diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/settings.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/settings.rs
index 5b7e9d609..c7a4a9fcd 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/settings.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use log::debug;
 
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
-use meilisearch_lib::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use meilisearch_lib::index::Settings;
 use meilisearch_lib::index_controller::Update;
 use meilisearch_lib::MeiliSearch;
 use meilisearch_types::error::{MeiliDeserError, ResponseError};
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ generate_configure!(
 pub async fn update_all(
     meilisearch: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::SETTINGS_UPDATE }>, MeiliSearch>,
     index_uid: web::Path<String>,
-    body: ValidatedJson<Settings<Unchecked>, MeiliDeserError>,
+    body: ValidatedJson<Settings, MeiliDeserError>,
     req: HttpRequest,
     analytics: web::Data<dyn Analytics>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ pub async fn delete_all(
     data: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::SETTINGS_UPDATE }>, MeiliSearch>,
     index_uid: web::Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
-    let settings = Settings::cleared().into_unchecked();
+    let settings = Settings::cleared();
 
     let allow_index_creation = data.filters().allow_index_creation;
     let update = Update::Settings {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
index f61854c48..d97c0409f 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
-use meilisearch_lib::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use meilisearch_lib::index::Settings;
 use meilisearch_lib::MeiliSearch;
 use meilisearch_types::error::ResponseError;
 use meilisearch_types::star_or::StarOr;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub enum UpdateType {
         number: Option<usize>,
     },
     Settings {
-        settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+        settings: Settings,
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
index 06bba1f76..6201e9e1a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/task.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::write;
 
-use meilisearch_lib::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use meilisearch_lib::index::Settings;
 use meilisearch_lib::tasks::batch::BatchId;
 use meilisearch_lib::tasks::task::{
     DocumentDeletion, Task, TaskContent, TaskEvent, TaskId, TaskResult,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ enum TaskDetails {
     #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
     Settings {
         #[serde(flatten)]
-        settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+        settings: Settings,
     },
     #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
     IndexInfo { primary_key: Option<String> },
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v2.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v2.rs
index 364d894c4..95237e138 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v2.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v2.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use crate::index::Settings;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct UpdateEntry {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub enum UpdateMeta {
     DeleteDocuments {
         ids: Vec<String>,
     },
-    Settings(Settings<Unchecked>),
+    Settings(Settings),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v3.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v3.rs
index 61e31eccd..e8abec730 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v3.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v3.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::v4::{Task, TaskContent, TaskEvent};
-use crate::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use crate::index::Settings;
 use crate::tasks::task::{DocumentDeletion, TaskId, TaskResult};
 
 use super::v2;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum Update {
         method: IndexDocumentsMethod,
         content_uuid: Uuid,
     },
-    Settings(Settings<Unchecked>),
+    Settings(Settings),
     ClearDocuments,
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub enum UpdateMeta {
     DeleteDocuments {
         ids: Vec<String>,
     },
-    Settings(Settings<Unchecked>),
+    Settings(Settings),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v4.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v4.rs
index c412e7f17..df8d93241 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v4.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/dump/compat/v4.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use crate::index::Settings;
 use crate::tasks::batch::BatchId;
 use crate::tasks::task::{
     DocumentDeletion, TaskContent as NewTaskContent, TaskEvent as NewTaskEvent, TaskId, TaskResult,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub enum TaskContent {
     },
     DocumentDeletion(DocumentDeletion),
     SettingsUpdate {
-        settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+        settings: Settings,
         /// Indicates whether the task was a deletion
         is_deletion: bool,
         allow_index_creation: bool,
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/dump.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/dump.rs
index e201e738b..83ec821b4 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/dump.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/dump.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ use crate::document_formats::read_ndjson;
 use crate::index::updates::apply_settings_to_builder;
 
 use super::error::Result;
-use super::{index::Index, Settings, Unchecked};
+use super::{index::Index, Settings};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct DumpMeta {
-    settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+    settings: Settings,
     primary_key: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Index {
         let meta_file_path = path.as_ref().join(META_FILE_NAME);
         let mut meta_file = File::create(&meta_file_path)?;
 
