diff --git a/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/index.tsx
index 2a3f96d1d..8ad3fe256 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import optionsReducer from './optionsReducer';
 import useDebounce from '../../../../../hooks/useDebounce';
 import ReactSelect from '../../../ReactSelect';
 import { Option } from '../../../ReactSelect/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../../database/types';
 
 import './index.scss';
 
diff --git a/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/types.ts b/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/types.ts
index d22172b8b..433352e07 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/elements/WhereBuilder/Condition/Relationship/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import i18n from 'i18next';
 import { RelationshipField } from '../../../../../../fields/config/types';
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../../../../../../collections/config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../../database/types';
 
 export type Props = {
   onChange: (val: unknown) => void,
diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
index a70f3b9b8..a698fb0c6 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Relationship/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Error from '../../Error';
 import FieldDescription from '../../FieldDescription';
 import { relationship } from '../../../../../fields/validations';
 import { Where } from '../../../../../types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../database/types';
 import { useFormProcessing } from '../../Form/context';
 import optionsReducer from './optionsReducer';
 import { FilterOptionsResult, GetResults, Props, Value } from './types';
diff --git a/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
index 3aa3ee965..b88f92a6d 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import qs from 'qs';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useConfig } from '../Config';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../database/types';
 import { ContextType, DocumentPermissions, Props, Version } from './types';
 import { TypeWithID } from '../../../../globals/config/types';
 import { TypeWithTimestamps } from '../../../../collections/config/types';
diff --git a/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/types.ts b/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/types.ts
index adb975612..63b8969e5 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/utilities/DocumentInfo/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { CollectionPermission, GlobalPermission } from '../../../../auth';
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig, TypeWithID, TypeWithTimestamps } from '../../../../collections/config/types';
 import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../../../../globals/config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../database/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../../versions/types';
 
 export type Version = TypeWithVersion<any>
diff --git a/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/index.tsx b/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/index.tsx
index 60cbca0b2..a39213a11 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/index.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useConfig } from '../../../utilities/Config';
 import { Props } from './types';
 import ReactSelect from '../../../elements/ReactSelect';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../database/types';
 import { Where } from '../../../../../types';
 import { mostRecentVersionOption, publishedVersionOption } from '../shared';
 import { formatDate } from '../../../../utilities/formatDate';
diff --git a/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/types.ts b/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/types.ts
index d770ba691..798e7ed56 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/views/Version/Compare/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../../../../../collections/config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../database/types';
 import { CompareOption } from '../types';
 
 export type Props = {
diff --git a/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/types.ts b/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/types.ts
index bab7126d6..da99d20f4 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/types.ts
+++ b/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Where } from '../../../../../types';
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../../../../../collections/config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../../../database/types';
 import { Props as ListControlsProps } from '../../../elements/ListControls/types';
 import { Props as PerPageProps } from '../../../elements/PerPage';
 import { Props as PaginatorProps } from '../../../elements/Paginator/types';
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
index 6a6ff7455..b2349cf20 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import forgotPassword, { Result } from '../forgotPassword';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function localForgotPassword<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']
 
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
   req.payload = payload;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
   if (!req.payloadDataLoader) req.payloadDataLoader = getDataLoader(req);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
index 973023483..6d5e8a02b 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import login, { Result } from '../login';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async function localLogin<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
 
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
   req.payload = payload;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   req.locale = undefined;
   req.fallbackLocale = undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
index 7e061caa5..77be18c5c 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import resetPassword, { Result } from '../resetPassword';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function localResetPassword<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>
 
   req.payload = payload;
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
   if (!req.payloadDataLoader) req.payloadDataLoader = getDataLoader(req);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
index 1080c546e..76a6f1a9c 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import unlock from '../unlock';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async function localUnlock<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
 
   req.payload = payload;
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
   if (!req.payloadDataLoader) req.payloadDataLoader = getDataLoader(req);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
index 5923d9c09..c3f5903e9 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async function resetPassword(args: Arguments): Promise<Result> {
     collection: collectionConfig.slug,
     where: { id: { equals: user.id } },
     data: user,
+    req: args.req,
   });
 
