diff --git a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/Entity.java b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/Entity.java
index 810f515f0d..67e88cf9ea 100644
--- a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/Entity.java
+++ b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/Entity.java
@@ -33,24 +33,22 @@ public class Entity {
     @Getter private RequestScope requestScope;
     @Getter private Set<Attribute> attributes;
     @Getter private Set<Relationship> relationships;
-    @Getter private EntityProjection projection;
 
     /**
      * Class constructor.
      * @param parentResource parent entity
      * @param data entity data
-     * @param projection projection for this entity
+     * @param entityClass entity class
      * @param requestScope the request context object
      */
     public Entity(
             Optional<Entity> parentResource,
             Map<String, Object> data,
-            EntityProjection projection,
+            Class<?> entityClass,
             RequestScope requestScope) {
         this.parentResource = parentResource;
         this.data = data;
-        this.projection = projection;
-        this.entityClass = projection.getType();
+        this.entityClass = entityClass;
         this.requestScope = requestScope;
         setAttributes();
         setRelationships();
@@ -103,15 +101,6 @@ private void setRelationships() {
                         Class<?> relationshipClass =
                                 dictionary.getParameterizedType(this.entityClass, relationshipName);
 
-                        // if this data contains a relationship that is not in the projection tree, create a temporary
-                        // projection for that relationship
-                        EntityProjection relationshipProjection =
-                                projection.getRelationship(relationshipName).isPresent()
-                                        ? projection.getRelationship(relationshipName).get().getProjection()
-                                        : EntityProjection.builder()
-                                                .type(relationshipClass)
-                                                .build();
-
                         Set<Entity> relationshipEntities = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
                         // if the relationship is ToOne, entry.getValue() should be a single map
@@ -119,14 +108,14 @@ private void setRelationships() {
                             relationshipEntities.add(new Entity(
                                     Optional.of(this),
                                     ((Map<String, Object>) entry.getValue()),
-                                    relationshipProjection,
+                                    relationshipClass,
                                     this.requestScope));
                         } else {
                             for (Map<String, Object> row : (List<Map<String, Object>>) entry.getValue()) {
                                 relationshipEntities.add(new Entity(
                                         Optional.of(this),
                                         row,
-                                        relationshipProjection,
+                                        relationshipClass,
                                         this.requestScope));
                             }
                         }
@@ -199,6 +188,14 @@ public void setId() {
     public PersistentResource toPersistentResource() {
         return this.data == null
                 ? null
-                : PersistentResource.loadRecord(projection, getId().orElse(null), this.requestScope);
+                : PersistentResource.loadRecord(getProjection(), getId().orElse(null), this.requestScope);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a projection for this entity class. Used for querying inserted entities.
+     * @return {@link EntityProjection} object
+     */
+    public EntityProjection getProjection() {
+        return EntityProjection.builder().type(entityClass).build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/PersistentResourceFetcher.java b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/PersistentResourceFetcher.java
index 33f4365774..54df3eb058 100644
--- a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/PersistentResourceFetcher.java
+++ b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/PersistentResourceFetcher.java
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
 import com.yahoo.elide.core.exceptions.InvalidObjectIdentifierException;
 import com.yahoo.elide.core.exceptions.InvalidValueException;
 import com.yahoo.elide.graphql.containers.ConnectionContainer;
-import com.yahoo.elide.graphql.parser.GraphQLProjectionInfo;
 import com.yahoo.elide.request.EntityProjection;
 import com.yahoo.elide.request.Relationship;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
 import graphql.language.Field;
-import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
 import graphql.schema.DataFetcher;
 import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLType;
@@ -251,33 +249,16 @@ private ConnectionContainer upsertOrUpdateObjects(
                     context.field.getName());
         }
 
-        // Try to get projection for the entity to upsert/update
-        SourceLocation selectionLocation = context.field.getSourceLocation();
-        GraphQLProjectionInfo projectionInfo = context.requestScope.getProjectionInfo();
-        EntityProjection entityProjection;
-        if (selectionLocation.equals(projectionInfo.getRootLocation())) {
-            // if this is the root selection
-            entityProjection = context.requestScope.getEntityProjection();
-        } else if (projectionInfo.getRelationshipMap().containsKey(selectionLocation)) {
-            // if this is a relationship in the projection
-            entityProjection = projectionInfo.getRelationshipMap().get(selectionLocation).getProjection();
-        } else {
-            // if there is not matched projection, create a new temporary projection
-            entityProjection = EntityProjection.builder()
-                    .type(entityClass)
-                    .build();
-        }
-
         /* form entities */
         Optional<Entity> parentEntity;
         if (!context.isRoot()) {
-            parentEntity = Optional.of(new Entity(Optional.empty(), null, entityProjection, context.requestScope));
+            parentEntity = Optional.of(new Entity(Optional.empty(), null, entityClass, context.requestScope));
         } else {
             parentEntity = Optional.empty();
         }
         LinkedHashSet<Entity> entitySet = new LinkedHashSet<>();
         for (Map<String, Object> input : context.data.get()) {
-            entitySet.add(new Entity(parentEntity, input, entityProjection, context.requestScope));
+            entitySet.add(new Entity(parentEntity, input, entityClass, context.requestScope));
         }
 
         /* apply function to upsert/update the object */
diff --git a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLEntityProjectionMaker.java b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLEntityProjectionMaker.java
index fac1bf7b40..164050e365 100644
--- a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLEntityProjectionMaker.java
+++ b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLEntityProjectionMaker.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public GraphQLProjectionInfo make(String query) {
             }
         });
 
-        return new GraphQLProjectionInfo(rootLocation, rootProjections, relationshipMap);
+        return new GraphQLProjectionInfo(rootProjections, relationshipMap);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLProjectionInfo.java b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLProjectionInfo.java
index 442b4c2c39..29bf14bffe 100644
--- a/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLProjectionInfo.java
+++ b/elide-graphql/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/graphql/parser/GraphQLProjectionInfo.java
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 import com.yahoo.elide.request.EntityProjection;
 import com.yahoo.elide.request.Relationship;
-
 import graphql.language.SourceLocation;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
+
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@
  */
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class GraphQLProjectionInfo {
-    @Getter
-    private final SourceLocation rootLocation;
-
-    @Getter
-    private final Collection<EntityProjection> projections;
+    @Getter private final Collection<EntityProjection> projections;
 
-    @Getter
-    private final Map<SourceLocation, Relationship> relationshipMap;
+    @Getter private final Map<SourceLocation, Relationship> relationshipMap;
 }