diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils.ts
index f9afa21b670e3e..d75171ca7fa83b 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ export function pathMatchesNewPath(fieldPathA?: string | null, fieldPathB?: stri
     return fieldPathA === fieldPathB || fieldPathA === downgradeV2FieldPath(fieldPathB);
 }
 
+// should use pathMatchesExact when rendering editable info so the user edits the correct field
+export function pathMatchesExact(fieldPathA?: string | null, fieldPathB?: string | null) {
+    return fieldPathA === fieldPathB;
+}
+
 // group schema fields by fieldPath and grouping for hierarchy in schema table
 export function groupByFieldPath(
     schemaRows?: Array<SchemaField>,
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/components/SchemaFieldDrawer/AboutFieldTab.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/components/SchemaFieldDrawer/AboutFieldTab.tsx
index d6d4caee20e46b..a96c2743ba1a15 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/components/SchemaFieldDrawer/AboutFieldTab.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/components/SchemaFieldDrawer/AboutFieldTab.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
     UsageQueryResult,
 } from '../../../../../../../../types.generated';
 import { useMutationUrn } from '../../../../../../../entity/shared/EntityContext';
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '../../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '../../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import NotesSection from '../../../../../notes/NotesSection';
 import FieldDescription from './FieldDescription';
 import { FieldDetails } from './FieldDetails';
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function AboutFieldTab({ properties }: AboutFieldTabProps) {
             : undefined;
     const editableFieldInfo = properties.editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find(
         (candidateEditableFieldInfo) =>
-            pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, expandedField?.fieldPath),
+            pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, expandedField?.fieldPath),
     );
 
     const notes = properties.notes?.sort((a, b) => moment(b.lastModified.time).diff(moment(a.lastModified.time))) || [];
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useDescriptionRenderer.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useDescriptionRenderer.tsx
index 2d4151aaa26c5a..10afeb8dfdc044 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useDescriptionRenderer.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useDescriptionRenderer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { EditableSchemaMetadata, SchemaField, SubResourceType } from '../../../../../../../types.generated';
 import DescriptionField from '../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/components/SchemaDescriptionField';
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import { useUpdateDescriptionMutation } from '../../../../../../../graphql/mutations.generated';
 import { useMutationUrn, useRefetch } from '../../../../../../entity/shared/EntityContext';
 import { useSchemaRefetch } from '../SchemaContext';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default function useDescriptionRenderer(
 
     return (description: string | undefined, record: SchemaField, index: number): JSX.Element => {
         const editableFieldInfo = editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find((candidateEditableFieldInfo) =>
-            pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
+            pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
         );
         const { schemaFieldEntity } = record;
         const { displayedDescription, sanitizedDescription, isPropagated, sourceDetail } = extractFieldDescription(
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldDescriptionInfo.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldDescriptionInfo.ts
index b2158f9760ca17..8caab79d623677 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldDescriptionInfo.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldDescriptionInfo.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import { EditableSchemaMetadata, SchemaField } from '@src/types.generated';
 import { getFieldDescriptionDetails } from './getFieldDescriptionDetails';
 import { sanitizeRichText } from '../../../Documentation/components/editor/utils';
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function useExtractFieldDescriptionInfo(
 ) {
     return (record: SchemaField, description: string | undefined | null = null) => {
         const editableFieldInfoB = editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find((candidateEditableFieldInfo) =>
-            pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
+            pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
         );
         const { displayedDescription, isPropagated, sourceDetail } = getFieldDescriptionDetails({
             schemaFieldEntity: record.schemaFieldEntity,
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo.ts
index 848b5e647cbafa..e77434a41ee6bd 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import { EditableSchemaMetadata, GlossaryTerms, SchemaField } from '@src/types.generated';
 
 export default function useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo(
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default function useExtractFieldGlossaryTermsInfo(
 ) {
     return (record: SchemaField, defaultUneditableTerms: GlossaryTerms | null = null) => {
         const editableTerms = editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find((candidateEditableFieldInfo) =>
-            pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
+            pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
         )?.glossaryTerms;
 
         const uneditableTerms = defaultUneditableTerms || record?.glossaryTerms;
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldTagsInfo.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldTagsInfo.ts
index bdd34e64e651eb..a809e5b3d3d0c4 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldTagsInfo.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useExtractFieldTagsInfo.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '@src/app/entityV2/dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import { EditableSchemaMetadata, GlobalTags, SchemaField } from '@src/types.generated';
 
 export default function useExtractFieldTagsInfo(editableSchemaMetadata: EditableSchemaMetadata | null | undefined) {
     return (record: SchemaField, defaultUneditableTags: GlobalTags | null = null) => {
         const editableTags = editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find((candidateEditableFieldInfo) =>
-            pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
+            pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
         )?.globalTags;
 
         const uneditableTags = defaultUneditableTags || record?.globalTags;
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable.tsx
index b14072d1b5f29e..b8e284186f6242 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Dataset/Schema/utils/useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { EditableSchemaMetadata, EntityType, GlobalTags, SchemaField } from '../../../../../../../types.generated';
 import TagTermGroup from '../../../../../../sharedV2/tags/TagTermGroup';
-import { pathMatchesNewPath } from '../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
+import { pathMatchesExact } from '../../../../../dataset/profile/schema/utils/utils';
 import { useEntityData, useRefetch } from '../../../../../../entity/shared/EntityContext';
 
 export default function useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable(
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function useTagsAndTermsRendererFeatureTable(
 
     const tagAndTermRender = (tags: GlobalTags, record: SchemaField, rowIndex: number | undefined) => {
         const relevantEditableFieldInfo = editableSchemaMetadata?.editableSchemaFieldInfo.find(
-            (candidateEditableFieldInfo) => pathMatchesNewPath(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
+            (candidateEditableFieldInfo) => pathMatchesExact(candidateEditableFieldInfo.fieldPath, record.fieldPath),
         );
 
         return (