 
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/verifyEmail.ts b/src/auth/operations/verifyEmail.ts
index 87704400c..8778532f0 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/verifyEmail.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/verifyEmail.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ async function verifyEmail(args: Args): Promise<boolean> {
       _verified: true,
       _verificationToken: undefined,
     },
+    req,
   });
 
   return true;
diff --git a/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts b/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
index b4faeaad0..36b89535d 100644
--- a/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
+++ b/src/auth/strategies/local/register.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import { ValidationError } from '../../../errors';
 import { Payload } from '../../..';
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../../../collections/config/types';
 import { generatePasswordSaltHash } from './generatePasswordSaltHash';
+import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 
 type Args = {
   collection: SanitizedCollectionConfig
   doc: Record<string, unknown>
   password: string
   payload: Payload
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export const registerLocalStrategy = async ({
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ export const registerLocalStrategy = async ({
   doc,
   password,
   payload,
+  req,
 }: Args): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> => {
   const existingUser = await payload.find({
     collection: collection.slug,
@@ -39,5 +42,6 @@ export const registerLocalStrategy = async ({
       salt,
       hash,
     },
+    req,
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/collections/config/types.ts b/src/collections/config/types.ts
index 85d81d1dd..30d906c80 100644
--- a/src/collections/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/collections/config/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { DeepRequired } from 'ts-essentials';
-import { AggregatePaginateModel, IndexDefinition, IndexOptions, Model, PaginateModel } from 'mongoose';
 import { GraphQLInputObjectType, GraphQLNonNull, GraphQLObjectType } from 'graphql';
 import { Response } from 'express';
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import type { IndexDefinition, IndexOptions } from 'mongoose';
 import type { Where } from '../../types';
 import { Access, Endpoint, EntityDescription, GeneratePreviewURL } from '../../config/types';
 import { Field } from '../../fields/config/types';
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import { Auth, IncomingAuthType, User } from '../../auth/types';
 import { IncomingUploadType, Upload } from '../../uploads/types';
 import { IncomingCollectionVersions, SanitizedCollectionVersions } from '../../versions/types';
-import { BuildQueryArgs } from '../../mongoose/queries/buildQuery';
 import {
   CustomPreviewButtonProps,
   CustomPublishButtonProps,
@@ -21,23 +20,6 @@ import {
 import type { Props as ListProps } from '../../admin/components/views/collections/List/types';
 import type { Props as EditProps } from '../../admin/components/views/collections/Edit/types';
 
-type Register<T = any> = (doc: T, password: string) => T;
-
-interface PassportLocalModel {
-  register: Register
-  authenticate: any
-}
-
-export interface CollectionModel extends Model<any>, PaginateModel<any>, AggregatePaginateModel<any>, PassportLocalModel {
-  /** buildQuery is used to transform payload's where operator into what can be used by mongoose (e.g. id => _id) */
-  buildQuery: (args: BuildQueryArgs) => Promise<Record<string, unknown>> // TODO: Delete this
-}
-
-export interface AuthCollectionModel extends CollectionModel {
-  resetPasswordToken: string;
-  resetPasswordExpiration: Date;
-}
-
 export type HookOperationType =
   | 'create'
   | 'autosave'
@@ -361,7 +343,6 @@ export interface SanitizedCollectionConfig extends Omit<DeepRequired<CollectionC
 }
 
 export type Collection = {
-  Model?: CollectionModel;
   config: SanitizedCollectionConfig;
   graphQL?: {
     type: GraphQLObjectType
@@ -383,7 +364,6 @@ export type BulkOperationResult<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections'
 }
 
