAssembly = GenerateTempAssembly(xmlTypeMapping);
+            if (Mode != SerializationMode.ReflectionOnly)
+            {
+                _tempAssembly = GenerateTempAssembly(xmlTypeMapping);
+            }
             _mapping = xmlTypeMapping;
         }
 
@@ -218,6 +221,12 @@ public XmlSerializer(Type type, string? defaultNamespace)
                 _primitiveType = type;
                 return;
             }
+
+            if (Mode == SerializationMode.ReflectionOnly)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             _tempAssembly = s_cache[defaultNamespace, type];
             if (_tempAssembly == null)
             {
@@ -270,7 +279,10 @@ public XmlSerializer(Type type, XmlAttributeOverrides? overrides, Type[]? extraT
             DefaultNamespace = defaultNamespace;
             _rootType = type;
             _mapping = GenerateXmlTypeMapping(type, overrides, extraTypes, root, defaultNamespace);
-            _tempAssembly = GenerateTempAssembly(_mapping, type, defaultNamespace, location);
+            if (Mode != SerializationMode.ReflectionOnly)
+            {
+                _tempAssembly = GenerateTempAssembly(_mapping, type, defaultNamespace, location);
+            }
         }
 
         [RequiresUnreferencedCode("calls ImportTypeMapping")]