diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance-provision.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance-provision.schema.ts
index ea4beeefda..e48aee13cc 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance-provision.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance-provision.schema.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const instanceProvisionSchema = Type.Object(
     }),
     ipAddress: Type.String(),
     port: Type.String(),
-    roomCode: TypedString<RoomCode>({ format: 'uuid' }),
+    roomCode: TypedString<RoomCode>(),
     podName: Type.Optional(Type.String())
   },
   { $id: 'InstanceProvision', additionalProperties: false }
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance.schema.ts
index bc5c8fa8d8..c475df172c 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/networking/instance.schema.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const instanceSchema = Type.Object(
     id: TypedString<InstanceID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),
-    roomCode: TypedString<RoomCode>({ format: 'uuid' }),
+    roomCode: TypedString<RoomCode>(),
     ipAddress: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
     channelId: Type.Optional(
       TypedString<ChannelID>({
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-permission.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-permission.schema.ts
index 724182392f..df2017c9a2 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-permission.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/projects/project-permission.schema.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,7 @@ export const projectPermissionDataSchema = Type.Intersect(
   [
     projectPermissionDataProperties,
     Type.Object({
-      inviteCode: Type.Optional(
-        TypedString<InviteCode>({
-          format: 'uuid'
-        })
-      )
+      inviteCode: Type.Optional(TypedString<InviteCode>())
     })
   ],
   {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope-type.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope-type.schema.ts
index da9fe18022..b2cb523077 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope-type.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope-type.schema.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ export const scopeTypeMethods = ['find', 'get'] as const
 // Main data model schema
 export const scopeTypeSchema = Type.Object(
   {
-    type: TypedString<ScopeType>({
-      format: 'uuid'
-    }),
+    type: TypedString<ScopeType>(),
     createdAt: Type.String({ format: 'date-time' }),
     updatedAt: Type.String({ format: 'date-time' })
   },
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope.schema.ts
index 98850f0493..88f32508e7 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/scope/scope.schema.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ export const scopeSchema = Type.Object(
     id: TypedString<ScopeID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),
-    type: TypedString<ScopeType>({
-      format: 'uuid'
-    }),
+    type: TypedString<ScopeType>(),
     userId: TypedString<UserID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/social/invite-code-lookup.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/social/invite-code-lookup.schema.ts
index cf9cc4b058..0d8e59e73c 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/social/invite-code-lookup.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/social/invite-code-lookup.schema.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ export const inviteCodeLookupSchema = Type.Object(
     id: TypedString<UserID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),
-    inviteCode: TypedString<InviteCode>({
-      format: 'uuid'
-    }),
+    inviteCode: TypedString<InviteCode>(),
     instanceAttendance: Type.Array(Type.Ref(instanceAttendanceSchema))
   },
   { $id: 'InviteCodeLookup', additionalProperties: false }
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/schemas/user/user.schema.ts b/packages/engine/src/schemas/user/user.schema.ts
index 2991d941da..83ab35a78b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/schemas/user/user.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/schemas/user/user.schema.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ export const userMethods = ['get', 'find', 'create', 'patch', 'remove'] as const
 
 export const userScopeSchema = Type.Object(
   {
-    type: TypedString<ScopeType>({
-      format: 'uuid'
-    })
+    type: TypedString<ScopeType>()
   },
   { $id: 'UserScope', additionalProperties: false }
 )
@@ -61,15 +59,9 @@ export const userSchema = Type.Object(
     id: TypedString<UserID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),
-    name: TypedString<UserName>({
-      format: 'uuid'
-    }),
+    name: TypedString<UserName>(),
     isGuest: Type.Boolean(),
-    inviteCode: Type.Optional(
-      TypedString<InviteCode>({
-        format: 'uuid'
-      })
-    ),
+    inviteCode: Type.Optional(TypedString<InviteCode>()),
     avatarId: TypedString<AvatarID>({
       format: 'uuid'
     }),