diff --git a/src/collection.ts b/src/collection.ts
index 58f74dde209..1eb7e0fe7af 100644
--- a/src/collection.ts
+++ b/src/collection.ts
@@ -682,18 +682,6 @@ export class Collection<TSchema extends Document = Document> {
     options: FindOptions,
     callback: Callback<TSchema | undefined>
   ): void;
-
-  // allow an override of the schema.
-  findOne<T = TSchema>(): Promise<T | undefined>;
-  findOne<T = TSchema>(callback: Callback<T | undefined>): void;
-  findOne<T = TSchema>(filter: Filter<T>): Promise<T | undefined>;
-  findOne<T = TSchema>(filter: Filter<T>, options?: FindOptions): Promise<T | undefined>;
-  findOne<T = TSchema>(
-    filter: Filter<T>,
-    options?: FindOptions,
-    callback?: Callback<T | undefined>
-  ): void;
-
   findOne(
     filter?: Filter<TSchema> | Callback<TSchema | undefined>,
     options?: FindOptions | Callback<TSchema | undefined>,
@@ -729,7 +717,6 @@ export class Collection<TSchema extends Document = Document> {
    */
   find(): FindCursor<TSchema>;
   find(filter: Filter<TSchema>, options?: FindOptions): FindCursor<TSchema>;
-  find<T = TSchema>(filter: Filter<T>, options?: FindOptions): FindCursor<T>;
   find(filter?: Filter<TSchema>, options?: FindOptions): FindCursor<TSchema> {
     if (arguments.length > 2) {
       throw new MongoInvalidArgumentError(
diff --git a/src/cursor/abstract_cursor.ts b/src/cursor/abstract_cursor.ts
index ab579e5194b..719d3a33ca5 100644
--- a/src/cursor/abstract_cursor.ts
+++ b/src/cursor/abstract_cursor.ts
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
         return done(undefined, true);
       }
 
-      next<any>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
-        // FIXME(NODE):
+      next<TSchema>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
         if (err) return done(err);
 
         if (doc) {
@@ -295,9 +294,9 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
   }
 
   /** Get the next available document from the cursor, returns null if no more documents are available. */
-  next<T = TSchema>(): Promise<T | null>;
-  next<T = TSchema>(callback: Callback<T | null>): void;
-  next<T = TSchema>(callback?: Callback<T | null>): Promise<T | null> | void {
+  next(): Promise<TSchema | null>;
+  next(callback: Callback<TSchema | null>): void;
+  next(callback?: Callback<TSchema | null>): Promise<TSchema | null> | void {
     return maybePromise(callback, done => {
       if (this[kId] === Long.ZERO) {
         return done(new MongoCursorExhaustedError());
@@ -310,9 +309,9 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
   /**
    * Try to get the next available document from the cursor or `null` if an empty batch is returned
    */
-  tryNext<T = TSchema>(): Promise<T | null>;
-  tryNext<T = TSchema>(callback: Callback<T | null>): void;
-  tryNext<T = TSchema>(callback?: Callback<T | null>): Promise<T | null> | void {
+  tryNext(): Promise<TSchema | null>;
+  tryNext(callback: Callback<TSchema | null>): void;
+  tryNext(callback?: Callback<TSchema | null>): Promise<TSchema | null> | void {
     return maybePromise(callback, done => {
       if (this[kId] === Long.ZERO) {
         return done(new MongoCursorExhaustedError());
@@ -328,10 +327,10 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
    * @param iterator - The iteration callback.
    * @param callback - The end callback.
    */
-  forEach<T = TSchema>(iterator: (doc: T) => boolean | void): Promise<void>;
-  forEach<T = TSchema>(iterator: (doc: T) => boolean | void, callback: Callback<void>): void;
-  forEach<T = TSchema>(
-    iterator: (doc: T) => boolean | void,
+  forEach(iterator: (doc: TSchema) => boolean | void): Promise<void>;
+  forEach(iterator: (doc: TSchema) => boolean | void, callback: Callback<void>): void;
+  forEach(
+    iterator: (doc: TSchema) => boolean | void,
     callback?: Callback<void>
   ): Promise<void> | void {
     if (typeof iterator !== 'function') {
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
     return maybePromise(callback, done => {
       const transform = this[kTransform];
       const fetchDocs = () => {
-        next<T>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
+        next<TSchema>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
           if (err || doc == null) return done(err);
           let result;
           // NOTE: no need to transform because `next` will do this automatically
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
           for (let i = 0; i < internalDocs.length; ++i) {
             try {
               result = iterator(
-                (transform ? transform(internalDocs[i]) : internalDocs[i]) as T // TODO(NODE-3283): Improve transform typing
+                (transform ? transform(internalDocs[i]) : internalDocs[i]) as TSchema // TODO(NODE-3283): Improve transform typing
               );
             } catch (error) {
               return done(error);
@@ -395,15 +394,15 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
    *
    * @param callback - The result callback.
    */
-  toArray<T = TSchema>(): Promise<T[]>;
-  toArray<T = TSchema>(callback: Callback<T[]>): void;
-  toArray<T = TSchema>(callback?: Callback<T[]>): Promise<T[]> | void {
+  toArray(): Promise<TSchema[]>;
+  toArray(callback: Callback<TSchema[]>): void;
+  toArray(callback?: Callback<TSchema[]>): Promise<TSchema[]> | void {
     return maybePromise(callback, done => {
-      const docs: T[] = [];
+      const docs: TSchema[] = [];
       const transform = this[kTransform];
       const fetchDocs = () => {
         // NOTE: if we add a `nextBatch` then we should use it here
-        next<T>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
+        next<TSchema>(this, true, (err, doc) => {
           if (err) return done(err);
           if (doc == null) return done(undefined, docs);
 
