diff --git a/docs/changes/1.x/1.2.0.md b/docs/changes/1.x/1.2.0.md
index 265d25b033..7a4b09ea2d 100644
--- a/docs/changes/1.x/1.2.0.md
+++ b/docs/changes/1.x/1.2.0.md
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@
 
 
 ### BC Breaks
-- Removed dependency `laminas/laminas-escaper`
\ No newline at end of file
+- Removed dependency `laminas/laminas-escaper`
+- *Unintended Break* TemplateProcessor Does Not Persist File After Destruct. [#2539](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2539) To be fixed by [#2545](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2545
diff --git a/docs/changes/2.x/2.0.0.md b/docs/changes/2.x/2.0.0.md
index c679317049..c8450f666b 100644
--- a/docs/changes/2.x/2.0.0.md
+++ b/docs/changes/2.x/2.0.0.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ### Bug fixes
 
 - MsDoc Reader : Correct Font Size Calculation by [@oleibman](https://github.com/oleibman) fixing [#2526](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2526) in [#2531](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2531)
-
+- TemplateProcessor Persist File After Destruct [@oleibman](https://github.com/oleibman) fixing [#2539](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2539) in [#2545](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2545)
 - bug: TemplateProcessor fix multiline values [@gimler](https://github.com/gimler) fixing [#268](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/268), [#2323](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2323) and [#2486](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2486) in [#2522](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2522)
 
 ### Miscellaneous
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php b/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
index 27577499e5..8aee40c546 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/TemplateProcessor.php
@@ -146,18 +146,6 @@ public function __destruct()
                 // Nothing to do here.
             }
         }
-        // Temporary file
-        if ($this->tempDocumentFilename && file_exists($this->tempDocumentFilename)) {
-            unlink($this->tempDocumentFilename);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function __wakeup(): void
-    {
-        $this->tempDocumentFilename = '';
-        $this->zipClass = null;
-
-        throw new Exception('unserialize not permitted for this class');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1506,4 +1494,9 @@ public function setMacroChars(string $macroOpeningChars, string $macroClosingCha
         self::$macroOpeningChars = $macroOpeningChars;
         self::$macroClosingChars = $macroClosingChars;
     }
+
+    public function getTempDocumentFilename(): string
+    {
+        return $this->tempDocumentFilename;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/TemplateProcessorTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/TemplateProcessorTest.php
index 65d5cfe9d8..49e88d1b5b 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/TemplateProcessorTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/TemplateProcessorTest.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 use Exception;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception as WordException;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
@@ -38,14 +37,36 @@
  */
 final class TemplateProcessorTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 {
+    /** @var ?TemplateProcessor */
+    private $templateProcessor;
+
+    private function getTemplateProcessor(string $filename): TemplateProcessor
+    {
+        $this->templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($filename);
+
+        return $this->templateProcessor;
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->templateProcessor !== null) {
+            $filename = $this->templateProcessor->getTempDocumentFilename();
+            $this->templateProcessor = null;
+            if (file_exists($filename)) {
+                @unlink($filename);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Construct test.
      *
      * @covers ::__construct
+     * @covers ::__destruct
      */
     public function testTheConstruct(): void
     {
-        $object = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/blank.docx');
+        $object = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/blank.docx');
         self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\\PhpWord\\TemplateProcessor', $object);
         self::assertEquals([], $object->getVariables());
     }
@@ -106,7 +127,7 @@ public function xtestTemplateCanBeSavedInTemporaryLocation(string $templateFqfn,
     public function testXslStyleSheetCanBeApplied(): void
     {
         $templateFqfn = __DIR__ . '/_files/templates/with_table_macros.docx';
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($templateFqfn);
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor($templateFqfn);
 
         $actualDocumentFqfn = $this->xtestTemplateCanBeSavedInTemporaryLocation($templateFqfn, $templateProcessor);
         $expectedDocumentFqfn = __DIR__ . '/_files/documents/without_table_macros.docx';
@@ -150,7 +171,7 @@ public function testXslStyleSheetCanNotBeAppliedOnFailureOfSettingParameterValue
             $this->expectExceptionMessage('Could not set values for the given XSL style sheet parameters.');
         }
 
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/blank.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/blank.docx');
 
         $xslDomDocument = new DOMDocument();
         $xslDomDocument->load(__DIR__ . '/_files/xsl/passthrough.xsl');
@@ -171,7 +192,7 @@ public function testXslStyleSheetCanNotBeAppliedOnFailureOfLoadingXmlFromTemplat
     {
         $this->expectException(\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Could not load the given XML document.');
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/corrupted_main_document_part.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/corrupted_main_document_part.docx');
 
         $xslDomDocument = new DOMDocument();
         $xslDomDocument->load(__DIR__ . '/_files/xsl/passthrough.xsl');
@@ -190,7 +211,7 @@ public function testXslStyleSheetCanNotBeAppliedOnFailureOfLoadingXmlFromTemplat
      */
     public function testDeleteRow(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/delete-row.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/delete-row.docx');
 
         self::assertEquals(
             ['deleteMe', 'deleteMeToo'],
@@ -216,7 +237,7 @@ public function testDeleteRow(): void
      */
     public function testCloneRow(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge.docx');
 
         self::assertEquals(
             ['tableHeader', 'userId', 'userName', 'userLocation'],
@@ -240,7 +261,7 @@ public function testCloneRow(): void
      */
     public function testCloneRowWithCustomMacro(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge-with-custom-macro.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge-with-custom-macro.docx');
 