 export type AuthCollection = {
-  Model: AuthCollectionModel;
   config: SanitizedCollectionConfig;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/find.ts b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/find.ts
index 0fe5d5587..55d5d3273 100644
--- a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/find.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
-import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../database/types';
 import { Where } from '../../../types';
 import { Collection } from '../../config/types';
 import find from '../../operations/find';
diff --git a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findVersions.ts b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findVersions.ts
index a369fd5b6..7be2c35ff 100644
--- a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findVersions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { Response } from 'express';
 import { Where } from '../../../types';
-import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../database/types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Collection } from '../../config/types';
 import findVersions from '../../operations/findVersions';
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/create.ts b/src/collections/operations/create.ts
index 87fb84481..01400a59e 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/create.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/create.ts
@@ -202,12 +202,14 @@ async function create<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
       doc: resultWithLocales,
       payload: req.payload,
       password: data.password as string,
+      req,
     });
   } else {
     try {
       doc = await payload.db.create({
         collection: collectionConfig.slug,
         data: resultWithLocales,
+        req,
       });
     } catch (error) {
       // Handle uniqueness error from MongoDB
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/delete.ts b/src/collections/operations/delete.ts
index 2ca4ffb1c..424fc85fd 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/delete.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/delete.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ async function deleteOperation<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']
             equals: id,
           },
         },
+        req,
       });
 
       // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ async function deleteOperation<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']
     payload,
     collectionConfig,
     ids: docs.map(({ id }) => id),
+    req,
   });
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/deleteByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/deleteByID.ts
index 6e4318d9a..a0443c111 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/deleteByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/deleteByID.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ async function deleteByID<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(inc
   let result = await req.payload.db.deleteOne({
     collection: collectionConfig.slug,
     where: { id: { equals: id } },
+    req,
   });
 
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ async function deleteByID<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(inc
     payload,
     collectionConfig,
     ids: [id],
+    req,
   });
 
   // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/find.ts b/src/collections/operations/find.ts
index bb80b98e2..d36caf7de 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/find.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Where } from '../../types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess';
 import { Collection, TypeWithID } from '../config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import { AccessResult } from '../../config/types';
 import { afterRead } from '../../fields/hooks/afterRead';
 import { validateQueryPaths } from '../../database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths';
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts b/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
index 760a71365..df99dfaba 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/findVersions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
 import { Collection } from '../config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../versions/types';
 import { afterRead } from '../../fields/hooks/afterRead';
 import { buildVersionCollectionFields } from '../../versions/buildCollectionFields';
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
index e1fcd4abc..4d7822905 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import getFileByPath from '../../../uploads/getFileByPath';
 import create from '../create';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import { File } from '../../../uploads/types';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default async function createLocal<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['co
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.payload = payload;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   req.files = {
     file: (file ?? (await getFileByPath(filePath))) as UploadedFile,
   };
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
index 322835194..f8402ef4c 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import deleteOperation from '../delete';
 import deleteByID from '../deleteByID';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 import { BulkOperationResult } from '../../config/types';
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function deleteLocal<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(pa
     locale: locale ?? defaultLocale,
     fallbackLocale: fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale,
     payload,
-    i18n: i18n(payload.config.i18n),
+    i18n: i18nInit(payload.config.i18n),
   } as PayloadRequest;
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
index 34203d3f4..eccd1efd3 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../database/types';
 import { Document, Where } from '../../../types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import find from '../find';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default async function findLocal<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collecti
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   req.payload = payload;
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
index 2e2d69a46..5fe0e80a6 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import findByID from '../findByID';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default async function findByIDLocal<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['coll
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   req.payload = payload;
 
   if (typeof user !== 'undefined') req.user = user;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
index 7f08f8a61..299c55a13 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import findVersionByID from '../findVersionByID';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
-import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default async function findVersionByIDLocal<T extends keyof GeneratedType
   req.payloadAPI = req.payloadAPI || 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
-  req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
+  req.i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   req.payload = payload;
 