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractCursor<
           // these do need to be transformed since they are copying the rest of the batch
           const internalDocs = (transform
             ? this[kDocuments].splice(0, this[kDocuments].length).map(transform)
-            : this[kDocuments].splice(0, this[kDocuments].length)) as T[]; // TODO(NODE-3283): Improve transform typing
+            : this[kDocuments].splice(0, this[kDocuments].length)) as TSchema[]; // TODO(NODE-3283): Improve transform typing
 
           if (internalDocs) {
             docs.push(...internalDocs);
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index 595ed7a8f46..cad9031d18f 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class Db {
    * @param pipeline - An array of aggregation stages to be executed
    * @param options - Optional settings for the command
    */
-  aggregate(pipeline: Document[] = [], options?: AggregateOptions): AggregationCursor {
+  aggregate<T = Document>(pipeline: Document[] = [], options?: AggregateOptions): AggregationCursor<T> {
     if (arguments.length > 2) {
       throw new MongoInvalidArgumentError('Method "db.aggregate()" accepts at most two arguments');
     }
@@ -370,17 +370,9 @@ export class Db {
     filter: Document,
     options: Exclude<ListCollectionsOptions, 'nameOnly'> & { nameOnly: false }
   ): ListCollectionsCursor<CollectionInfo>;
-  listCollections<
-    T extends Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'> | CollectionInfo =
-      | Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>
-      | CollectionInfo
-  >(filter?: Document, options?: ListCollectionsOptions): ListCollectionsCursor<T>;
-  listCollections<
-    T extends Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'> | CollectionInfo =
-      | Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>
-      | CollectionInfo
-  >(filter: Document = {}, options: ListCollectionsOptions = {}): ListCollectionsCursor<T> {
-    return new ListCollectionsCursor<T>(this, filter, resolveOptions(this, options));
+  listCollections(filter?: Document, options?: ListCollectionsOptions): ListCollectionsCursor;
+  listCollections(filter: Document = {}, options: ListCollectionsOptions = {}): ListCollectionsCursor {
+    return new ListCollectionsCursor(this, filter, resolveOptions(this, options));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/types/community/collection/findX.test-d.ts b/test/types/community/collection/findX.test-d.ts
index 16c596807d2..ab47ec49628 100644
--- a/test/types/community/collection/findX.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/community/collection/findX.test-d.ts
@@ -91,16 +91,18 @@ expectType<Bag | undefined>(
   await collectionBag.findOne({ color: 'red' }, { projection: { cost: 1 } })
 );
 
-const overrideFind = await collectionBag.findOne<{ cost: number }>(
-  { color: 'white' },
-  { projection: { cost: 1 } }
-);
-expectType<PropExists<typeof overrideFind, 'color'>>(false);
+// NODE-3468 Overriding the return type with a generic is not permitted
+// const overrideFind = await collectionBag.findOne<{ cost: number }>(
+//   { color: 'white' },
+//   { projection: { cost: 1 } }
+// );
+// expectType<PropExists<typeof overrideFind, 'color'>>(false);
 
