diff --git a/doc/release-notes/changelog.md b/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
index ba7155172..ee933127d 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 ### What's new
 
-- Only add AJV formats if they weren't added in user-land already [#2482](https://github.com/Vincit/objection.js/pull/2482)
+- Only add Ajv formats if they weren't added in user-land already [#2482](https://github.com/Vincit/objection.js/pull/2482)
 
 ## 3.1.0
 
diff --git a/lib/model/AjvValidator.js b/lib/model/AjvValidator.js
index 3083417f7..023c52945 100644
--- a/lib/model/AjvValidator.js
+++ b/lib/model/AjvValidator.js
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ class AjvValidator extends Validator {
     self.cache = new Map();
 
     const setupAjv = (ajv) => {
-      conf.onCreateAjv(ajv);
-      // Only add AJV formats if they weren't added in user-space already
+      if (conf.onCreateAjv) {
+        conf.onCreateAjv(ajv);
+      }
+      // Only add Ajv formats if they weren't added in user-space already
       if (!ajv.formats['date-time']) {
         addFormats(ajv);
       }
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class AjvValidator extends Validator {
   }
 
   getValidator(modelClass, jsonSchema, isPatchObject) {
-    // Use the AJV custom serializer if provided.
+    // Use the Ajv custom serializer if provided.
     const createCacheKey = this.ajvOptions.serialize || JSON.stringify;
 
     // Optimization for the common case where jsonSchema is never modified.
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ class AjvValidator extends Validator {
     if (!validators) {
       validators = {
         // Validator created for the schema object without `required` properties
-        // using the AJV instance that doesn't set default values.
+        // using the Ajv instance that doesn't set default values.
         patchValidator: null,
 
         // Validator created for the unmodified schema.
diff --git a/lib/model/Model.js b/lib/model/Model.js
index 7579e6e2c..5c160eb11 100644
--- a/lib/model/Model.js
+++ b/lib/model/Model.js
@@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ class Model {
 
   static createValidator() {
     return new AjvValidator({
-      onCreateAjv: (ajv) => {
-        /* Do Nothing by default */
-      },
       options: {
         allErrors: true,
         validateSchema: false,
diff --git a/tests/integration/misc/#1718.js b/tests/integration/misc/#1718.js
index b341adc50..689691459 100644
--- a/tests/integration/misc/#1718.js
+++ b/tests/integration/misc/#1718.js
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ const { AjvValidator } = require('../../../lib/model/AjvValidator');
 const { ValidationError } = require('../../../lib/model/ValidationError');
 
 module.exports = (session) => {
-  describe('When Ajv verbose is enabled, pass through the data field in exception #1718', () => {
-    class A extends Model {
+  describe('Pass through data in exceptions when Ajv verbose option is enabled #1718', () => {
+    class MyModel extends Model {
       static get tableName() {
-        return 'a';
+        return 'MyModel';
       }
 
       static createValidator() {
         return new AjvValidator({
-          onCreateAjv: (ajv) => {
-            // Here you can modify the `Ajv` instance.
-          },
           options: {
             allErrors: true,
             validateSchema: false,
@@ -39,22 +36,22 @@ module.exports = (session) => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       return session.knex.schema
-        .dropTableIfExists('a')
-        .createTable('a', (table) => {
+        .dropTableIfExists('MyModel')
+        .createTable('MyModel', (table) => {
           table.integer('id').primary();
         })
         .then(() => {
-          return Promise.all([session.knex('a').insert({ id: 1 })]);
+          return Promise.all([session.knex('MyModel').insert({ id: 1 })]);
         });
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
-      return session.knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('a');
+      return session.knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('MyModel');
     });
 
-    it('the test', () => {
-      return A.query(session.knex)
-        .insert({ id: '2' })
+    it('test', () => {
+      return MyModel.query(session.knex)
+        .insert({ id: 2 })
         .catch((err) => {
           expect(err).to.be.an(ValidationError);
           expect(err.data).to.be.an('object');
diff --git a/tests/ts/examples.ts b/tests/ts/examples.ts
index eaaeeef1c..c72876c2a 100644
--- a/tests/ts/examples.ts
+++ b/tests/ts/examples.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ class Person extends objection.Model {
 
   static createValidator() {
     return new objection.AjvValidator({
-      onCreateAjv(ajvalidator: Ajv) {
-        // modify ajvalidator
+      onCreateAjv(ajv: Ajv) {
+        // modify ajv
       },
       options: {
         allErrors: false,
diff --git a/tests/ts/fixtures/person.ts b/tests/ts/fixtures/person.ts
index 80b2e6006..74be64bca 100644
--- a/tests/ts/fixtures/person.ts
+++ b/tests/ts/fixtures/person.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export class Person extends objection.Model {
 
   static createValidator() {
     return new objection.AjvValidator({
-      onCreateAjv(ajvalidator: Ajv) {
-        // modify ajvalidator
+      onCreateAjv(ajv: Ajv) {
+        // modify ajv
       },
       options: {
         allErrors: false,
diff --git a/tests/unit/model/AjvValidator.js b/tests/unit/model/AjvValidator.js
index 24a14786c..469309bf9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/model/AjvValidator.js
+++ b/tests/unit/model/AjvValidator.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('AjvValidator', () => {
     };
 
     it('should remove required fields from definitions', () => {
-      const validator = new AjvValidator({ onCreateAjv: () => {} });
+      const validator = new AjvValidator({});
       const validators = validator.getValidator(modelClass('test', schema), schema, true);
       const definitions = Object.entries(validators.schema.definitions);
 
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ describe('AjvValidator', () => {
 
     it('should not remove required fields if there is a discriminator', () => {
       const validator = new AjvValidator({
-        onCreateAjv: () => {},
         options: {
           discriminator: true,
         },
@@ -115,15 +114,13 @@ describe('AjvValidator', () => {
 
     it('should add ajv formats by default', () => {
       expect(() => {
-        const validator = new AjvValidator({ onCreateAjv: () => {} });
+        const validator = new AjvValidator({});
         validator.getValidator(modelClass('test', schema3), schema3, true);
       }).to.not.throwException();
     });
 
     it('should remove required fields in inner properties', () => {
-      const validator = new AjvValidator({
-        onCreateAjv: () => {},
-      });
+      const validator = new AjvValidator({});
       const validators = validator.getValidator(modelClass('test', schema4), schema4, true);
       expect(validators.schema.properties.address.properties).to.not.be(undefined);
       expect(validators.schema.properties.address.required).to.be(undefined);
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ describe('AjvValidator', () => {
           a: { type: 'string' },
         },
       };
-      const validator = new AjvValidator({ onCreateAjv: () => {} });
+      const validator = new AjvValidator({});
       validator.getValidator(
         modelClass('test', emptyDefinitionsSchema),
         emptyDefinitionsSchema,