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
index 54204ca87..36980f81b 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { Document, Where } from '../../../types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../database/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import findVersions from '../findVersions';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
index c407953c1..63fe84a90 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import restoreVersion from '../restoreVersion';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
index 77ae974bc..45e9be731 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import update from '../update';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import { File } from '../../../uploads/types';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 import updateByID from '../updateByID';
 import { BulkOperationResult } from '../../config/types';
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts b/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
index fbd50b03c..c4526423f 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async function restoreVersion<T extends TypeWithID = any>(args: Arguments): Prom
     collection: collectionConfig.slug,
     where: { id: { equals: parentDocID } },
     data: rawVersion.version,
-
+    req,
   });
 
   // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
index d669f1d0c..baebe9b7e 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ async function update<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
           locale,
           where: { id: { equals: id } },
           data: result,
+          req,
         });
       }
 
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
index 1b6071c24..f74c9aebf 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ async function updateByID<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
       locale,
       where: { id: { equals: id } },
       data: dataToUpdate,
+      req,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/collections/requestHandlers/find.ts b/src/collections/requestHandlers/find.ts
index 9f94102a8..323540488 100644
--- a/src/collections/requestHandlers/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/requestHandlers/find.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import httpStatus from 'http-status';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import { TypeWithID } from '../config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import find from '../operations/find';
 import { Where } from '../../types';
 import { isNumber } from '../../utilities/isNumber';
diff --git a/src/collections/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts b/src/collections/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
index c3b8bdad2..196fe9503 100644
--- a/src/collections/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import httpStatus from 'http-status';
 import { Where } from '../../types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import { TypeWithID } from '../config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import { isNumber } from '../../utilities/isNumber';
 import findVersions from '../operations/findVersions';
 
diff --git a/src/database/types.ts b/src/database/types.ts
index 4ff1d5b45..87a714d17 100644
--- a/src/database/types.ts
+++ b/src/database/types.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import type {
 import type { TypeWithID } from '../collections/config/types';
 import type { TypeWithID as GlobalsTypeWithID } from '../globals/config/types';
 import type { Payload } from '../payload';
-import type { Document, Where } from '../types';
+import type { Document, PayloadRequest, Where } from '../types';
 import type { TypeWithVersion } from '../versions/types';
 
 export interface DatabaseAdapter {
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export interface DatabaseAdapter {
   create: Create;
   updateOne: UpdateOne;
   deleteOne: DeleteOne;
+  deleteMany: DeleteMany;
 
   // operations - globals
   findGlobal: FindGlobal;
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ export type CreateArgs = {
   data: Record<string, unknown>
   draft?: boolean
   locale?: string
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export type Create = (args: CreateArgs) => Promise<Document>
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ export type UpdateArgs = {
   where: Where
   draft?: boolean
   locale?: string
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export type Update = (args: UpdateArgs) => Promise<Document>
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ export type UpdateOneArgs = {
   where: Where
   draft?: boolean
   locale?: string
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export type UpdateOne = (args: UpdateOneArgs) => Promise<Document>
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ export type UpdateOne = (args: UpdateOneArgs) => Promise<Document>
 export type DeleteOneArgs = {
   collection: string
   where: Where
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
 
 export type DeleteOne = (args: DeleteOneArgs) => Promise<Document>
@@ -308,8 +313,12 @@ export type DeleteOne = (args: DeleteOneArgs) => Promise<Document>
 export type DeleteManyArgs = {
   collection: string
   where: Where
+  req: PayloadRequest | null
 }
 
