diff --git a/src/Form.php b/src/Form.php
index d172a43a36..cdc3386aae 100644
--- a/src/Form.php
+++ b/src/Form.php
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public function controlFactory(Field $field, $controlSeed = []): Control
 
         if ($field->type === 'json' && $field->hasReference()) {
             $limit = ($field->getReference() instanceof ContainsMany) ? 0 : 1;
-            $model = $field->getReference()->refModel($this->model);
+            $model = $field->getReference()->createTheirModel();
             $fallbackSeed = [Control\Multiline::class, 'model' => $model, 'rowLimit' => $limit, 'caption' => $model->getModelCaption()];
         } elseif ($field->type !== 'boolean') {
             if ($field->enum !== null) {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public function controlFactory(Field $field, $controlSeed = []): Control
             } elseif ($field->values !== null) {
                 $fallbackSeed = [Control\Dropdown::class, 'values' => $field->values];
             } elseif ($field->hasReference()) {
-                $fallbackSeed = [Control\Lookup::class, 'model' => $field->getReference()->refModel($this->model)];
+                $fallbackSeed = [Control\Lookup::class, 'model' => $field->getReference()->createTheirModel()];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php b/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
index 5aa1cff0be..57a332e49f 100644
--- a/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
+++ b/src/Form/Control/Multiline.php
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ protected function getLookupProps(Field $field): array
 
     public function setLookupOptionValue(Field $field, string $value): void
     {
-        $model = $field->getReference()->refModel($this->model);
+        $model = $field->getReference()->createTheirModel();
         $entity = $model->tryLoadBy($field->getReference()->getTheirFieldName($model), $this->getApp()->uiPersistence->typecastLoadField($field, $value));
         if ($entity !== null) {
             $option = ['key' => $value, 'text' => $entity->get($model->titleField), 'value' => $value];
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ protected function getFieldItems(Field $field, ?int $limit = 10): array
         if ($field->values !== null) {
             $items = array_slice($field->values, 0, $limit, true);
         } elseif ($field->hasReference()) {
-            $model = $field->getReference()->refModel($this->model);
+            $model = $field->getReference()->createTheirModel();
             $model->setLimit($limit);
 
             $theirFieldName = $field->getReference()->getTheirFieldName($model);
diff --git a/src/Form/Control/ScopeBuilder.php b/src/Form/Control/ScopeBuilder.php
index 33bab27b14..8ffcedd7a7 100644
--- a/src/Form/Control/ScopeBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Form/Control/ScopeBuilder.php
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ protected function getFieldItems(Field $field, ?int $limit = 250): array
         if ($field->values !== null) {
             $items = array_slice($field->values, 0, $limit, true);
         } elseif ($field->hasReference()) {
-            $model = $field->getReference()->refModel($this->model);
+            $model = $field->getReference()->createTheirModel();
             $model->setLimit($limit);
 
             foreach ($model as $item) {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ protected function getConditionOption(string $type, $value, Condition $condition
             case 'lookup':
                 $condField = $condition->getModel()->getField($condition->field);
                 $reference = $condField->getReference();
-                $model = $reference->refModel($condField->getOwner());
+                $model = $reference->createTheirModel();
                 $fieldName = $reference->getTheirFieldName($model);
                 $entity = $model->tryLoadBy($fieldName, $value);
                 if ($entity !== null) {