diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema.ts b/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema.ts
index 6be49cb2550..b23911b308e 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../fields/config/types';
 import { Fields, Field, Data } from './types';
 
-const buildValidationPromise = async (fieldState: Field, options: ValidateOptions<unknown, unknown>) => {
+const buildValidationPromise = async (fieldState: Field, options: ValidateOptions<unknown, unknown, unknown>) => {
   const validatedFieldState = fieldState;
 
   let validationResult: boolean | string = true;
diff --git a/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Auth/APIKey.tsx b/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Auth/APIKey.tsx
index 85436dab10a..71c99d782c5 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Auth/APIKey.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Auth/APIKey.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import GenerateConfirmation from '../../../../elements/GenerateConfirmation';
 
 const path = 'apiKey';
 const baseClass = 'api-key';
-const validate = (val) => text(val, { field: { minLength: 24, maxLength: 48 }, data: {}, siblingData: {} });
+const validate = (val) => text(val, { minLength: 24, maxLength: 48, data: {}, siblingData: {} });
 
 const APIKey: React.FC = () => {
   const [initialAPIKey, setInitialAPIKey] = useState(null);
diff --git a/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts b/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
index 9ceae2fe52a..5a4dbf23550 100644
--- a/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
+++ b/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const sanitizeFields = (fields, validRelationships: string[]) => {
       if (typeof field.validate === 'undefined') {
         const defaultValidate = validations[field.type];
         if (defaultValidate) {
-          field.validate = (val) => (defaultValidate(val, { field }));
+          field.validate = defaultValidate;
         } else {
           field.validate = () => true;
         }
diff --git a/src/fields/config/types.ts b/src/fields/config/types.ts
index deb8116e435..b25a1aa2359 100644
--- a/src/fields/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/fields/config/types.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export type ValidateOptions<T, S, F> = {
   operation?: Operation
 } & F;
 
-export type Validate<T = any, S = any, F = any> = (value?: T, options?: ValidateOptions<F, S, F>) => string | true | Promise<string | true>;
+export type Validate<T = any, S = any, F = any> = (value?: T, options?: ValidateOptions<F, S, Partial<F>>) => string | true | Promise<string | true>;
 
 export type OptionObject = {
   label: string
diff --git a/src/fields/validations.spec.ts b/src/fields/validations.spec.ts
index be9a9fde613..f8cde31d18c 100644
--- a/src/fields/validations.spec.ts
+++ b/src/fields/validations.spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ const maxLengthMessage = (length: number) => `This value must be shorter than th
 const requiredMessage = 'This field is required.';
 let options: ValidateOptions<any, any, any> = {
   operation: 'create',
-  field: {
-    type: 'text',
-    name: 'text',
-  },
   data: undefined,
   siblingData: undefined,
 };
@@ -23,7 +19,7 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should show required message', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = text(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, required: true } });
+      const result = text(val, { ...options, required: true });
       expect(result).toBe(requiredMessage);
     });
     it('should handle undefined', () => {
@@ -33,22 +29,22 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should validate maxLength', () => {
       const val = 'toolong';
-      const result = text(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = text(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(maxLengthMessage(5));
     });
     it('should validate minLength', () => {
       const val = 'short';
-      const result = text(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = text(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(minLengthMessage(10));
     });
     it('should validate maxLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = text(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = text(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
     it('should validate minLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = text(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = text(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
   });
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should show required message', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, required: true } });
+      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, required: true });
       expect(result).toBe(requiredMessage);
     });
 
@@ -73,29 +69,30 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should validate maxLength', () => {
       const val = 'toolong';
-      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(maxLengthMessage(5));
     });
 
     it('should validate minLength', () => {
       const val = 'short';
-      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(minLengthMessage(10));
     });
     it('should validate maxLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
     it('should validate minLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = textarea(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 
   describe('password', () => {
-    options.field = { type: 'password', name: 'test' };
+    options.type = 'password';
+    options.name = 'test';
     it('should validate', () => {
       const val = 'test';
       const result = password(val, options);
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should show required message', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = password(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, required: true } });
+      const result = password(val, { ...options, required: true });
       expect(result).toBe(requiredMessage);
     });
     it('should handle undefined', () => {
@@ -113,60 +110,52 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should validate maxLength', () => {
       const val = 'toolong';
-      const result = password(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = password(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(maxLengthMessage(5));
     });
     it('should validate minLength', () => {
       const val = 'short';
-      const result = password(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = password(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(minLengthMessage(10));
     });
     it('should validate maxLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = password(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, maxLength: 5 } });
+      const result = password(val, { ...options, maxLength: 5 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
     it('should validate minLength with no value', () => {
       const val = undefined;
-      const result = password(val, { ...options, field: { ...options.field, minLength: 10 } });
+      const result = password(val, { ...options, minLength: 10 });
       expect(result).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 
   describe('select', () => {
-    options.field = {
-      type: 'select',
-      options: ['one', 'two', 'three'],
-    };
+    options.type = 'select';
+    options.options = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
     const optionsRequired = {
       ...options,
-      field: {
-        ...options.field,
-        required: true,
-        options: [{
-          value: 'one',
-          label: 'One',
-        }, {
-          value: 'two',
-          label: 'two',
-        }, {
-          value: 'three',
-          label: 'three',
-        }],
-      },
+      required: true,
+      options: [{
+        value: 'one',
+        label: 'One',
+      }, {
+        value: 'two',
+        label: 'two',
+      }, {
+        value: 'three',
+        label: 'three',
+      }],
     };
     const optionsWithEmptyString = {
       ...options,
-      field: {
-        ...options.field,
-        options: [{
-          value: '',
-          label: 'None',
-        }, {
-          value: 'option',
-          label: 'Option',
-        }],
-      },
+      options: [{
+        value: '',
+        label: 'None',
+      }, {
+        value: 'option',
+        label: 'Option',
+      }],
     };
     it('should allow valid input', () => {
       const val = 'one';
@@ -204,35 +193,35 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should prevent undefined input with required and hasMany', () => {
       let val;
-      options.field.hasMany = true;
+      options.hasMany = true;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should prevent empty array input with required and hasMany', () => {
-      optionsRequired.field.hasMany = true;
+      optionsRequired.hasMany = true;
       const result = select([], optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should prevent empty string array input with required and hasMany', () => {
-      options.field.hasMany = true;
+      options.hasMany = true;
       const result = select([''], optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should prevent null input with required and hasMany', () => {
       const val = null;
-      options.field.hasMany = true;
+      options.hasMany = true;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should allow valid input with option objects', () => {
       const val = 'one';
-      options.field.hasMany = false;
+      options.hasMany = false;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should prevent invalid input with option objects', () => {
       const val = 'bad';
-      options.field.hasMany = false;
+      options.hasMany = false;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });
@@ -243,7 +232,7 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should allow empty string input with option object and required', () => {
       const val = '';
-      optionsWithEmptyString.field.required = true;
+      optionsWithEmptyString.required = true;
       const result = select(val, optionsWithEmptyString);
       expect(result).toStrictEqual(true);
     });
@@ -259,13 +248,13 @@ describe('Field Validations', () => {
     });
     it('should allow valid input with hasMany option objects', () => {
       const val = ['one', 'three'];
-      optionsRequired.field.hasMany = true;
+      optionsRequired.hasMany = true;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).toStrictEqual(true);
     });
     it('should prevent invalid input with hasMany option objects', () => {
       const val = ['three', 'bad'];
-      optionsRequired.field.hasMany = true;
+      optionsRequired.hasMany = true;
       const result = select(val, optionsRequired);
       expect(result).not.toStrictEqual(true);
     });