 // Overriding findOne, makes the return that exact type
-expectType<{ cost: number } | undefined>(
-  await collectionBag.findOne<{ cost: number }>({ color: 'red' }, { projection: { cost: 1 } })
-);
+// NODE-3468 Overriding the return type with a generic is not permitted
+// expectType<{ cost: number } | undefined>(
+//   await collectionBag.findOne<{ cost: number }>({ color: 'red' }, { projection: { cost: 1 } })
+// );
 
 interface Car {
   make: string;
@@ -182,16 +184,22 @@ expectType<FindCursor<{ lists: ReadonlyArray<string> }>>(
 );
 
 // Before NODE-3452's fix we would get this strange result that included the filter shape joined with the actual schema
+// NODE-3468 Overriding the return type with a generic is not permitted
 expectNotType<FindCursor<{ color: string | { $in: ReadonlyArray<string> } }>>(
   colorCollection.find({ color: { $in: colorsFreeze } })
 );
 
-// This is related to another bug that will be fixed in NODE-3454
-expectType<FindCursor<{ color: { $in: number } }>>(colorCollection.find({ color: { $in: 3 } }));
+// NODE-3454: Using the incorrect $in value doesn't mess with the resulting schema
+expectNotType<FindCursor<{ color: { $in: number } }>>(
+  colorCollection.find({ color: { $in: 3 as any } }) // `as any` is to let us make this mistake and still show the result type isn't broken
+);
+expectType<FindCursor<{ color: string }>>(colorCollection.find({ color: { $in: 3 as any } }));
 
 // When you use the override, $in doesn't permit readonly
-colorCollection.find<{ color: string }>({ color: { $in: colorsFreeze } });
-colorCollection.find<{ color: string }>({ color: { $in: ['regularArray'] } });
+// NODE-3468 Overriding the return type with a generic is not permitted
+// colorCollection.find<{ color: string }>({ color: { $in: colorsFreeze } });
+// colorCollection.find<{ color: string }>({ color: { $in: ['regularArray'] } });
+
 // This is a regression test that we don't remove the unused generic in FindOptions
 const findOptions: FindOptions<{ a: number }> = {};
 expectType<FindOptions>(findOptions);
diff --git a/test/types/community/cursor.test-d.ts b/test/types/community/cursor.test-d.ts
index 503d70d408f..25f60712b1c 100644
--- a/test/types/community/cursor.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/community/cursor.test-d.ts
@@ -62,22 +62,35 @@ expectType<{ name: string }[]>(
 );
 
 // override the collection type
-typedCollection
-  .find<{ name2: string; age2: number }>({ name: '123' }, { projection: { age2: 1 } })
-  .map(x => x.name2 && x.age2);
+// NODE-3468: Overriding the return type is no longer allowed
+// typedCollection
+//   .find<{ name2: string; age2: number }>({ name: '123' }, { projection: { age2: 1 } })
+//   .map(x => x.name2 && x.age2);
+
+// Chaining map calls changes the final cursor
+expectType<FindCursor<{ a: string }>>(
+  typedCollection
+    .find({ name: '123' })
+    .map(x => ({ name2: x.name, age2: x.age }))
+    .map(({ name2, age2 }) => ({ a: `${name2}_${age2}` }))
+);
+
 typedCollection.find({ name: '123' }, { projection: { age: 1 } }).map(x => x.tag);
 
 // A known key with a constant projection
-expectType<{ name: string }[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ name: 1 }).toArray());
+// NODE-3468: projection returns a generic type and the override removal means no automatic type coercion
+// expectType<{ name: string }[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ name: 1 }).toArray());
+//
+expectType<Document[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ name: 1 }).toArray());
 expectNotType<{ age: number }[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ name: 1 }).toArray());
 
-// An unknown key
-expectType<{ notExistingField: unknown }[]>(
+// An unknown key -- NODE-3468: when using the project, your default return type is Document
+expectNotType<{ notExistingField: unknown }[]>(
   await typedCollection.find().project({ notExistingField: 1 }).toArray()
 );
-expectType<TypedDoc[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ notExistingField: 1 }).toArray());
+expectNotType<TypedDoc[]>(await typedCollection.find().project({ notExistingField: 1 }).toArray());
 
