diff --git a/lib/ash/resource.ex b/lib/ash/resource.ex
index 596a2d97..52a74a97 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource.ex
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 defmodule Ash.Resource do
-  @resource_opts_schema [
-    name: [
-      type: :string,
-      required: true,
-      doc:
-        "The name of the resource, e.g `posts` or `authors`. This will typically be the pluralized form of the type"
-    ],
-    type: [
-      type: :string,
-      required: true,
-      doc: "The type of the resource, e.g `post` or `author`. This is used throughout the system."
-    ]
-  ]
-
   @moduledoc """
   A resource is a static definition of an entity in your system.
 
   Resource DSL documentation: `Ash.Resource.DSL`
 
-  The following options apply to `use Ash.Resource, [...]`
-  #{NimbleOptions.docs(@resource_opts_schema)}
-
   For more information on the resource DSL, see `Ash.Resource.DSL`
 
   Note:
@@ -28,10 +11,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
   API and can change at any time. Instead, use the `Ash` module, for example: `Ash.type(MyResource)`
   """
 
-  @doc "The name of the resource, e.g 'posts'"
-  @callback name() :: String.t()
-  @doc "The type of the resource, e.g 'post'"
-  @callback type() :: String.t()
   @doc "A list of attribute names that make up the primary key, e.g [:class, :group]"
   @callback primary_key() :: [atom]
   @doc "A list of relationships to other resources"
@@ -49,30 +28,19 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
   @doc "A list of authorizers to be used when accessing the resource"
   @callback authorizers() :: [module]
 
-  defmacro __using__(opts) do
+  defmacro __using__(_opts) do
     quote do
       @before_compile Ash.Resource
       @behaviour Ash.Resource
 
-      opts =
-        case NimbleOptions.validate(unquote(opts), Ash.Resource.resource_opts_schema()) do
-          {:error, message} ->
-            raise Ash.Error.ResourceDslError,
-              using: __MODULE__,
-              message: message
-
-          {:ok, opts} ->
-            opts
-        end
-
-      Ash.Resource.define_resource_module_attributes(__MODULE__, opts)
+      Ash.Resource.define_resource_module_attributes(__MODULE__)
 
       use Ash.Resource.DSL
     end
   end
 
   @doc false
-  def define_resource_module_attributes(mod, opts) do
+  def define_resource_module_attributes(mod) do
     Module.register_attribute(mod, :before_compile_hooks, accumulate: true)
     Module.register_attribute(mod, :actions, accumulate: true)
     Module.register_attribute(mod, :attributes, accumulate: true)
@@ -80,17 +48,10 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
     Module.register_attribute(mod, :extensions, accumulate: true)
     Module.register_attribute(mod, :authorizers, accumulate: true)
 
-    Module.put_attribute(mod, :name, opts[:name])
-    Module.put_attribute(mod, :resource_type, opts[:type])
     Module.put_attribute(mod, :data_layer, nil)
     Module.put_attribute(mod, :description, nil)
   end
 
-  @doc false
-  def resource_opts_schema do
-    @resource_opts_schema
-  end
-
   # credo:disable-for-next-line Credo.Check.Refactor.CyclomaticComplexity
   defmacro __before_compile__(env) do
     quote do
@@ -115,11 +76,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
 
       require Ash.Schema
 
-      Ash.Schema.define_schema(@name)
-
-      def type do
-        @resource_type
-      end
+      Ash.Schema.define_schema()
 
       def relationships do
         @relationships
@@ -137,10 +94,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
         @ash_primary_key
       end
 
-      def name do
-        @name
-      end
-
       def extensions do
         @extensions
       end
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_many.ex b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_many.ex
index d7ff15fa..d4854782 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_many.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_many.ex
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasMany do
   @opt_schema [
     destination_field: [
       type: :atom,
+      required: true,
       doc:
         "The field on the related resource that should match the `source_field` on this resource. Default: [resource.name]_id"
     ],
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasMany do
           opts :: Keyword.t()
         ) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, term}
   # sobelow_skip ["DOS.BinToAtom"]
-  def new(resource, resource_type, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
+  def new(resource, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
     # Don't call functions on the resource! We don't want it to compile here
     case NimbleOptions.validate(opts, @opt_schema) do
       {:ok, opts} ->
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasMany do
            type: :has_many,
            cardinality: :many,
            destination: related_resource,
-           destination_field: opts[:destination_field] || :"#{resource_type}_id",
+           destination_field: opts[:destination_field],
            source_field: opts[:source_field],
            reverse_relationship: opts[:reverse_relationship]
          }}
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_one.ex b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_one.ex
index 7b9f3a51..1e21b5b7 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_one.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/has_one.ex
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasOne do
   @opt_schema [
     destination_field: [
       type: :atom,
+      required: true,
       doc:
         "The field on the related resource that should match the `source_field` on this resource. Default: [resource.name]_id"
     ],
@@ -50,13 +51,12 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasOne do
 
