diff --git a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration.ts b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration.ts
index 8c95fe98f1e..00df0adcd9d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { FormlyFieldConfig } from '@ngx-formly/core';
 
 import { Address } from 'ish-core/models/address/address.model';
-import { SpecialValidators } from 'ish-shared/forms/validators/special-validators';
 
 /*
  * Abstract class that valid address configurations have to extend.
@@ -16,129 +15,6 @@ export abstract class AddressFormConfiguration {
 
   abstract getModel(model?: Partial<Address>): Partial<Address>;
 }
-
-// post-processing method that will be called for every field configuration
-function applyStandardStyles(config: FormlyFieldConfig): FormlyFieldConfig {
-  /* do some customization here */
-  return config;
-}
-
-// collection of standard address form field configurations
-const standardFields: { [key: string]: Omit<FormlyFieldConfig, 'key'> } = {
-  companyName1: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.address.company_name.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.company_name.error.required',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  companyName2: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.address.company_name_2.label',
-      required: false,
-    },
-  },
-  firstName: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.firstname.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validators: {
-      validation: [SpecialValidators.noSpecialChars],
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.firstname.missing.error',
-        noSpecialChars: 'account.name.error.forbidden.chars',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  lastName: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.lastname.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validators: {
-      validation: [SpecialValidators.noSpecialChars],
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.lastname.missing.error',
-        noSpecialChars: 'account.name.error.forbidden.chars',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  addressLine1: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.street.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.address1.missing.error',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  addressLine2: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.street2.label',
-      required: false,
-    },
-  },
-  postalCode: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.postalcode.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.postalcode.missing.error',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  city: {
-    type: 'ish-text-input-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.default_address.city.label',
-      required: true,
-    },
-    validation: {
-      messages: {
-        required: 'account.address.city.missing.error',
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  phoneHome: {
-    type: 'ish-phone-field',
-    templateOptions: {
-      label: 'account.profile.phone.label',
-      required: false,
-    },
-  },
-  fax: {},
-};
-
-function standardField(key: keyof Address | (FormlyFieldConfig & { key: keyof Address })): FormlyFieldConfig {
-  if (typeof key === 'string') {
-    if (!standardFields[key]) {
-      throw new TypeError(`Cannot find "${key}" in standard fields.`);
-    }
-    return applyStandardStyles({ key, ...standardFields[key] });
-  }
-  return applyStandardStyles(key);
-}
-
 // helper method to reduce repetition when defining address form configurations containing standard fields
 export function addressesFieldConfiguration(
   keys: (
@@ -154,7 +30,9 @@ export function addressesFieldConfiguration(
             type: 'ish-fieldset-field',
             fieldGroup: addressesFieldConfiguration(key),
           }
-        : standardField(key)
+        : typeof key === 'string'
+        ? { type: `#${key}` }
+        : key
     )
     .filter(x => !!x);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/de/address-form-de.configuration.ts b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/de/address-form-de.configuration.ts
index 8375b7d9025..14455aab6d2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/de/address-form-de.configuration.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/de/address-form-de.configuration.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,17 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { FormlyFieldConfig } from '@ngx-formly/core';
 import { pick } from 'lodash-es';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Address } from 'ish-core/models/address/address.model';
 import {
   AddressFormConfiguration,
   addressesFieldConfiguration,
 } from 'ish-shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration';
-import { FormsService } from 'ish-shared/forms/utils/forms.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AddressFormDEConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   countryCode = 'DE';
 
-  constructor(private formsService: FormsService) {
-    super();
-  }
   getModel(model: Partial<Address> = {}): Partial<Address> {
     return pick(
       model,
@@ -38,19 +33,7 @@ export class AddressFormDEConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   getFieldConfiguration(): FormlyFieldConfig[] {
     return addressesFieldConfiguration([
       this.businessCustomer && !this.shortForm && ['companyName1', 'companyName2'],
-      !this.shortForm && [
-        {
-          key: 'title',
-          type: 'ish-select-field',
-          templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.title.label',
-            options: of(this.formsService.getSalutationOptionsForCountryCode(this.countryCode)),
-            placeholder: 'account.option.select.text',
-          },
-        },
-        'firstName',
-        'lastName',
-      ],
+      !this.shortForm && ['title', 'firstName', 'lastName'],
       [
         'addressLine1',
         'addressLine2',
@@ -58,7 +41,7 @@ export class AddressFormDEConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
           key: 'addressLine3',
           type: 'ish-text-input-field',
           templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.street3.label',
+            label: 'account.address.street3.label',
             required: false,
           },
         },
@@ -66,10 +49,8 @@ export class AddressFormDEConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
       [
         {
           key: 'postalCode',
-          type: 'ish-text-input-field',
+          type: '#postalCode',
           templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.postalcode.label',
-            required: true,
             maxLength: 5,
           },
           validators: {
@@ -77,7 +58,6 @@ export class AddressFormDEConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
           },
           validation: {
             messages: {
-              required: 'account.address.postalcode.missing.error',
               pattern: 'account.address.de.postalcode.error.regexp',
             },
           },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/fr/address-form-fr.configuration.ts b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/fr/address-form-fr.configuration.ts
index c976b4ffc5e..7bda5087560 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/fr/address-form-fr.configuration.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/fr/address-form-fr.configuration.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,17 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { FormlyFieldConfig } from '@ngx-formly/core';
 import { pick } from 'lodash-es';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Address } from 'ish-core/models/address/address.model';
 import {
   AddressFormConfiguration,
   addressesFieldConfiguration,
 } from 'ish-shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration';
-import { FormsService } from 'ish-shared/forms/utils/forms.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AddressFormFRConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   countryCode = 'FR';
 