+export type DeleteMany = (args: DeleteManyArgs) => Promise<void>
+
+
 export type Migration = MigrationData & {
   up: ({ payload }: { payload }) => Promise<boolean>
   down: ({ payload }: { payload }) => Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/src/globals/config/types.ts b/src/globals/config/types.ts
index e6e2cf50d..e1f12f28d 100644
--- a/src/globals/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/globals/config/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Document, Model } from 'mongoose';
 import { DeepRequired } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { GraphQLNonNull, GraphQLObjectType } from 'graphql';
 import type { Where } from '../../types';
@@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ export type AfterReadHook = (args: {
   findMany?: boolean
 }) => any;
 
-export interface GlobalModel extends Model<Document> {
-  buildQuery: (query: unknown, locale?: string) => Promise<Record<string, unknown>>
-}
-
 export type GlobalAdminOptions = {
   /**
    * Exclude the global from the admin nav and routes
@@ -149,7 +144,6 @@ export interface SanitizedGlobalConfig extends Omit<DeepRequired<GlobalConfig>,
 }
 
 export type Globals = {
-  Model?: GlobalModel
   config: SanitizedGlobalConfig[]
   graphQL?: {
     [slug: string]: {
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts b/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
index e4ea756da..981c2b4b7 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/findVersions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Where } from '../../types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../config/types';
 import { afterRead } from '../../fields/hooks/afterRead';
 import { buildVersionGlobalFields } from '../../versions/buildGlobalFields';
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
index 1f9abd953..3b33c41f7 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import findOne from '../findOne';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = {
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
index 03ebfe436..60de8b754 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import findVersionByID from '../findVersionByID';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = {
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
index f5bd62a43..b3c0afc6d 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { Document, Where } from '../../../types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../../database/types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import findVersions from '../findVersions';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
index be91cbbef..5af2b6a36 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import restoreVersion from '../restoreVersion';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = {
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
index 0ea786e0e..7cb42835b 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import update from '../update';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
-import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../../../translations/init';
 import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = {
diff --git a/src/globals/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts b/src/globals/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
index 24d0d0b69..b673d5af5 100644
--- a/src/globals/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/globals/requestHandlers/findVersions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import httpStatus from 'http-status';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import { TypeWithID } from '../../collections/config/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from '../../mongoose/types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../database/types';
 import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../config/types';
 import findVersions from '../operations/findVersions';
 import { Where } from '../../types';
diff --git a/src/mongoose/create.ts b/src/mongoose/create.ts
index 2f97e7613..b3cc33223 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/create.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from '.';
 import type { Create } from '../database/types';
-import { Document } from '../types';
+import type { Document } from '../types';
 
 export const create: Create = async function create(this: MongooseAdapter,
   { collection, data }) {
diff --git a/src/mongoose/deleteMany.ts b/src/mongoose/deleteMany.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9a2b0f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mongoose/deleteMany.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { MongooseAdapter } from '.';
+import type { DeleteMany } from '../database/types';
+
+export const deleteMany: DeleteMany = async function deleteMany(this: MongooseAdapter,
+  { collection, where }) {
+  const Model = this.collections[collection];
+
+  const query = await Model.buildQuery({
+    payload: this.payload,
+    where,
+  });
+
+  await Model.deleteMany(query).lean();
+};
diff --git a/src/mongoose/index.ts b/src/mongoose/index.ts
index 74a3af30a..e70e9489d 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/index.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { ConnectOptions } from 'mongoose';
-import { CollectionModel } from '../collections/config/types';
 import { createMigration } from '../database/migrations/createMigration';
 import { migrate } from '../database/migrations/migrate';
 import { migrateDown } from '../database/migrations/migrateDown';
@@ -7,8 +6,8 @@ import { migrateRefresh } from '../database/migrations/migrateRefresh';
 import { migrateReset } from '../database/migrations/migrateReset';
 import { migrateStatus } from '../database/migrations/migrateStatus';
 import type { DatabaseAdapter } from '../database/types';
-import { GlobalModel } from '../globals/config/types';
-import type { Payload } from '../index';
+import { Payload } from '../index';
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../config/types';
 import { connect } from './connect';
 import { create } from './create';
 import { find } from './find';
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@ import { findOne } from './findOne';
 import { updateGlobal } from './updateGlobal';
 import { updateOne } from './updateOne';
 import { updateVersion } from './updateVersion';
+import type { CollectionModel, GlobalModel } from './types';
+import { deleteMany } from './deleteMany';
 