-        let settings = self.settings_txn(txn)?.into_unchecked();
+        let settings = self.settings_txn(txn)?;
         let primary_key = self.primary_key(txn)?.map(String::from);
         let meta = DumpMeta {
             settings,
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ impl Index {
             settings,
             primary_key,
         } = serde_json::from_reader(meta_file)?;
-        let settings = settings.check();
 
         let mut options = EnvOpenOptions::new();
         options.map_size(size);
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/index.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/index.rs
index c79c7e8f1..e5bb3eae8 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/index.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::fs::create_dir_all;
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::EnvSizer;
 use super::error::IndexError;
 use super::error::Result;
 use super::updates::{FacetingSettings, MinWordSizeTyposSetting, PaginationSettings, TypoSettings};
-use super::{Checked, Settings};
+use super::Settings;
 
 pub type Document = Map<String, Value>;
 
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ impl Index {
     pub fn meta(&self) -> Result<IndexMeta> {
         IndexMeta::new(self)
     }
-    pub fn settings(&self) -> Result<Settings<Checked>> {
+    pub fn settings(&self) -> Result<Settings> {
         let txn = self.read_txn()?;
         self.settings_txn(&txn)
     }
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ impl Index {
         self.uuid
     }
 
-    pub fn settings_txn(&self, txn: &RoTxn) -> Result<Settings<Checked>> {
+    pub fn settings_txn(&self, txn: &RoTxn) -> Result<Settings> {
         let displayed_attributes = self
             .displayed_fields(txn)?
             .map(|fields| fields.into_iter().map(String::from).collect());
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ impl Index {
             typo_tolerance: Setting::Set(typo_tolerance),
             faceting: Setting::Set(faceting),
             pagination: Setting::Set(pagination),
-            _kind: PhantomData,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
index e6c831a01..0250947c2 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub use search::{
     SearchQuery, SearchResult, DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH, DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER,
     DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG, DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
 };
-pub use updates::{apply_settings_to_builder, Checked, Facets, Settings, Unchecked};
+pub use updates::{apply_settings_to_builder, Facets, Settings};
 
 mod dump;
 pub mod error;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub mod test {
                 MockIndex::Mock(_) => todo!(),
             }
         }
-        pub fn settings(&self) -> Result<Settings<Checked>> {
+        pub fn settings(&self) -> Result<Settings> {
             match self {
                 MockIndex::Real(index) => index.settings(),
                 MockIndex::Mock(_) => todo!(),
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub mod test {
             }
         }
 
-        pub fn update_settings(&self, settings: &Settings<Checked>) -> Result<()> {
+        pub fn update_settings(&self, settings: &Settings) -> Result<()> {
             match self {
                 MockIndex::Real(index) => index.update_settings(settings),
                 MockIndex::Mock(m) => unsafe { m.get("update_settings").call(settings) },
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/updates.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/updates.rs
index 011e59e11..d1bb11d40 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/updates.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/updates.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use milli::update::{
 use milli::Criterion;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -32,26 +31,6 @@ where
     .serialize(s)
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Checked;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Unchecked;
-impl<E> DeserializeFromValue<E> for Unchecked
-where
-    E: jayson::DeserializeError,
-{
-    fn deserialize_from_value<V>(
-        _value: jayson::Value<V>,
-        _location: jayson::ValuePointerRef,
-    ) -> std::result::Result<Self, E>
-    where
-        V: jayson::IntoValue,
-    {
-        Ok(Unchecked)
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(proptest_derive::Arbitrary))]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, DeserializeFromValue)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
@@ -108,25 +87,23 @@ pub struct PaginationSettings {
     pub limited_to: Setting<usize>,
 }
 
