diff --git a/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/CollectionComponent.ts b/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/CollectionComponent.ts
index f12374076..a32dacea7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/CollectionComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/CollectionComponent.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ import { ObjectAny } from '../../../common';
 import EditorModel from '../../../editor/model/Editor';
 import { keyCollectionsStateMap } from '../../../dom_components/model/Component';
 import { CollectionComponentDefinition, CollectionDefinition, CollectionState, CollectionsStateMap } from './types';
-import { keyCollectionDefinition, keyInnerCollectionState, CollectionComponentType } from './constants';
+import {
+  keyCollectionDefinition,
+  keyInnerCollectionState,
+  CollectionComponentType,
+  keyIsCollectionItem,
+} from './constants';
 import DynamicVariableListenerManager from '../DataVariableListenerManager';
 
 export default class CollectionComponent extends Component {
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ function getCollectionItems(
         {
           ...block,
           [keyCollectionsStateMap]: collectionsStateMap,
-          isCollectionItem: true,
+          [keyIsCollectionItem]: true,
           draggable: false,
           deepPropagate: [setCollectionStateMap(collectionsStateMap)],
         },
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ function getCollectionItems(
 
 function setCollectionStateMap(collectionsStateMap: CollectionsStateMap) {
   return (cmp: Component) => {
-    cmp.set('isCollectionItem', true);
+    cmp.set(keyIsCollectionItem, true);
     cmp.set(keyCollectionsStateMap, collectionsStateMap);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/constants.ts b/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/constants.ts
index adf3b232c..c4db44134 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/data_sources/model/collection_component/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const CollectionComponentType = 'collection-component';
 export const keyCollectionDefinition = 'collectionDefinition';
 export const keyInnerCollectionState = 'innerCollectionState';
+export const keyIsCollectionItem = '__is_collection_item';
 export const CollectionVariableType = 'parent-collection-variable';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Component.ts b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Component.ts
index 83e18af7a..1512deb9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Component.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/Component.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import {
 } from './SymbolUtils';
 import { ComponentDynamicValueWatcher } from './ComponentDynamicValueWatcher';
 import { DynamicWatchersOptions } from './DynamicValueWatcher';
+import { keyIsCollectionItem } from '../../data_sources/model/collection_component/constants';
 
 export interface IComponent extends ExtractMethods<Component> {}
 export interface SetAttrOptions extends SetOptions, UpdateStyleOptions, DynamicWatchersOptions {}
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ export const keySymbolOvrd = '__symbol_ovrd';
 export const keyUpdate = ComponentsEvents.update;
 export const keyUpdateInside = ComponentsEvents.updateInside;
 export const keyCollectionsStateMap = '__collections_state_map';
-export const keyIsCollectionItem = '__is_collection_item';
 
 /**
  * The Component object represents a single node of our template structure, so when you update its properties the changes are
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ export default class Component extends StyleableModel<ComponentProperties> {
    * @ts-ignore */
   collection!: Components;
   componentDVListener: ComponentDynamicValueWatcher;
-  initialParent?: Component;
   accumulatedPropagatedProps: DeepPropagationArray = [];
 
   constructor(props: ComponentProperties = {}, opt: ComponentOptions) {
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ export default class Component extends StyleableModel<ComponentProperties> {
       return collectionStateMapProp;
     }
 
-    const parent = this.parent() || this.opt.parent;
+    const parent = this.parent();
     return parent?.getCollectionStateMap() || {};
   }
 
@@ -1144,7 +1143,6 @@ export default class Component extends StyleableModel<ComponentProperties> {
    * // -> Component
    */
   parent(opts: any = {}): Component | undefined {
-    if (!this.collection && this.initialParent) return this.initialParent;
     const coll = this.collection || (opts.prev && this.prevColl);
     return coll ? coll.parent : undefined;
   }
@@ -1632,12 +1630,12 @@ export default class Component extends StyleableModel<ComponentProperties> {
     delete obj.open; // used in Layers
     delete obj._undoexc;
     delete obj.delegate;
-    if (this.get('isCollectionItem')) {
+    if (this.get(keyIsCollectionItem)) {
       delete obj[keySymbol];
       delete obj[keySymbolOvrd];
       delete obj[keySymbols];
       delete obj[keyCollectionsStateMap];
-      delete obj['isCollectionItem'];
+      delete obj[keyIsCollectionItem];
       delete obj.attributes.id;
       obj['components'] = this.components()
         .toArray()
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/ComponentDynamicValueWatcher.ts b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/ComponentDynamicValueWatcher.ts
index d5c8836de..0eb08228b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/ComponentDynamicValueWatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/ComponentDynamicValueWatcher.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ObjectAny } from '../../common';
-import { CollectionVariableType } from '../../data_sources/model/collection_component/constants';
+import { CollectionVariableType, keyIsCollectionItem } from '../../data_sources/model/collection_component/constants';
 import { CollectionsStateMap } from '../../data_sources/model/collection_component/types';
 import EditorModel from '../../editor/model/Editor';
 import Component, { keyCollectionsStateMap } from './Component';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class ComponentDynamicValueWatcher {
   }
 
   private updateSymbolOverride() {
-    if (!this.component || !this.component.get('isCollectionItem')) return;
+    if (!this.component || !this.component.get(keyIsCollectionItem)) return;
 
     const keys = this.propertyWatcher.getDynamicValuesOfType(CollectionVariableType);
     const attributesKeys = this.attributeWatcher.getDynamicValuesOfType(CollectionVariableType);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/types.ts b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/types.ts
index a669c9b83..c36911b92 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom_components/model/types.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,4 @@ export interface ComponentOptions {
   frame?: Frame;
   temporary?: boolean;
   avoidChildren?: boolean;
-  collectionsStateMap?: CollectionsStateMap;
-  isCollectionItem?: boolean;
-  parent?: Component;
 }