diff --git a/lib/Model.js b/lib/Model.js
index 804bcdb..8847b91 100644
--- a/lib/Model.js
+++ b/lib/Model.js
@@ -138,18 +138,6 @@ Model.prototype.find = function (conditions, callback) {
 	var $ = this;
 	if (!_.isPlainObject(conditions)) conditions = { _id: conditions };
 
-	// Handle any renames
-	for(var upstream in this.options.rename) {
-		var downstream = this.options.rename[upstream];
-
-		if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-			if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete conditions[downstream];
-		} else if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-			conditions[upstream] = conditions[downstream];
-			delete conditions[downstream];
-		}
-	}
-
 	this.toSource(conditions);
 
 	this.collection.find(conditions).toArray(function (err, results) {
@@ -183,18 +171,6 @@ Model.prototype.findOne = Model.prototype.get = function (conditions, callback)
 	var $ = this;
 	if (!_.isPlainObject(conditions)) conditions = { _id: conditions };
 
-	// Handle any renames
-	for(var upstream in this.options.rename) {
-		var downstream = this.options.rename[upstream];
-
-		if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-			if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete conditions[downstream];
-		} else if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-			conditions[upstream] = conditions[downstream];
-			delete conditions[downstream];
-		}
-	}
-
 	this.toSource(conditions);
 	
 	this.collection.findOne(conditions, function (err, results) {
@@ -265,21 +241,9 @@ Model.prototype.insert = Model.prototype.create = function (object, callback) {
 			if(err) return prepNext(err);
 
 			// Validate the object
-			var validation = validate($.options.schema, obj, $.extraValidators);
+			var validation = validate($.schema, obj, undefined, $.extraValidators);
 			if(!validation.passed) return prepNext(validation.toError());
 
-			// Handle any renames
-			for(var upstream in $.options.rename) {
-				var downstream = $.options.rename[upstream];
-
-				if(obj.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-					if(obj.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete obj[downstream];
-				} else if(obj.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-					obj[upstream] = obj[downstream];
-					delete obj[downstream];
-				}
-			}
-
 			// Transform the object
 			$.toSource(obj);
 
@@ -315,18 +279,6 @@ Model.prototype.update = function (conditions, changes, callback) {
 	/// <param name="callback" type="Function">A function to be called once the update has completed</param>
 	/// </signature>
 	
-	// Handle any renames
-	for(var upstream in this.options.rename) {
-		var downstream = this.options.rename[upstream];
-
-		if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-			if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete conditions[downstream];
-		} else if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-			conditions[upstream] = conditions[downstream];
-			delete conditions[downstream];
-		}
-	}
-
 	this.toSource(conditions);
 
 	this.collection.update(conditions, changes, { w: callback ? 1 : 0, multi: true }, callback);
@@ -348,18 +300,6 @@ Model.prototype.count = function (conditions, callback) {
 		conditions = {};
 	}
 
-	// Handle any renames
-	for(var upstream in this.options.rename) {
-		var downstream = this.options.rename[upstream];
-
-		if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-			if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete conditions[downstream];
-		} else if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-			conditions[upstream] = conditions[downstream];
-			delete conditions[downstream];
-		}
-	}
-
 	this.toSource(conditions);
 
 	this.collection.count(conditions, callback);
@@ -388,18 +328,6 @@ Model.prototype.remove = function (conditions, callback) {
 
 	if (!_.isPlainObject(conditions)) conditions = { _id: conditions };
 
-	// Handle any renames
-	for(var upstream in this.options.rename) {
-		var downstream = this.options.rename[upstream];
-
-		if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(upstream)) {
-			if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) delete conditions[downstream];
-		} else if(conditions.hasOwnProperty(downstream)) {
-			conditions[upstream] = conditions[downstream];
-			delete conditions[downstream];
-		}
-	}
-
 	this.toSource(conditions);
 
 	this.collection.remove(conditions, { w: callback ? 1 : 0 }, callback);