diff --git a/src/process/processOne.ts b/src/process/processOne.ts
index 941e8ac2..50d2ad83 100644
--- a/src/process/processOne.ts
+++ b/src/process/processOne.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export function dataValue(component: Component, row: any) {
 }
 
 export async function processOne<ProcessorScope>(context: ProcessorsContext<ProcessorScope>) {
-  const { processors, component } = context;
+  const { processors, component, path } = context;
   // Create a getter for `value` that is always derived from the current data object
   if (typeof context.value === 'undefined') {
     Object.defineProperty(context, 'value', {
@@ -22,8 +22,18 @@ export async function processOne<ProcessorScope>(context: ProcessorsContext<Proc
       },
     });
   }
-  // If the component has ephemeral state, then we need to reset the ephemeral state in case this is e.g. a data grid, in which each row needs to be validated independently
+
+  // Define the component path
+  Object.defineProperty(component, 'path', {
+    enumerable: false,
+    writable: true,
+    value: path,
+  });
+
+  // If the component has ephemeral state, then we need to reset it in case this is e.g. a data grid,
+  // in which each row needs to be validated independently
   resetEphemeralState(component);
+
   if (!context.row) {
     return;
   }
@@ -36,7 +46,7 @@ export async function processOne<ProcessorScope>(context: ProcessorsContext<Proc
 }
 
 export function processOneSync<ProcessorScope>(context: ProcessorsContext<ProcessorScope>) {
-  const { processors, component } = context;
+  const { processors, component, path } = context;
   // Create a getter for `value` that is always derived from the current data object
   if (typeof context.value === 'undefined') {
     Object.defineProperty(context, 'value', {
@@ -49,8 +59,17 @@ export function processOneSync<ProcessorScope>(context: ProcessorsContext<Proces
       },
     });
   }
+
+  // Define the component path
+  Object.defineProperty(component, 'path', {
+    enumerable: false,
+    writable: true,
+    value: path,
+  });
+
   // If the component has ephemeral state, then we need to reset the ephemeral state in case this is e.g. a data grid, in which each row needs to be validated independently
   resetEphemeralState(component);
+
   if (!context.row) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponent.ts b/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponent.ts
index 9f9dc050..3034149f 100644
--- a/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponent.ts
+++ b/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponent.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import { componentInfo, componentPath, componentFormPath } from './index';
  *   The current data path of the element. Example: data.user.firstName
  * @param {Object} parent
  *   The parent object.
- * @param {Boolean} noComponentChange
- *   Whether or not to add properties (e.g. path/parent) to the component object
  */
 export function eachComponent(
   components: Component[],
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ export function eachComponent(
   includeAll?: boolean,
   path: string = '',
   parent?: Component,
-  noComponentChange?: boolean,
 ) {
   if (!components) return;
   components.forEach((component: any) => {
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ export function eachComponent(
     const info = componentInfo(component);
     let noRecurse = false;
     // Keep track of parent references.
-    if (parent && !noComponentChange) {
+    if (parent) {
       // Ensure we don't create infinite JSON structures.
       Object.defineProperty(component, 'parent', {
         enumerable: false,
@@ -58,14 +55,6 @@ export function eachComponent(
 
     const compPath = componentPath(component, path);
 
-    if (!noComponentChange) {
-      Object.defineProperty(component, 'path', {
-        enumerable: false,
-        writable: true,
-        value: compPath,
-      });
-    }
-
     if (includeAll || component.tree || !info.layout) {
       noRecurse = !!fn(component, compPath, components, parent);
     }
@@ -73,27 +62,13 @@ export function eachComponent(
     if (!noRecurse) {
       if (info.hasColumns) {
         component.columns.forEach((column: any) =>
-          eachComponent(
-            column.components,
-            fn,
-            includeAll,
-            path,
-            parent ? component : null,
-            noComponentChange,
-          ),
+          eachComponent(column.components, fn, includeAll, path, parent ? component : null),
         );
       } else if (info.hasRows) {
         component.rows.forEach((row: any) => {
           if (Array.isArray(row)) {
             row.forEach((column) =>
-              eachComponent(
-                column.components,
-                fn,
-                includeAll,
-                path,
-                parent ? component : null,
-                noComponentChange,
-              ),
+              eachComponent(column.components, fn, includeAll, path, parent ? component : null),
             );
           }
         });
@@ -104,7 +79,6 @@ export function eachComponent(
           includeAll,
           componentFormPath(component, path, compPath),
           parent ? component : null,
-          noComponentChange,
         );
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponentAsync.ts b/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponentAsync.ts
index deee2143..36985a32 100644
--- a/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponentAsync.ts
+++ b/src/utils/formUtil/eachComponentAsync.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
   includeAll = false,
   path = '',
   parent?: any,
-  noComponentChange?: boolean,
 ) {
   if (!components) return;
   for (let i = 0; i < components.length; i++) {
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
     const component = components[i];
     const info = componentInfo(component);
     // Keep track of parent references.
-    if (parent && !noComponentChange) {
+    if (parent) {
       // Ensure we don't create infinite JSON structures.
       Object.defineProperty(component, 'parent', {
         enumerable: false,
@@ -41,13 +40,6 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
     }
     const compPath = componentPath(component, path);
 
-    if (!noComponentChange) {
-      Object.defineProperty(component, 'path', {
-        enumerable: false,
-        writable: true,
-        value: compPath,
-      });
-    }
     if (includeAll || component.tree || !info.layout) {
       if (await fn(component, compPath, components, parent)) {
         continue;
@@ -61,7 +53,6 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
           includeAll,
           path,
           parent ? component : null,
-          noComponentChange,
         );
       }
     } else if (info.hasRows) {
@@ -75,7 +66,6 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
               includeAll,
               path,
               parent ? component : null,
-              noComponentChange,
             );
           }
         }
@@ -87,7 +77,6 @@ export async function eachComponentAsync(
         includeAll,
         componentFormPath(component, path, compPath),
         parent ? component : null,
-        noComponentChange,
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/formUtil/index.ts b/src/utils/formUtil/index.ts
index 318759d7..0350a54f 100644
--- a/src/utils/formUtil/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/formUtil/index.ts
@@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ export function getComponent(
       }
     },
     includeAll,
-    undefined,
-    undefined,
-    true,
   );
   return result;
 }