diff --git a/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertiesCollector.java b/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertiesCollector.java
index cb4ee5bcb7..076bc1b982 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertiesCollector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertiesCollector.java
@@ -384,20 +384,15 @@ protected void collectAll()
         // First: gather basic accessors
         LinkedHashMap<String, POJOPropertyBuilder> props = new LinkedHashMap<String, POJOPropertyBuilder>();
 
-        // 15-Jan-2023, tatu: [databind#3736] Let's avoid detecting fields of Records
-        //   altogether (unless we find a good reason to detect them)
-        // 17-Apr-2023: Need Records' fields for serialization for cases
-        //   like [databind#3628], [databind#3895] and [databind#3992]
-        // 22-Jul-2024, tatu: ... and for deserialization sometimes too [databind#4626]
+        // 14-Nov-2024, tatu: Previously skipped checking fields for Records; with 2.18+ won't
+        //    (see [databind#3628], [databind#3895], [databind#3992], [databind#4626])
         _addFields(props); // note: populates _fieldRenameMappings
 
         _addMethods(props);
         // 25-Jan-2016, tatu: Avoid introspecting (constructor-)creators for non-static
         //    inner classes, see [databind#1502]
-        // 13-May-2023, PJ: Need to avoid adding creators for Records when serializing [databind#3925]
-        // 18-May-2024, tatu: Serialization side does, however, require access to renaming
-        //    etc (see f.ex [databind#4452]) so let's not skip
-        if (!_classDef.isNonStaticInnerClass()) { // && !(_forSerialization && isRecord)) {
+        // 14-Nov-2024, tatu: Similarly need Creators for Records too (2.18+)
+        if (!_classDef.isNonStaticInnerClass()) {
             _addCreators(props);
         }