diff --git a/src/mongoose/buildSchema.ts b/src/mongoose/buildSchema.ts
index d89c95f51..74c2a33fb 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/buildSchema.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/buildSchema.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ const fieldToSchemaMap: Record<string, FieldSchemaGenerator> = {
               options: {
                 _id: false,
                 id: false,
+                minimize: false,
               },
               disableUnique: buildSchemaOptions.disableUnique,
               draftsEnabled: buildSchemaOptions.draftsEnabled,
@@ -364,7 +365,11 @@ const fieldToSchemaMap: Record<string, FieldSchemaGenerator> = {
         config,
         field.fields,
         {
-          options: { _id: false, id: false },
+          options: {
+            _id: false,
+            id: false,
+            minimize: false,
+          },
           allowIDField: true,
           disableUnique: buildSchemaOptions.disableUnique,
           draftsEnabled: buildSchemaOptions.draftsEnabled,
@@ -388,6 +393,7 @@ const fieldToSchemaMap: Record<string, FieldSchemaGenerator> = {
           options: {
             _id: false,
             id: false,
+            minimize: false,
           },
           disableUnique: buildSchemaOptions.disableUnique,
           draftsEnabled: buildSchemaOptions.draftsEnabled,
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/JSON/index.tsx b/test/fields/collections/JSON/index.tsx
index 2f33199ea..451c26453 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/JSON/index.tsx
+++ b/test/fields/collections/JSON/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ type JSONField = {
 
 const JSON: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: 'json-fields',
+  versions: {
+    maxPerDoc: 1,
+  },
   fields: [
     {
       name: 'json',
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 98590b7f6..9f3ea9fd8 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
     });
 
     it('should save empty json objects', async () => {
-      const createdJSON = await payload.create({
+      const jsonFieldsDoc = await payload.create({
         collection: 'json-fields',
         data: {
           json: {
@@ -538,30 +538,11 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
         },
       });
 
-      expect(createdJSON.json.state).toEqual({});
-    });
+      expect(jsonFieldsDoc.json.state).toEqual({});
 
-    it('should save empty json objects via REST', async () => {
-      const jsonClient = new RESTClient(config, { serverURL, defaultSlug: 'json-fields' });
-      await jsonClient.login();
-
-      const { doc: ogDoc } = await jsonClient.create({
-        auth: true,
-        data: {
-          json: {
-            empty: {},
-            state: {
-              foo: 'bar',
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      expect(ogDoc.json.empty).toEqual({});
-
-      const { doc } = await jsonClient.update({
-        auth: true,
-        id: ogDoc.id,
+      const updatedJsonFieldsDoc = await payload.update({
+        collection: 'json-fields',
+        id: jsonFieldsDoc.id,
         data: {
           json: {
             state: {},
@@ -569,7 +550,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
         },
       });
 
-      expect(doc.json.state).toEqual({});
+      expect(updatedJsonFieldsDoc.json.state).toEqual({});
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/globals/int.spec.ts b/test/globals/int.spec.ts
index 46a8e9978..7bd009e20 100644
--- a/test/globals/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/globals/int.spec.ts
@@ -57,19 +57,6 @@ describe('globals', () => {
       expect(doc.array).toMatchObject(array);
       expect(doc.id).toBeDefined();
     });
-
-    it('should save empty json objects', async () => {
-      const { doc } = await client.updateGlobal({
-        slug,
-        data: {
-          json: {
-            state: {},
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      expect(doc.json.state).toEqual({});
-    });
   });
 
   describe('local', () => {