diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime/actor.ts b/packages/core/src/runtime/actor.ts
index cffddda..91046e0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime/actor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime/actor.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class Turn {
         this.enqueue(this.activeFacet.actor.root, () => this.activeFacet.actor._terminateWith({ ok: false, err }));
     }
 
-    field<V extends Value<T>, T = Ref>(initial: V, name?: string): Field<V, T> {
+    field<V>(initial: V, name?: string): Field<V> {
         return new Field(this.activeFacet.actor.dataflowGraph, initial, name);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime/dataflow.ts b/packages/core/src/runtime/dataflow.ts
index bb1aec7..28420fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime/dataflow.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime/dataflow.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export abstract class TypedCell<V> extends Cell {
     abstract valuesEqual(v1: V, v2: V): boolean;
 }
 
-export class Field<V extends Value<T>, T = Ref> extends TypedCell<V> {
+export class Field<V> extends TypedCell<V> {
     readonly name: string | undefined;
 
     constructor(graph: ObservingGraph<Cell>, initial: V, name?: string) {