diff --git a/ax/storage/json_store/decoder.py b/ax/storage/json_store/decoder.py
index 202d51a2eae..f2af62835a7 100644
--- a/ax/storage/json_store/decoder.py
+++ b/ax/storage/json_store/decoder.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
+from functools import partial
 from inspect import isclass
 from io import StringIO
 from logging import Logger
@@ -82,6 +84,12 @@
 }
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RegistryKwargs:
+    decoder_registry: TDecoderRegistry
+    class_decoder_registry: TClassDecoderRegistry
+
+
 # pyre-fixme[3]: Return annotation cannot be `Any`.
 def object_from_json(
     # pyre-fixme[2]: Parameter annotation cannot be `Any`.
@@ -90,40 +98,26 @@ def object_from_json(
     class_decoder_registry: TClassDecoderRegistry = CORE_CLASS_DECODER_REGISTRY,
 ) -> Any:
     """Recursively load objects from a JSON-serializable dictionary."""
+
+    registry_kwargs = RegistryKwargs(
+        decoder_registry=decoder_registry, class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry
+    )
+
+    _object_from_json = partial(object_from_json, **vars(registry_kwargs))
+
     if type(object_json) in (str, int, float, bool, type(None)) or isinstance(
         object_json, Enum
     ):
         return object_json
     elif isinstance(object_json, list):
-        return [
-            object_from_json(
-                i,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
-            )
-            for i in object_json
-        ]
+        return [_object_from_json(i) for i in object_json]
     elif isinstance(object_json, tuple):
-        return tuple(
-            object_from_json(
-                i,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
-            )
-            for i in object_json
-        )
+        return tuple(_object_from_json(i) for i in object_json)
     elif isinstance(object_json, dict):
         if "__type" not in object_json:
             # this is just a regular dictionary, e.g. the one in Parameter
             # containing parameterizations
-            return {
-                k: object_from_json(
-                    v,
-                    decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                    class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
-                )
-                for k, v in object_json.items()
-            }
+            return {k: _object_from_json(v) for k, v in object_json.items()}
 
         _type = object_json.pop("__type")
 
@@ -133,17 +127,7 @@ def object_from_json(
             )
         elif _type == "OrderedDict":
             return OrderedDict(
-                [
-                    (
-                        k,
-                        object_from_json(
-                            v,
-                            decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                            class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
-                        ),
-                    )
-                    for k, v in object_json["value"]
-                ]
+                [(k, _object_from_json(v)) for k, v in object_json["value"]]
             )
         elif _type == "DataFrame":
             # Need dtype=False, otherwise infers arm_names like "4_1"
@@ -160,9 +144,7 @@ def object_from_json(
             )
         elif _type == "ListSurrogate":
             return surrogate_from_list_surrogate_json(
-                list_surrogate_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                list_surrogate_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _type == "set":
             return set(object_json["value"])
@@ -191,58 +173,38 @@ def object_from_json(
             return botorch_component_from_json(botorch_class=_class, json=object_json)
         elif _class == GeneratorRun:
             return generator_run_from_json(
-                object_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                object_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == GenerationStep:
             return generation_step_from_json(
-                generation_step_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                generation_step_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == GenerationNode:
             return generation_node_from_json(
-                generation_node_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                generation_node_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == ModelSpec:
             return model_spec_from_json(
-                model_spec_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                model_spec_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == GenerationStrategy:
             return generation_strategy_from_json(
-                generation_strategy_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                generation_strategy_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == MultiTypeExperiment:
             return multi_type_experiment_from_json(
-                object_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                object_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == Experiment:
             return experiment_from_json(
-                object_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                object_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == SearchSpace:
             return search_space_from_json(
-                search_space_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                search_space_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
         elif _class == Objective:
-            return objective_from_json(
-                object_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
-            )
+            return objective_from_json(object_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs))
         elif _class in (SurrogateSpec, Surrogate, ModelConfig):
             if "input_transform" in object_json:
                 (
@@ -250,8 +212,7 @@ def object_from_json(
                     input_transform_options_json,
                 ) = get_input_transform_json_components(
                     input_transforms_json=object_json.pop("input_transform"),
-                    decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                    class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                    **vars(registry_kwargs),
                 )
                 object_json["input_transform_classes"] = input_transform_classes_json
                 object_json["input_transform_options"] = input_transform_options_json
@@ -261,8 +222,7 @@ def object_from_json(
                     outcome_transform_options_json,
                 ) = get_outcome_transform_json_components(
                     outcome_transforms_json=object_json.pop("outcome_transform"),
-                    decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                    class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                    **vars(registry_kwargs),
                 )
                 object_json["outcome_transform_classes"] = (
                     outcome_transform_classes_json
@@ -280,8 +240,7 @@ def object_from_json(
             return unpack_transition_criteria_from_json(
                 class_=_class,
                 transition_criteria_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                **vars(registry_kwargs),
             )
         elif isclass(_class) and issubclass(_class, SerializationMixin):
             return _class(
@@ -291,9 +250,7 @@ def object_from_json(
                 # another Ax class that needs serialization should implement its own
                 # _to_json and _from_json methods and register them appropriately.
                 **_class.deserialize_init_args(
-                    args=object_json,
-                    decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                    class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                    args=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
                 )
             )
 
@@ -302,16 +259,11 @@ def object_from_json(
             # we want to have the input & outcome transform arguments updated
             # before we call surrogate_spec_from_json.
             return surrogate_spec_from_json(
-                surrogate_spec_json=object_json,
-                decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-                class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+                surrogate_spec_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
             )
 
         return ax_class_from_json_dict(
-            _class=_class,
-            object_json=object_json,
-            decoder_registry=decoder_registry,
-            class_decoder_registry=class_decoder_registry,
+            _class=_class, object_json=object_json, **vars(registry_kwargs)
         )
     else:
         err = (