diff --git a/backend/schema/normalise.go b/backend/schema/normalise.go
index 8cecd85cfa..af8d3245c1 100644
--- a/backend/schema/normalise.go
+++ b/backend/schema/normalise.go
@@ -4,146 +4,35 @@ import "github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal/reflect"
 
 // Normalise clones and normalises (zeroes) positional information in schema Nodes.
 func Normalise[T Node](n T) T {
-	n = reflect.DeepCopy(n)
-	var zero Position
-	var ni Node = n
-	switch c := ni.(type) {
-	case *Any:
-		c.Any = false
-		c.Pos = zero
+	ni := reflect.DeepCopy(n)
+	_ = Visit(ni, func(n Node, next func() error) error {
+		switch n := n.(type) {
+		case *Bool:
+			n.Bool = false
 
-	case *TypeParameter:
-		c.Pos = zero
+		case *Float:
+			n.Float = false
 
-	case *Unit:
-		c.Unit = true
-		c.Pos = zero
+		case *Int:
+			n.Int = false
 
-	case *Schema:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Modules = normaliseSlice(c.Modules)
+		case *String:
+			n.Str = false
 
-	case *Module:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Decls = normaliseSlice(c.Decls)
+		case *Any:
+			n.Any = false
 
-	case *Array:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Element = Normalise(c.Element)
+		case *Unit:
+			n.Unit = true
 
-	case *Bool:
-		c.Bool = false
-		c.Pos = zero
+		case *Time:
+			n.Time = false
 
-	case *Data:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.TypeParameters = normaliseSlice(c.TypeParameters)
-		c.Fields = normaliseSlice(c.Fields)
-		c.Metadata = normaliseSlice(c.Metadata)
-
-	case *Database:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Ref:
-		c.TypeParameters = normaliseSlice(c.TypeParameters)
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Enum:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		if c.Type != nil {
-			c.Type = Normalise(c.Type)
+		default: // Normally we don't default for sum types, but this is just for tests and will be immediately obvious.
 		}
-		c.Variants = normaliseSlice(c.Variants)
-
-	case *EnumVariant:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Value = Normalise(c.Value)
-
-	case *TypeValue:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Value = Normalise(c.Value)
-
-	case *Field:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Type = Normalise(c.Type)
-		c.Metadata = normaliseSlice(c.Metadata)
-
-	case *Float:
-		c.Float = false
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Int:
-		c.Int = false
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *IntValue:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Time:
-		c.Time = false
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Map:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Key = Normalise(c.Key)
-		c.Value = Normalise(c.Value)
-
-	case *String:
-		c.Str = false
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *StringValue:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Bytes:
-		c.Bytes = false
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Verb:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Request = Normalise(c.Request)
-		c.Response = Normalise(c.Response)
-		c.Metadata = normaliseSlice(c.Metadata)
-
-	case *MetadataCalls:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Calls = normaliseSlice(c.Calls)
-
-	case *MetadataDatabases:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Calls = normaliseSlice(c.Calls)
-
-	case *MetadataIngress:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Path = normaliseSlice(c.Path)
-
-	case *MetadataAlias:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Optional:
-		c.Type = Normalise(c.Type)
-
-	case *IngressPathLiteral:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *IngressPathParameter:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *MetadataCronJob:
-		c.Pos = zero
-
-	case *Config:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Type = Normalise(c.Type)
-
-	case *Secret:
-		c.Pos = zero
-		c.Type = Normalise(c.Type)
-
-	case Named, Symbol, Decl, Metadata, IngressPathComponent, Type, Value: // Can never occur in reality, but here to satisfy the sum-type check.
-		panic("??")
-	}
-	return ni.(T) //nolint:forcetypeassert
+		return next()
+	})
+	return ni //nolint:forcetypeassert
 }
 
 func normaliseSlice[T Node](in []T) []T {
diff --git a/backend/schema/schema_test.go b/backend/schema/schema_test.go
index 729f19d30b..eb8aa40498 100644
--- a/backend/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/backend/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestParserRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "%s", testSchema.String())
 	actual, err = ValidateSchema(actual)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, Normalise(testSchema), Normalise(actual))
+	assert.Equal(t, Normalise(testSchema), Normalise(actual), assert.Exclude[Position]())
 }
 
 func TestParsing(t *testing.T) {
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestParsing(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.NotZero(t, test.expected, "test.expected is nil")
 				assert.NotZero(t, test.expected.Modules, "test.expected.Modules is nil")
 				test.expected.Modules = append([]*Module{Builtins()}, test.expected.Modules...)
-				assert.Equal(t, Normalise(test.expected), Normalise(actual), assert.OmitEmpty())
+				assert.Equal(t, Normalise(test.expected), Normalise(actual), assert.OmitEmpty(), assert.Exclude[Position]())
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -431,19 +431,19 @@ func TestParseEnum(t *testing.T) {
 		Blue = "Blue"
 		Green = "Green"
 	 }
-	
+
 	 export enum ColorInt: Int {
 		Red = 0
 		Blue = 1
 		Green = 2
 	 }
-	
+
 	 enum TypeEnum {
 		A String
 		B [String]
 		C Int
 	 }
-	
+
 	 enum StringTypeEnum {
 		A String
 		B String
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func TestParseEnum(t *testing.T) {
 	actual, err := ParseModuleString("", input)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	actual = Normalise(actual)
-	assert.Equal(t, Normalise(testSchema.Modules[2]), actual)
+	assert.Equal(t, Normalise(testSchema.Modules[2]), actual, assert.Exclude[Position]())
 }
 
 var testSchema = MustValidate(&Schema{