-/// Holds all the settings for an index. `T` can either be `Checked` if they represents settings
-/// whose validity is guaranteed, or `Unchecked` if they need to be validated. In the later case, a
-/// call to `check` will return a `Settings<Checked>` from a `Settings<Unchecked>`.
-
+/// Holds all the settings for an index. The settings are validated by the implementation of
+/// jayson::DeserializeFromValue.
 #[derive(
     Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, jayson::DeserializeFromValue,
 )]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
-#[serde(bound(serialize = "T: Serialize", deserialize = "T: Deserialize<'static>"))]
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(proptest_derive::Arbitrary))]
 #[jayson(rename_all = camelCase, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct Settings<T> {
+pub struct Settings {
     #[serde(
         default,
         serialize_with = "serialize_with_wildcard",
         skip_serializing_if = "Setting::is_not_set"
     )]
     #[cfg_attr(test, proptest(strategy = "test::setting_strategy()"))]
+    #[jayson(map = map_searchable_or_displayed_attributes)]
     pub displayed_attributes: Setting<Vec<String>>,
 
     #[serde(
@@ -135,6 +112,7 @@ pub struct Settings<T> {
         skip_serializing_if = "Setting::is_not_set"
     )]
     #[cfg_attr(test, proptest(strategy = "test::setting_strategy()"))]
+    #[jayson(map = map_searchable_or_displayed_attributes)]
     pub searchable_attributes: Setting<Vec<String>>,
 
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Setting::is_not_set")]
@@ -165,13 +143,10 @@ pub struct Settings<T> {
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Setting::is_not_set")]
     #[cfg_attr(test, proptest(strategy = "test::setting_strategy()"))]
     pub pagination: Setting<PaginationSettings>,
-
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub _kind: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl Settings<Checked> {
-    pub fn cleared() -> Settings<Checked> {
+impl Settings {
+    pub fn cleared() -> Settings {
         Settings {
             displayed_attributes: Setting::Reset,
             searchable_attributes: Setting::Reset,
@@ -184,81 +159,21 @@ impl Settings<Checked> {
             typo_tolerance: Setting::Reset,
             faceting: Setting::Reset,
             pagination: Setting::Reset,
-            _kind: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_unchecked(self) -> Settings<Unchecked> {
-        let Self {
-            displayed_attributes,
-            searchable_attributes,
-            filterable_attributes,
-            sortable_attributes,
-            ranking_rules,
-            stop_words,
-            synonyms,
-            distinct_attribute,
-            typo_tolerance,
-            faceting,
-            pagination,
-            ..
-        } = self;
-
-        Settings {
-            displayed_attributes,
-            searchable_attributes,
-            filterable_attributes,
-            sortable_attributes,
-            ranking_rules,
-            stop_words,
-            synonyms,
-            distinct_attribute,
-            typo_tolerance,
-            faceting,
-            pagination,
-            _kind: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl Settings<Unchecked> {
-    pub fn check(self) -> Settings<Checked> {
-        let displayed_attributes = match self.displayed_attributes {
-            Setting::Set(fields) => {
-                if fields.iter().any(|f| f == "*") {
-                    Setting::Reset
-                } else {
-                    Setting::Set(fields)
-                }
+pub fn map_searchable_or_displayed_attributes(
+    setting: Setting<Vec<String>>,
+) -> Setting<Vec<String>> {
+    match setting {
+        Setting::Set(fields) => {
+            if fields.iter().any(|f| f == "*") {
+                Setting::Reset
+            } else {
+                Setting::Set(fields)
             }
-            otherwise => otherwise,
-        };
-
-        let searchable_attributes = match self.searchable_attributes {
-            Setting::Set(fields) => {
-                if fields.iter().any(|f| f == "*") {
-                    Setting::Reset
-                } else {
-                    Setting::Set(fields)
-                }
-            }
-            otherwise => otherwise,
-        };
-
-        Settings {
-            displayed_attributes,
-            searchable_attributes,
-            filterable_attributes: self.filterable_attributes,
-            sortable_attributes: self.sortable_attributes,
-            ranking_rules: self.ranking_rules,
-            stop_words: self.stop_words,
-            synonyms: self.synonyms,
-            distinct_attribute: self.distinct_attribute,
-            typo_tolerance: self.typo_tolerance,
-            faceting: self.faceting,
-            pagination: self.pagination,
-            _kind: PhantomData,
         }
+        otherwise => otherwise,
     }
 }
 
