diff --git a/db/index.go b/db/index.go
index 42ae92edfa..cf58cd6ba2 100644
--- a/db/index.go
+++ b/db/index.go
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ func NewCollectionIndex(
 		return nil, NewErrIndexDescHasNoFields(desc)
 	}
 	index := &collectionSimpleIndex{collection: collection, desc: desc}
-	schema := collection.Description().Schema
-	field, foundField := schema.GetField(desc.Fields[0].Name)
+	field, foundField := collection.Schema().GetField(desc.Fields[0].Name)
 	if !foundField {
 		return nil, NewErrIndexDescHasNonExistingField(desc, desc.Fields[0].Name)
 	}
diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 867cdc3bb1..9b802f6164 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetCollectionByName(ctx context.Context, name client.Collection
 	if err := c.http.requestJson(req, &description); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Collection{c.http, description}, nil
+	return &Collection{c.http, description, description.Schema}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) GetCollectionBySchemaID(ctx context.Context, schemaId string) (client.Collection, error) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetCollectionBySchemaID(ctx context.Context, schemaId string) (
 	if err := c.http.requestJson(req, &description); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Collection{c.http, description}, nil
+	return &Collection{c.http, description, description.Schema}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) GetCollectionByVersionID(ctx context.Context, versionId string) (client.Collection, error) {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetCollectionByVersionID(ctx context.Context, versionId string)
 	if err := c.http.requestJson(req, &description); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &Collection{c.http, description}, nil
+	return &Collection{c.http, description, description.Schema}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) GetAllCollections(ctx context.Context) ([]client.Collection, error) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetAllCollections(ctx context.Context) ([]client.Collection, er
 	}
 	collections := make([]client.Collection, len(descriptions))
 	for i, d := range descriptions {
-		collections[i] = &Collection{c.http, d}
+		collections[i] = &Collection{c.http, d, d.Schema}
 	}
 	return collections, nil
 }
diff --git a/http/client_collection.go b/http/client_collection.go
index 16157a9f96..5690ece3c2 100644
--- a/http/client_collection.go
+++ b/http/client_collection.go
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ var _ client.Collection = (*Collection)(nil)
 
 // Collection implements the client.Collection interface over HTTP.
 type Collection struct {
-	http *httpClient
-	desc client.CollectionDescription
+	http   *httpClient
+	desc   client.CollectionDescription
+	schema client.SchemaDescription
 }
 
 func (c *Collection) Description() client.CollectionDescription {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *Collection) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Collection) Schema() client.SchemaDescription {
-	return c.desc.Schema
+	return c.schema
 }
 
 func (c *Collection) ID() uint32 {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *Collection) ID() uint32 {
 }
 
 func (c *Collection) SchemaID() string {
-	return c.desc.Schema.SchemaID
+	return c.Schema().SchemaID
 }
 
 func (c *Collection) Create(ctx context.Context, doc *client.Document) error {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (c *Collection) Create(ctx context.Context, doc *client.Document) error {
 
 	// We must call this here, else the doc key on the given object will not match
 	// that of the document saved in the database
-	err := doc.RemapAliasFieldsAndDockey(c.Description().Schema.Fields)
+	err := doc.RemapAliasFieldsAndDockey(c.Schema().Fields)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *Collection) CreateMany(ctx context.Context, docs []*client.Document) er
 	for _, doc := range docs {
 		// We must call this here, else the doc key on the given object will not match
 		// that of the document saved in the database
-		err := doc.RemapAliasFieldsAndDockey(c.Description().Schema.Fields)
+		err := doc.RemapAliasFieldsAndDockey(c.Schema().Fields)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -318,8 +319,9 @@ func (c *Collection) Get(ctx context.Context, key client.DocKey, showDeleted boo
 
 func (c *Collection) WithTxn(tx datastore.Txn) client.Collection {
 	return &Collection{
-		http: c.http.withTxn(tx.ID()),
-		desc: c.desc,
+		http:   c.http.withTxn(tx.ID()),
+		desc:   c.desc,
+		schema: c.schema,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/process.go b/net/process.go
index a2fd446cfe..c07800b51f 100644
--- a/net/process.go
+++ b/net/process.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func initCRDTForType(
 			core.COMPOSITE_NAMESPACE,
 		)
 	} else {
-		fd, ok := description.Schema.GetField(field)
+		fd, ok := col.Schema().GetField(field)
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't find field %s for doc %s", field, dsKey))
 		}
diff --git a/planner/commit.go b/planner/commit.go
index e6216e2b43..c2cff28c30 100644
--- a/planner/commit.go
+++ b/planner/commit.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (n *dagScanNode) dagBlockToNodeDoc(block blocks.Block) (core.Doc, []*ipld.L
 			return core.Doc{}, nil, err
 		}
 
-		field, ok := c.Description().Schema.GetField(fieldName.(string))
+		field, ok := c.Schema().GetField(fieldName.(string))
 		if !ok {
 			return core.Doc{}, nil, client.NewErrFieldNotExist(fieldName.(string))
 		}