diff --git a/fields/animal-type.json b/fields/animal-type.json
index 9c73568f..ad7abf68 100644
--- a/fields/animal-type.json
+++ b/fields/animal-type.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "animal-type",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Animal type",
-    "placeholder": "What kind of animal?",
+    "helperText": "What kind of animal?",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/building-type.json b/fields/building-type.json
index c0ae61d1..68763e73 100644
--- a/fields/building-type.json
+++ b/fields/building-type.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "tagKey": "building-type",
     "type": "selectOne",
     "label": "Building type",
-    "placeholder": "School/hospital/etc",
+    "helperText": "School/hospital/etc",
     "options": [
       {"label":"School", "value": "School"},
       {"label":"Hospital", "value": "Hospital"},
diff --git a/fields/items-gathered.json b/fields/items-gathered.json
index a58db6d3..567b2a20 100644
--- a/fields/items-gathered.json
+++ b/fields/items-gathered.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "gathered",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "What is gathered here?",
-    "placeholder": "e.g. firewood / medicine etc.",
+    "helperText": "e.g. firewood / medicine etc.",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/name.json b/fields/name.json
index ac6620c5..a77c8e6f 100644
--- a/fields/name.json
+++ b/fields/name.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Name",
     "universal": true,
-    "placeholder": "Common name of this place"
+    "helperText": "Common name of this place"
 }
diff --git a/fields/note.json b/fields/note.json
index 77891e10..afd6dd51 100644
--- a/fields/note.json
+++ b/fields/note.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "note",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Note",
-	"placeholder": "Stories or notes about this place",
+	"helperText": "Stories or notes about this place",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/owner.json b/fields/owner.json
index 1778c62d..222dd374 100644
--- a/fields/owner.json
+++ b/fields/owner.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "owner",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Owner",
-    "placeholder": "Owner or user of the place",
+    "helperText": "Owner or user of the place",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/palm-species.json b/fields/palm-species.json
index d453bc15..a22e887f 100644
--- a/fields/palm-species.json
+++ b/fields/palm-species.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "palm-species",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Palm species",
-    "placeholder": "What kind of palm?",
+    "helperText": "What kind of palm?",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/plant-species.json b/fields/plant-species.json
index a0a03bc9..791bf5ee 100644
--- a/fields/plant-species.json
+++ b/fields/plant-species.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "plant-species",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Plant species",
-    "placeholder": "What kind of plant?",
+    "helperText": "What kind of plant?",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/source.json b/fields/source.json
index 9bd9f72e..f0de431f 100644
--- a/fields/source.json
+++ b/fields/source.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "source",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Source",
-    "placeholder": "Source of the data",
+    "helperText": "Source of the data",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/tree-species.json b/fields/tree-species.json
index caf51cfd..b45f1cf6 100644
--- a/fields/tree-species.json
+++ b/fields/tree-species.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "tree-species",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "Tree species",
-    "placeholder": "What kind of tree?",
+    "helperText": "What kind of tree?",
     "universal": false
 }
diff --git a/fields/type.json b/fields/type.json
index 8d54e8bf..fee4a39a 100644
--- a/fields/type.json
+++ b/fields/type.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "tagKey": "path",
     "type": "text",
     "label": "What kind of path?",
-    "placeholder": "What is this path used for?",
+    "helperText": "What is this path used for?",
     "universal": false
 }