 export interface Args {
   payload: Payload;
@@ -57,14 +58,14 @@ export function mongooseAdapter({
   connectOptions,
   migrationDir = '.migrations',
 }: Args): MongooseAdapter {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-  // @ts-ignore
   return {
     payload,
     url,
     connectOptions: connectOptions || {},
     collections: {},
     versions: {},
+    globals: undefined,
+    mongoMemoryServer: undefined,
     connect,
     init,
     webpack,
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export function mongooseAdapter({
     create,
     updateOne,
     deleteOne,
+    deleteMany,
     findGlobal,
     createGlobal,
     updateGlobal,
diff --git a/src/mongoose/init.ts b/src/mongoose/init.ts
index fd692f3c2..a84f647b8 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/init.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/init.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import { buildVersionCollectionFields } from '../versions/buildCollectionFields'
 import getBuildQueryPlugin from './queries/buildQuery';
 import buildCollectionSchema from './models/buildCollectionSchema';
 import buildSchema from './models/buildSchema';
-import { CollectionModel, SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types';
+import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types';
 import { getVersionsModelName } from '../versions/getVersionsModelName';
 import type { MongooseAdapter } from '.';
 import { buildGlobalModel } from './models/buildGlobalModel';
 import { buildVersionGlobalFields } from '../versions/buildGlobalFields';
 import type { Init } from '../database/types';
+import { CollectionModel } from './types';
 
 export const init: Init = async function init(this: MongooseAdapter,
   { config }) {
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ export const init: Init = async function init(this: MongooseAdapter,
     this.collections[collection.slug] = model;
 
     this.payload.collections[collection.slug] = {
-      Model: model,
       config: collection,
     };
   });
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ export const init: Init = async function init(this: MongooseAdapter,
   const model = buildGlobalModel(this.payload.config);
   this.globals = model;
 
-  this.payload.globals.Model = model;
-
   this.payload.config.globals.forEach((global) => {
     if (global.versions) {
       const versionModelName = getVersionsModelName(global);
diff --git a/src/mongoose/models/buildGlobalModel.ts b/src/mongoose/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
index 9f88d3e63..945dbf43d 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/models/buildGlobalModel.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import buildSchema from './buildSchema';
 import { SanitizedConfig } from '../../config/types';
 import getBuildQueryPlugin from '../queries/buildQuery';
-import { GlobalModel } from '../../globals/config/types';
+import type { GlobalModel } from '../types';
 
 export const buildGlobalModel = (config: SanitizedConfig): GlobalModel | null => {
   if (config.globals && config.globals.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/mongoose/queries/buildSearchParams.ts b/src/mongoose/queries/buildSearchParams.ts
index 15ef316e4..e55663bf7 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/queries/buildSearchParams.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/queries/buildSearchParams.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getLocalizedPaths } from './getLocalizedPaths';
 import { sanitizeQueryValue } from './sanitizeQueryValue';
 import { PathToQuery, validOperators } from '../../database/queryValidation/types';
 import { Payload } from '../..';
+import { MongooseAdapter } from '..';
 
 type SearchParam = {
   path?: string,
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export async function buildSearchParam({
       }, i) => {
         const priorQueryResult = await priorQuery;
 
-        const SubModel = payload.collections[slug].Model;
+        const SubModel = (payload.db as MongooseAdapter).collections[slug];
 
