diff --git a/lib/document.js b/lib/document.js
index 870a20261d1..b9f39a82c12 100644
--- a/lib/document.js
+++ b/lib/document.js
@@ -767,15 +767,14 @@ function init(self, obj, doc, opts, prefix) {
       }
     } else {
       // Retain order when overwriting defaults
-      if (doc.hasOwnProperty(i) && obj[i] !== void 0) {
+      if (doc.hasOwnProperty(i) && obj[i] !== void 0 && !opts.hydratedPopulatedDocs) {
         delete doc[i];
       }
       if (obj[i] === null) {
         doc[i] = schemaType._castNullish(null);
       } else if (obj[i] !== undefined) {
         const wasPopulated = obj[i].$__ == null ? null : obj[i].$__.wasPopulated;
-
-        if (schemaType && !wasPopulated) {
+        if ((schemaType && !wasPopulated) && !opts.hydratedPopulatedDocs) {
           try {
             if (opts && opts.setters) {
               // Call applySetters with `init = false` because otherwise setters are a noop
diff --git a/test/model.hydrate.test.js b/test/model.hydrate.test.js
index 9e4e9ce3d40..51358f08aa9 100644
--- a/test/model.hydrate.test.js
+++ b/test/model.hydrate.test.js
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ describe('model', function() {
       const company = { _id: new mongoose.Types.ObjectId(), name: 'Booster', users: [users[0]] };
 
       const C = Company.hydrate(company, null, { hydratedPopulatedDocs: true });
-      console.log('what is C', C);
       assert.equal(C.users[0].name, 'Val');
     });
   });