-  constructor(private formsService: FormsService) {
-    super();
-  }
-
   getModel(model: Partial<Address> = {}): Partial<Address> {
     return pick(
       model,
@@ -38,27 +32,13 @@ export class AddressFormFRConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   getFieldConfiguration(): FormlyFieldConfig[] {
     return addressesFieldConfiguration([
       this.businessCustomer && !this.shortForm && ['companyName1', 'companyName2'],
-      !this.shortForm && [
-        {
-          key: 'title',
-          type: 'ish-select-field',
-          templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.title.label',
-            options: of(this.formsService.getSalutationOptionsForCountryCode(this.countryCode)),
-            placeholder: 'account.option.select.text',
-          },
-        },
-        'firstName',
-        'lastName',
-      ],
+      !this.shortForm && ['title', 'firstName', 'lastName'],
       ['addressLine1', 'addressLine2'],
       [
         {
           key: 'postalCode',
-          type: 'ish-text-input-field',
+          type: '#postalCode',
           templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.postalcode.label',
-            required: true,
             maxLength: 5,
           },
           validators: {
@@ -66,8 +46,7 @@ export class AddressFormFRConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
           },
           validation: {
             messages: {
-              required: 'account.address.postalcode.missing.error',
-              pattern: 'account.address.de.postalcode.error.regexp',
+              pattern: 'account.address.fr.postalcode.error.regexp',
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/gb/address-form-gb.configuration.ts b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/gb/address-form-gb.configuration.ts
index a2c92f305d7..fea051b0712 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/gb/address-form-gb.configuration.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/gb/address-form-gb.configuration.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,17 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { FormlyFieldConfig } from '@ngx-formly/core';
 import { pick } from 'lodash-es';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Address } from 'ish-core/models/address/address.model';
 import {
   AddressFormConfiguration,
   addressesFieldConfiguration,
 } from 'ish-shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/address-form.configuration';
-import { FormsService } from 'ish-shared/forms/utils/forms.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AddressFormGBConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   countryCode = 'GB';
 
-  constructor(private formsService: FormsService) {
-    super();
-  }
-
   getModel(model: Partial<Address> = {}): Partial<Address> {
     return pick(
       model,
@@ -39,26 +33,14 @@ export class AddressFormGBConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
   getFieldConfiguration(): FormlyFieldConfig[] {
     return addressesFieldConfiguration([
       this.businessCustomer && !this.shortForm && ['companyName1', 'companyName2'],
-      !this.shortForm && [
-        {
-          key: 'title',
-          type: 'ish-select-field',
-          templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.title.label',
-            options: of(this.formsService.getSalutationOptionsForCountryCode(this.countryCode)),
-            placeholder: 'account.option.select.text',
-          },
-        },
-        'firstName',
-        'lastName',
-      ],
+      !this.shortForm && ['title', 'firstName', 'lastName'],
       [
         'addressLine1',
         'addressLine2',
         {
           key: 'addressLine3',
           templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.uk.locality.label',
+            label: 'account.address.uk.locality.label',
             required: false,
           },
           type: 'ish-text-input-field',
@@ -68,10 +50,7 @@ export class AddressFormGBConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
         'city',
         {
           key: 'postalCode',
-          templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.postalcode.label',
-            required: true,
-          },
+          type: '#postalCode',
           validators: {
             validation: [
               Validators.pattern(
@@ -82,11 +61,9 @@ export class AddressFormGBConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
           },
           validation: {
             messages: {
-              required: 'account.address.postalcode.missing.error',
               pattern: 'account.address.uk.postalcode.error.regexp',
             },
           },
-          type: 'ish-text-input-field',
         },
       ],
       !this.shortForm ? 'phoneHome' : undefined,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/us/address-form-us.configuration.ts b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/us/address-form-us.configuration.ts
index 3b38e8eb392..0556cf56e27 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/us/address-form-us.configuration.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/formly-address-forms/configurations/us/address-form-us.configuration.ts
@@ -42,22 +42,15 @@ export class AddressFormUSConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
       [
         {
           key: 'city',
-          type: 'ish-text-input-field',
+          type: '#city',
           templateOptions: {
             postWrappers: [{ wrapper: 'tooltip', index: -1 }],
-            label: 'account.default_address.city.label',
-            required: true,
             tooltip: {
               link: 'account.address.apo_fpo.link',
               text: 'account.address.apo_fpo.tooltip',
               title: 'account.address.apo_fpo.tooltip.headline',
             },
           },
-          validation: {
-            messages: {
-              required: 'account.address.city.missing.error',
-            },
-          },
         },
         {
           key: 'mainDivisionCode',
@@ -78,20 +71,15 @@ export class AddressFormUSConfiguration extends AddressFormConfiguration {
         },
         {
           key: 'postalCode',
-          templateOptions: {
-            label: 'account.default_address.postalcode.label',
-            required: true,
-          },
+          type: '#postalCode',
           validators: {
             validation: [Validators.pattern('^[0-9]{5}$|^[0-9]{5}-[0-9]{4}$')],
           },
           validation: {
             messages: {
-              required: 'account.address.postalcode.missing.error',
               pattern: 'account.address.us.postalcode.error.regexp',
             },
           },
-          type: 'ish-text-input-field',
         },
       ],
       !this.shortForm ? 'phoneHome' : undefined,