@@ -362,7 +277,7 @@ impl Index {
         Ok(addition)
     }
 
-    pub fn update_settings(&self, settings: &Settings<Checked>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn update_settings(&self, settings: &Settings) -> Result<()> {
         // We must use the write transaction of the update here.
         let mut txn = self.write_txn()?;
         let mut builder =
@@ -378,10 +293,7 @@ impl Index {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn apply_settings_to_builder(
-    settings: &Settings<Checked>,
-    builder: &mut milli::update::Settings,
-) {
+pub fn apply_settings_to_builder(settings: &Settings, builder: &mut milli::update::Settings) {
     match settings.searchable_attributes {
         Setting::Set(ref names) => builder.set_searchable_fields(names.clone()),
         Setting::Reset => builder.reset_searchable_fields(),
@@ -537,7 +449,6 @@ pub(crate) mod test {
             typo_tolerance: Setting::NotSet,
             faceting: Setting::NotSet,
             pagination: Setting::NotSet,
-            _kind: PhantomData::<Unchecked>,
         };
 
         let checked = settings.clone().check();
@@ -561,7 +472,6 @@ pub(crate) mod test {
             typo_tolerance: Setting::NotSet,
             faceting: Setting::NotSet,
             pagination: Setting::NotSet,
-            _kind: PhantomData::<Unchecked>,
         };
 
         let checked = settings.check();
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index 88782c5ea..4fddc12fe 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::document_formats::{read_csv, read_json, read_ndjson};
 use crate::dump::{self, load_dump, DumpHandler};
-use crate::index::{
-    Checked, Document, IndexMeta, IndexStats, SearchQuery, SearchResult, Settings, Unchecked,
-};
+use crate::index::{Document, IndexMeta, IndexStats, SearchQuery, SearchResult, Settings};
 use crate::index_resolver::error::IndexResolverError;
 use crate::options::{IndexerOpts, SchedulerConfig};
 use crate::snapshot::{load_snapshot, SnapshotService};
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ pub enum Update {
     DeleteDocuments(Vec<String>),
     ClearDocuments,
     Settings {
-        settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+        settings: Settings,
         /// Indicates whether the update was a deletion
         is_deletion: bool,
         allow_index_creation: bool,
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ where
         Ok(ret)
     }
 
-    pub async fn settings(&self, uid: String) -> Result<Settings<Checked>> {
+    pub async fn settings(&self, uid: String) -> Result<Settings> {
         let index = self.index_resolver.get_index(uid).await?;
         let settings = spawn_blocking(move || index.settings()).await??;
         Ok(settings)
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_resolver/mod.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_resolver/mod.rs
index 686a549b9..035a4db9a 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_resolver/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_resolver/mod.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ mod real {
                     };
 
                     let settings = settings.clone();
-                    spawn_blocking(move || index.update_settings(&settings.check())).await??;
+                    spawn_blocking(move || index.update_settings(&settings)).await??;
 
                     Ok(TaskResult::Other)
                 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task.rs
index 42f75834f..9840fa623 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/tasks/task.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::batch::BatchId;
-use crate::index::{Settings, Unchecked};
+use crate::index::Settings;
 
 pub type TaskId = u32;
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub enum TaskContent {
     },
     SettingsUpdate {
         index_uid: IndexUid,
-        settings: Settings<Unchecked>,
+        settings: Settings,
         /// Indicates whether the task was a deletion
         is_deletion: bool,
         allow_index_creation: bool,