         // On the "deepest" collection,
         // Search on the value passed through the query
diff --git a/src/mongoose/types.ts b/src/mongoose/types.ts
index cc61754c5..cb44c85b4 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/types.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/types.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
-export type PaginatedDocs<T = any> = {
-  docs: T[]
-  totalDocs: number
-  limit: number
-  totalPages: number
-  page?: number
-  pagingCounter: number
-  hasPrevPage: boolean
-  hasNextPage: boolean
-  prevPage?: number | null | undefined
-  nextPage?: number | null | undefined
+import type { AggregatePaginateModel, IndexDefinition, IndexOptions, Model, PaginateModel } from 'mongoose';
+import type { BuildQueryArgs } from './queries/buildQuery';
+
+
+export interface CollectionModel extends Model<any>, PaginateModel<any>, AggregatePaginateModel<any>, PassportLocalModel {
+  /** buildQuery is used to transform payload's where operator into what can be used by mongoose (e.g. id => _id) */
+  buildQuery: (args: BuildQueryArgs) => Promise<Record<string, unknown>> // TODO: Delete this
+}
+type Register<T = any> = (doc: T, password: string) => T;
+
+interface PassportLocalModel {
+  register: Register
+  authenticate: any
+}
+
+
+export interface AuthCollectionModel extends CollectionModel {
+  resetPasswordToken: string;
+  resetPasswordExpiration: Date;
+}
+
+export type TypeOfIndex = {
+  fields: IndexDefinition
+  options?: IndexOptions
+}
+
+
+export interface GlobalModel extends Model<Document> {
+  buildQuery: (query: unknown, locale?: string) => Promise<Record<string, unknown>>
 }
diff --git a/src/mongoose/updateOne.ts b/src/mongoose/updateOne.ts
index 0411b915d..dc7ffed95 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/updateOne.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/updateOne.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import type { MongooseAdapter } from '.';
 import type { UpdateOne } from '../database/types';
 import { ValidationError } from '../errors';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
-import i18nInit from '../translations/init';
+import { i18nInit } from '../translations/init';
 
 export const updateOne: UpdateOne = async function updateOne(this: MongooseAdapter,
-  { collection, data, where, locale }) {
+  { collection, data, where, locale, req }) {
   const Model = this.collections[collection];
 
   const query = await Model.buildQuery({
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const updateOne: UpdateOne = async function updateOne(this: MongooseAdapt
       ? new ValidationError([{
         message: 'Value must be unique',
         field: Object.keys(error.keyValue)[0],
-      }], i18nInit(this.payload.config.i18n).t)
+      }], req?.t ?? i18nInit(this.payload.config.i18n).t)
       : error;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/payload.ts b/src/payload.ts
index 4bafe9563..e8ae391c9 100644
--- a/src/payload.ts
+++ b/src/payload.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { OperationArgs, Request as graphQLRequest } from 'graphql-http/lib/handler';
 import { SendMailOptions } from 'nodemailer';
-import { BulkOperationResult, Collection, CollectionModel } from './collections/config/types';
+import { BulkOperationResult, Collection } from './collections/config/types';
 import { EmailOptions, InitOptions, SanitizedConfig } from './config/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from './versions/types';
-import { PaginatedDocs } from './mongoose/types';
 
 import { PayloadAuthenticate } from './express/middleware/authenticate';
 import { Globals } from './globals/config/types';
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ import findConfig from './config/find';
 import { defaults as emailDefaults } from './email/defaults';
 import type { DatabaseAdapter } from '.';
 import { mongooseAdapter } from './mongoose';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from './database/types';
 