         $templateProcessor->setMacroOpeningChars('{#');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroClosingChars('#}');
@@ -397,7 +418,7 @@ public function testCloneRowAndSetValuesWithCustomMacro(): void
      */
     public function testMacrosCanBeReplacedInHeaderAndFooter(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer.docx');
 
         self::assertEquals(['documentContent', 'headerValue:100:100', 'footerValue'], $templateProcessor->getVariables());
 
@@ -418,7 +439,7 @@ public function testMacrosCanBeReplacedInHeaderAndFooter(): void
      */
     public function testCustomMacrosCanBeReplacedInHeaderAndFooter(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer-with-custom-macro.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer-with-custom-macro.docx');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroOpeningChars('{{');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroClosingChars('}}');
 
@@ -440,7 +461,7 @@ public function testCustomMacrosCanBeReplacedInHeaderAndFooter(): void
      */
     public function testSetValue(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge.docx');
         Settings::setOutputEscapingEnabled(true);
         $helloworld = "hello\nworld";
         $templateProcessor->setValue('userName', $helloworld);
@@ -455,7 +476,7 @@ public function testSetValue(): void
      */
     public function testSetValueWithCustomMacro(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge-with-custom-macro.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-merge-with-custom-macro.docx');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroChars('{#', '#}');
         Settings::setOutputEscapingEnabled(true);
         $helloworld = "hello\nworld";
@@ -786,7 +807,7 @@ public function testSetCheckboxWithCustomMacro(): void
      */
     public function testSetImageValue(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/header-footer.docx');
         $imagePath = __DIR__ . '/_files/images/earth.jpg';
 
         $variablesReplace = [
@@ -866,7 +887,7 @@ public function testSetImageValue(): void
      */
     public function testCloneDeleteBlock(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-delete-block.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/clone-delete-block.docx');
 
         self::assertEquals(
             ['DELETEME', '/DELETEME', 'CLONEME', 'blockVariable', '/CLONEME'],
@@ -906,7 +927,7 @@ public function testGetVariableCountCountsHowManyTimesEachPlaceholderIsPresent()
         $templatePath = 'test.docx';
         $objWriter->save($templatePath);
 
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($templatePath);
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor($templatePath);
         $variableCount = $templateProcessor->getVariableCount();
         unlink($templatePath);
 
@@ -943,7 +964,7 @@ public function testGetVariableCountCountsHowManyTimesEachPlaceholderIsPresentWi
         $templatePath = 'test.docx';
         $objWriter->save($templatePath);
 
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($templatePath);
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor($templatePath);
         $templateProcessor->setMacroChars('{{', '}}');
         $variableCount = $templateProcessor->getVariableCount();
         unlink($templatePath);
@@ -981,7 +1002,7 @@ public function testCloneBlockCanCloneABlockTwice(): void
         $objWriter->save($templatePath);
 
         // replace placeholders and save the file
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($templatePath);
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor($templatePath);
         $templateProcessor->setValue('title', 'Some title');
         $templateProcessor->cloneBlock('subreport', 2);
         $templateProcessor->setValue('subreport.id', '123', 1);
@@ -1034,7 +1055,7 @@ public function testCloneBlockCanCloneABlockTwiceWithCustomMacro(): void
         $objWriter->save($templatePath);
 
         // replace placeholders and save the file
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor($templatePath);
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor($templatePath);
         $templateProcessor->setMacroChars('{{', '}}');
         $templateProcessor->setValue('title', 'Some title');
         $templateProcessor->cloneBlock('subreport', 2);
@@ -1323,7 +1344,7 @@ public function testFixBrokenMacrosWithCustomMacro(): void
      */
     public function testMainPartNameDetection(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/document22-xml.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/document22-xml.docx');
 
         $variables = ['test'];
 
@@ -1335,7 +1356,7 @@ public function testMainPartNameDetection(): void
      */
     public function testMainPartNameDetectionWithCustomMacro(): void
     {
-        $templateProcessor = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/document22-with-custom-macro-xml.docx');
+        $templateProcessor = $this->getTemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/document22-with-custom-macro-xml.docx');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroOpeningChars('{#');
         $templateProcessor->setMacroClosingChars('#}');
         $variables = ['test'];
@@ -1595,18 +1616,6 @@ public function testShouldMakeFieldsUpdateOnOpen(): void
         self::assertStringContainsString('<w:updateFields w:val="false"/>', $templateProcessor->getSettingsPart());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Should not allow unserialize to avoid malware.
-     */
-    public function testUnserialize(): void
-    {
-        $this->expectException(WordException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('unserialize not permitted');
-        $object = new TemplateProcessor(__DIR__ . '/_files/templates/blank.docx');
-        $serialized = serialize($object);
-        $object2 = unserialize($serialized);
-    }
-
     public function testShouldMakeFieldsUpdateOnOpenWithCustomMacro(): void
     {
         $settingsPart = '<w:settings xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">