   @spec new(
           resource :: Ash.resource(),
-          resource_type :: String.t(),
           name :: atom,
           related_resource :: Ash.resource(),
           opts :: Keyword.t()
         ) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, term}
   # sobelow_skip ["DOS.BinToAtom"]
-  def new(resource, resource_type, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
+  def new(resource, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
     # Don't call functions on the resource! We don't want it to compile here
     case NimbleOptions.validate(opts, @opt_schema) do
       {:ok, opts} ->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.HasOne do
            type: :has_one,
            cardinality: :one,
            destination: related_resource,
-           destination_field: opts[:destination_field] || :"#{resource_type}_id",
+           destination_field: opts[:destination_field],
            source_field: opts[:source_field],
            reverse_relationship: opts[:reverse_relationship]
          }}
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/many_to_many.ex b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/many_to_many.ex
index 23eb0653..c14c5d11 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/many_to_many.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/many_to_many.ex
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.ManyToMany do
   @opt_schema [
     source_field_on_join_table: [
       type: :atom,
+      required: true,
       doc:
         "The field on the join table that should line up with `source_field` on this resource. Default: [resource_name]_id"
     ],
@@ -68,13 +69,12 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.ManyToMany do
 
   @spec new(
           resource :: Ash.resource(),
-          resource_name :: String.t(),
           name :: atom,
           related_resource :: Ash.resource(),
           opts :: Keyword.t()
         ) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, term}
   # sobelow_skip ["DOS.BinToAtom"]
-  def new(resource, resource_name, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
+  def new(resource, name, related_resource, opts \\ []) do
     # Don't call functions on the resource! We don't want it to compile here
     case NimbleOptions.validate(opts, @opt_schema) do
       {:ok, opts} ->
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships.ManyToMany do
            reverse_relationship: opts[:reverse_relationship],
            source_field: opts[:source_field],
            destination_field: opts[:destination_field],
-           source_field_on_join_table:
-             opts[:source_field_on_join_table] || :"#{resource_name}_id",
+           source_field_on_join_table: opts[:source_field_on_join_table],
            destination_field_on_join_table:
              opts[:destination_field_on_join_table] || :"#{name}_id"
          }}
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/relationships.ex b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/relationships.ex
index 36e768b8..4cc8ac69 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource/relationships/relationships.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource/relationships/relationships.ex
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships do
       relationship =
         HasOne.new(
           __MODULE__,
-          @resource_type,
           relationship_name,
           destination,
           opts
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships do
       relationship =
         Relationships.HasMany.new(
           __MODULE__,
-          @resource_type,
           relationship_name,
           destination,
           opts
@@ -319,7 +317,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships do
       many_to_many =
         Relationships.ManyToMany.new(
           __MODULE__,
-          @name,
           relationship_name,
           destination,
           opts
@@ -330,7 +327,6 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource.Relationships do
       has_many =
         Relationships.HasMany.new(
           __MODULE__,
-          @name,
           has_many_name,
           opts[:through],
           destination_field: opts[:source_field_on_join_table],
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource/schema.ex b/lib/ash/resource/schema.ex
index 5cda223e..a7babfb7 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource/schema.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource/schema.ex
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ defmodule Ash.Schema do
   # This defines struct representation of a resource. Data layers can rely on this
   # schema for persistence.
 
-  defmacro define_schema(name) do
+  defmacro define_schema do
     quote do
       use Ecto.Schema
       @primary_key false
 
-      schema unquote(name) do
+      schema "" do
         for attribute <- @attributes do
           read_after_writes? = attribute.generated? and is_nil(attribute.default)