diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/README.md b/examples/virtual-fields/README.md
index f400c8326e..2aacaaa1da 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/README.md
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In the locations collection, you have separate text fields to input a city, stat
 
 Everything else here are virtual fields:
 
-`location`: Text field providing a formatted location name by concatenating `city + state + country` which is then used as the document title
+`location`: Text field providing a formatted location name by concatenating `city + state + country` which is then used as the document title.
 
 `events`: Relationship field containing all events associated with the location.
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ Similarly to Events, you will assign a location to the staff member from the opt
 
 This collection uses the following virtual field to format the staff name fields:
 
-`fullTitle`: Text field providing a formatted name by concatenating `title + firstName + lastName` which is then used as the document title
+`fullTitle`: Text field providing a formatted name by concatenating `title + firstName + lastName` which is then used as the document title.
 
-In the code, navigate to `src/collections` to see how these fields are functioning and read more about `afterRead` hooks [here](https://payloadcms.com/docs/hooks/fields).
+In the code, navigate to `src/collections` to see how these fields are populated and read more about `afterRead` hooks [here](https://payloadcms.com/docs/hooks).
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Events.ts b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Events.ts
index 66b20ee040..3fbc064785 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Events.ts
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Events.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,20 @@ const Events: CollectionConfig = {
             {
               name: 'totalPrice',
               type: 'number',
+              access: {
+                create: () => false,
+                update: () => false,
+              },
               admin: {
                 description: 'USD',
                 readOnly: true,
               },
               hooks: {
+                beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+                  // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+                  // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+                  siblingData.totalPrice = undefined;
+                }],
                 afterRead: [getTotalPrice],
               },
             },
diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Location.ts b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Location.ts
index c3c4f9049e..d8bf538281 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Location.ts
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Location.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import payload from 'payload';
 import { CollectionConfig, FieldHook } from 'payload/types';
 
-const formatLocation: FieldHook = async ({ data }) => (
-  `${data.city}${data.state ? `, ${data.state},` : ','} ${data.country}`
-);
+const formatLocation: FieldHook = async ({ data }) => {
+  return `${data.city}${data.state ? `, ${data.state},` : ','} ${data.country}`;
+};
 
 const getLocationStaff: FieldHook = async ({ data }) => {
   const staff = await payload.find({
@@ -67,10 +67,19 @@ const Locations: CollectionConfig = {
       label: false,
       type: 'text',
       hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+          // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+          siblingData.location = undefined;
+        }],
         afterRead: [
           formatLocation,
         ],
       },
+      access: {
+        create: () => false,
+        update: () => false,
+      },
       admin: {
         hidden: true,
       },
@@ -100,10 +109,19 @@ const Locations: CollectionConfig = {
       type: 'relationship',
       relationTo: 'events',
       hasMany: true,
+      access: {
+        create: () => false,
+        update: () => false,
+      },
       admin: {
         readOnly: true,
       },
       hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+          // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+          siblingData.events = undefined;
+        }],
         afterRead: [getAllEvents],
       },
     },
@@ -113,10 +131,19 @@ const Locations: CollectionConfig = {
       relationTo: 'staff',
       hasMany: true,
       maxDepth: 0,
+      access: {
+        create: () => false,
+        update: () => false,
+      },
       admin: {
         readOnly: true,
       },
       hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+          // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+          siblingData.staff = undefined;
+        }],
         afterRead: [getLocationStaff],
       },
     },
@@ -128,7 +155,16 @@ const Locations: CollectionConfig = {
         position: 'sidebar',
         readOnly: true,
       },
+      access: {
+        create: () => false,
+        update: () => false,
+      },
       hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+          // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+          siblingData.nextEvent = undefined;
+        }],
         afterRead: [getNextEvent],
       },
     },
diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Staff.ts b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Staff.ts
index d06b602991..8cc9535113 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Staff.ts
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/src/collections/Staff.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ const Staff: CollectionConfig = {
     {
       name: 'fullTitle',
       type: 'text',
+      access: {
+        create: () => false,
+        update: () => false,
+      },
       hooks: {
+        beforeChange: [({ siblingData }) => {
+          // Mutate the sibling data to prevent DB storage
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+          siblingData.fullTitle = undefined;
+        }],
         afterRead: [
           populateFullTitle,
         ],