 /**
  * @description Payload
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class BasePayload<TGeneratedTypes extends GeneratedTypes> {
   } = {};
 
   versions: {
-    [slug: string]: CollectionModel;
+    [slug: string]: any; // TODO: Type this
   } = {};
 
   globals: Globals;
diff --git a/src/preferences/deleteUserPreferences.ts b/src/preferences/deleteUserPreferences.ts
index 5c35d9736..fa707c2cb 100644
--- a/src/preferences/deleteUserPreferences.ts
+++ b/src/preferences/deleteUserPreferences.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Payload } from '../index';
 import type { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types';
+import { PayloadRequest } from '../express/types';
 
 type Args = {
   payload: Payload
@@ -8,13 +9,26 @@ type Args = {
    */
   ids: (string|number)[]
   collectionConfig: SanitizedCollectionConfig
+  req: PayloadRequest
 }
-export const deleteUserPreferences = ({ payload, ids, collectionConfig }: Args) => {
+export const deleteUserPreferences = ({ payload, ids, collectionConfig, req }: Args) => {
   if (collectionConfig.auth) {
-    payload.collections['payload-preferences'].Model.deleteMany({
-      user: { in: ids },
-      userCollection: collectionConfig.slug,
+    payload.db.deleteMany({
+      collection: 'payload-preferences',
+      where: {
+        user: { in: ids },
+        userCollection: {
+          equals: 'collectionConfig.slug,',
+        },
+      },
+      req,
     });
   }
-  payload.collections['payload-preferences'].Model.deleteMany({ key: { in: ids.map((id) => `collection-${collectionConfig.slug}-${id}`) } });
+  payload.db.deleteMany({
+    collection: 'payload-preferences',
+    where: {
+      key: { in: ids.map((id) => `collection-${collectionConfig.slug}-${id}`) },
+    },
+    req,
+  });
 };
diff --git a/src/preferences/operations/update.ts b/src/preferences/operations/update.ts
index d2ff49cf2..792653821 100644
--- a/src/preferences/operations/update.ts
+++ b/src/preferences/operations/update.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ async function update(args: PreferenceUpdateRequest) {
     await payload.db.create({
       collection,
       data: preference,
+      req,
     });
   } catch (err: unknown) {
     await payload.db.updateOne({
       collection,
       where: filter,
       data: preference,
+      req,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/translations/init.ts b/src/translations/init.ts
index d5b8cc1d9..3890af2eb 100644
--- a/src/translations/init.ts
+++ b/src/translations/init.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { i18n, InitOptions } from 'i18next';
 import deepmerge from 'deepmerge';
 import { defaultOptions } from './defaultOptions';
 
-export default (options: InitOptions): i18n => {
+export function i18nInit(options: InitOptions): i18n {
   if (i18next.isInitialized) {
     return i18next;
   }
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ export default (options: InitOptions): i18n => {
     ...deepmerge(defaultOptions, options || {}),
   });
   return i18next;
-};
+}
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 761ee0016..310bea6ce 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import { blocksFieldSeedData } from './collections/Blocks';
 import { localizedTextValue, namedTabDefaultValue, namedTabText, tabsDoc, tabsSlug } from './collections/Tabs';
 import { defaultNumber, numberDoc } from './collections/Number';
 import { dateDoc } from './collections/Date';
-import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../src/mongoose/types';
 import type { RichTextField } from './payload-types';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../src/database/types';
+import type { MongooseAdapter } from '../../src/mongoose';
 
 let client;
 let graphQLClient: GraphQLClient;
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
     const options: Record<string, IndexOptions> = {};
 
     beforeAll(() => {
-      indexes = payload.collections['indexed-fields'].Model.schema.indexes() as [Record<string, IndexDirection>, IndexOptions];
+      indexes = (payload.db as MongooseAdapter).collections['indexed-fields'].schema.indexes() as [Record<string, IndexDirection>, IndexOptions];
 
       indexes.forEach((index) => {
         const field = Object.keys(index[0])[0];
diff --git a/test/helpers/rest.ts b/test/helpers/rest.ts
index b8dfba326..547f13bcb 100644
--- a/test/helpers/rest.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/rest.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 import qs from 'qs';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import type { Config } from '../../src/config/types';
-import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../src/mongoose/types';
 import type { Where } from '../../src/types';
 import { devUser } from '../credentials';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../src/database/types';
 
 type Args = {
   serverURL: string;