-// Projection operator
+// Projection operator -- NODE-3468: it is recommended that users override the T in project<T>()
 expectType<{ listOfNumbers: number[] }[]>(
   await typedCollection
     .find()
@@ -87,10 +100,7 @@ expectType<{ listOfNumbers: number[] }[]>(
 
 // Using the override parameter works
 expectType<{ name: string }[]>(
-  await typedCollection
-    .find()
-    .project<{ name: string }>({ name: 1 })
-    .toArray()
+  await typedCollection.find().project<{ name: string }>({ name: 1 }).toArray()
 );
 
 void async function () {
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ const publicMemeProjection = {
   receiver: { $toString: '$receiver' },
   likes: '$totalLikes' // <== (NODE-3454) cause of TS2345 error: Argument of type T is not assignable to parameter of type U
 };
-const memeCollection = new Db(new MongoClient(''), '').collection<InternalMeme>('memes');
+const memeCollection = db.collection<InternalMeme>('memes');
 
 expectType<PublicMeme[]>(
   await memeCollection
@@ -145,9 +155,17 @@ expectNotType<InternalMeme[]>(
     .toArray()
 );
 
+expectType<FindCursor<Document>>(
+  memeCollection.find({ _id: { $in: [] } }).project(publicMemeProjection)
+);
+
+expectNotType<FindCursor<Document>>(memeCollection.find({ _id: { $in: [] } }));
+expectType<FindCursor<InternalMeme>>(memeCollection.find({ _id: { $in: [] } }));
+``;
+
 // Returns generic document when there is no schema
 expectType<Document[]>(
-  await new Db(new MongoClient(''), '')
+  await db
     .collection('memes')
     .find({ _id: { $in: [] } })
     .project(publicMemeProjection)
diff --git a/test/types/list_collections.test-d.ts b/test/types/list_collections.test-d.ts
index 8e6883107bc..d65db22faee 100644
--- a/test/types/list_collections.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/list_collections.test-d.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ const db = new MongoClient('').db();
 type EitherCollectionInfoResult = CollectionInfo | Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>;
 
 // We default to the CollectionInfo result type
-expectType<ListCollectionsCursor<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'> | CollectionInfo>>(
-  db.listCollections()
-);
+expectType<ListCollectionsCursor<CollectionInfo>>(db.listCollections());
 // By default it isn't narrowed to either type
 expectNotType<ListCollectionsCursor<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>>>(db.listCollections());
-expectNotType<ListCollectionsCursor<CollectionInfo>>(db.listCollections());
+expectType<ListCollectionsCursor<CollectionInfo>>(db.listCollections());
 
 // Testing each argument variation
 db.listCollections();
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ db.listCollections({ a: 2 });
 db.listCollections({ a: 2 }, { batchSize: 2 });
 
 const collections = await db.listCollections().toArray();
-expectType<EitherCollectionInfoResult[]>(collections);
+expectNotType<EitherCollectionInfoResult[]>(collections);
 
 const nameOnly = await db.listCollections({}, { nameOnly: true }).toArray();
 expectType<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>[]>(nameOnly);
@@ -29,17 +27,11 @@ expectType<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>[]>(nameOnly);
 const fullInfo = await db.listCollections({}, { nameOnly: false }).toArray();
 expectType<CollectionInfo[]>(fullInfo);
 
-const couldBeEither = await db.listCollections({}, { nameOnly: Math.random() > 0.5 }).toArray();
-expectType<EitherCollectionInfoResult[]>(couldBeEither);
+const cannotBeEither = await db.listCollections({}, { nameOnly: Math.random() > 0.5 }).toArray();
+expectNotType<EitherCollectionInfoResult[]>(cannotBeEither);
+expectType<CollectionInfo[]>(cannotBeEither);
 
 // Showing here that:
 // regardless of the option the generic parameter can be used to coerce the result if need be
 // note the nameOnly: false, yet strings are returned
-const overridden = await db
-  .listCollections<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>>({}, { nameOnly: false })
-  .toArray();
-expectType<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>[]>(overridden);
-const overriddenWithToArray = await db
-  .listCollections({}, { nameOnly: false })
-  .toArray<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>>();
-expectType<Pick<CollectionInfo, 'name' | 'type'>[]>(overriddenWithToArray);
+// NODE-3468: No longer permits overriding of return type via a generic