diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/connect.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/connect.ts
index 7c1a1fb2c..0fba10bc9 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/connect.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/connect.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ export const connect: Connect = async function connect(
       await this.migrate({ migrations: this.prodMigrations })
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err)
-    this.payload.logger.error(`Error: cannot connect to MongoDB. Details: ${err.message}`, err)
+    this.payload.logger.error({
+      err,
+      msg: `Error: cannot connect to MongoDB. Details: ${err.message}`,
+    })
     process.exit(1)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobal.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobal.ts
index 6b6bc9ff4..f199b621c 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobal.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/createGlobal.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { CreateGlobal, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const createGlobal: CreateGlobal = async function createGlobal(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/deleteOne.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/deleteOne.ts
index 66c781abc..5cf4895b4 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/deleteOne.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/deleteOne.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { DeleteOne, Document, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const deleteOne: DeleteOne = async function deleteOne(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/find.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/find.ts
index 450414fb1..4fc321b96 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/find.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/find.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { flattenWhereToOperators } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
 import { buildSortParam } from './queries/buildSortParam.js'
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const find: Find = async function find(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobal.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobal.ts
index 1cfc06253..0473674dc 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobal.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobal.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { combineQueries } from 'payload'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const findGlobal: FindGlobal = async function findGlobal(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
index 0c723e5c8..2063eb91b 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findGlobalVersions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { buildVersionGlobalFields, flattenWhereToOperators } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
 import { buildSortParam } from './queries/buildSortParam.js'
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const findGlobalVersions: FindGlobalVersions = async function findGlobalVersions(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findOne.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findOne.ts
index c17e93aea..c0fc96265 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findOne.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findOne.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Document, FindOne, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const findOne: FindOne = async function findOne(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findVersions.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findVersions.ts
index 037dfd2ce..186d93821 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/findVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/findVersions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { flattenWhereToOperators } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
 import { buildSortParam } from './queries/buildSortParam.js'
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const findVersions: FindVersions = async function findVersions(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
index ee1f9fe38..0f694deb8 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/init.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import { buildVersionCollectionFields, buildVersionGlobalFields } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 import type { CollectionModel } from './types.js'
 
-import buildCollectionSchema from './models/buildCollectionSchema.js'
+import { buildCollectionSchema } from './models/buildCollectionSchema.js'
 import { buildGlobalModel } from './models/buildGlobalModel.js'
-import buildSchema from './models/buildSchema.js'
-import getBuildQueryPlugin from './queries/buildQuery.js'
+import { buildSchema } from './models/buildSchema.js'
+import { getBuildQueryPlugin } from './queries/buildQuery.js'
 import { getDBName } from './utilities/getDBName.js'
 
 export const init: Init = function init(this: MongooseAdapter) {
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildCollectionSchema.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildCollectionSchema.ts
index 08eaf9d29..028560954 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildCollectionSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildCollectionSchema.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import type { SanitizedCollectionConfig, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
 
 import paginate from 'mongoose-paginate-v2'
 
-import getBuildQueryPlugin from '../queries/buildQuery.js'
-import buildSchema from './buildSchema.js'
+import { getBuildQueryPlugin } from '../queries/buildQuery.js'
+import { buildSchema } from './buildSchema.js'
 
-const buildCollectionSchema = (
+export const buildCollectionSchema = (
   collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig,
   config: SanitizedConfig,
   schemaOptions = {},
@@ -44,5 +44,3 @@ const buildCollectionSchema = (
 
   return schema
 }
-
-export default buildCollectionSchema
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildGlobalModel.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
index 65927f606..82a91a8ef 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose'
 
 import type { GlobalModel } from '../types.js'
 
-import getBuildQueryPlugin from '../queries/buildQuery.js'
-import buildSchema from './buildSchema.js'
+import { getBuildQueryPlugin } from '../queries/buildQuery.js'
+import { buildSchema } from './buildSchema.js'
 
 export const buildGlobalModel = (config: SanitizedConfig): GlobalModel | null => {
   if (config.globals && config.globals.length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildSchema.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildSchema.ts
index 566c4ea36..c2535def3 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/models/buildSchema.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const localizeSchema = (
   return schema
 }
 
-const buildSchema = (
+export const buildSchema = (
   config: SanitizedConfig,
   configFields: Field[],
   buildSchemaOptions: BuildSchemaOptions = {},
@@ -669,5 +669,3 @@ const fieldToSchemaMap: Record<string, FieldSchemaGenerator> = {
     })
   },
 }
-
-export default buildSchema
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildQuery.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
index 3224e6290..49ab646b6 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildQuery.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export type BuildQueryArgs = {
 
 // This plugin asynchronously builds a list of Mongoose query constraints
 // which can then be used in subsequent Mongoose queries.
-const getBuildQueryPlugin = ({ collectionSlug, versionsFields }: GetBuildQueryPluginArgs = {}) => {
+export const getBuildQueryPlugin = ({
+  collectionSlug,
+  versionsFields,
+}: GetBuildQueryPluginArgs = {}) => {
   return function buildQueryPlugin(schema) {
     const modifiedSchema = schema
     async function buildQuery({
@@ -57,5 +60,3 @@ const getBuildQueryPlugin = ({ collectionSlug, versionsFields }: GetBuildQueryPl
     modifiedSchema.statics.buildQuery = buildQuery
   }
 }
-
-export default getBuildQueryPlugin
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/getLocalizedSortProperty.spec.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/getLocalizedSortProperty.spec.ts
index f4e2e653f..c771fb9fe 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/getLocalizedSortProperty.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/getLocalizedSortProperty.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('get localized sort property', () => {
       },
     } as Config)
   })
-  it('passes through a non-localized sort property', async () => {
+  it('passes through a non-localized sort property', () => {
     const result = getLocalizedSortProperty({
       config,
       fields: [
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
index 68ae72cdc..b7badbd64 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { combineQueries, flattenWhereToOperators } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
 import { buildSortParam } from './queries/buildSortParam.js'
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const queryDrafts: QueryDrafts = async function queryDrafts(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/transactions/beginTransaction.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/transactions/beginTransaction.ts
index 8f97c01c9..82e681d0b 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/transactions/beginTransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/transactions/beginTransaction.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from '../index.js'
 
+// Needs await to fulfill the interface
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
 export const beginTransaction: BeginTransaction = async function beginTransaction(
   this: MongooseAdapter,
   options: TransactionOptions,
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateGlobal.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateGlobal.ts
index 726a2d98e..19e943a6d 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateGlobal.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateGlobal.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { PayloadRequest, UpdateGlobal } from 'payload'
 
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const updateGlobal: UpdateGlobal = async function updateGlobal(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateOne.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateOne.ts
index 0c751621c..efee0b8fc 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateOne.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/updateOne.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { PayloadRequest, UpdateOne } from 'payload'
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from './index.js'
 
 import { handleError } from './utilities/handleError.js'
-import sanitizeInternalFields from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
+import { sanitizeInternalFields } from './utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { withSession } from './withSession.js'
 
 export const updateOne: UpdateOne = async function updateOne(
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.ts
index 6877cde86..14ab00da6 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const internalFields = ['__v']
 
-const sanitizeInternalFields = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(incomingDoc: T): T =>
+export const sanitizeInternalFields = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(incomingDoc: T): T =>
   Object.entries(incomingDoc).reduce((newDoc, [key, val]): T => {
     if (key === '_id') {
       return {
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@ const sanitizeInternalFields = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(incomingDoc:
       [key]: val,
     }
   }, {} as T)
-
-export default sanitizeInternalFields