diff --git a/packages/amplify-category-api/src/graphql-transformer/transformer-options-v2.ts b/packages/amplify-category-api/src/graphql-transformer/transformer-options-v2.ts
index bfee67b16c..37367c8c19 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-category-api/src/graphql-transformer/transformer-options-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-category-api/src/graphql-transformer/transformer-options-v2.ts
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     allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: false,
     replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: false,
+    allowGen1Patterns: false,
   };
 };
 
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diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/API.md b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/API.md
index 65c2f02b70..c9bf8c1709 100644
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@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ export interface OptimisticConflictResolutionStrategy extends ConflictResolution
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     readonly disableResolverDeduping?: boolean;
     readonly enableAutoIndexQueryNames?: boolean;
     readonly enableSearchNodeToNodeEncryption?: boolean;
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     readonly disableResolverDeduping: boolean;
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       }
     },
     "coverageReporters": [
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/__tests__/__functional__/disable-gen1-patterns.test.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/__tests__/__functional__/disable-gen1-patterns.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56e167be5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/__tests__/__functional__/disable-gen1-patterns.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
+import { Bucket } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
+import { AmplifyGraphqlApi } from '../../amplify-graphql-api';
+import { AmplifyGraphqlDefinition } from '../../amplify-graphql-definition';
+
+/**
+ * Utility to test if schema is valid when gen 1 patterns are disabled
+ * @param schema schema to test
+ * @param allowGen1Patterns if gen 1 patterns are allowed.
+ */
+const verifySchema = (schema: string, allowGen1Patterns: boolean): void => {
+  const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+  new AmplifyGraphqlApi(stack, 'TestApi', {
+    definition: AmplifyGraphqlDefinition.fromString(schema),
+    authorizationModes: {
+      apiKeyConfig: { expires: cdk.Duration.days(7) },
+    },
+    translationBehavior: {
+      _allowGen1Patterns: allowGen1Patterns,
+    },
+  });
+  Template.fromStack(stack);
+};
+
+describe('_allowGen1Patterns', () => {
+  test('defaults to allow', () => {
+    const schema = `
+      type Post @model {
+        tags: [Tag] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+      }
+
+      type Tag @model {
+        posts: [Post] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+      }
+    `;
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    expect(
+      () =>
+        new AmplifyGraphqlApi(stack, 'TestApi', {
+          definition: AmplifyGraphqlDefinition.fromString(schema),
+          authorizationModes: {
+            apiKeyConfig: { expires: cdk.Duration.days(7) },
+          },
+        }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  describe('_allowGen1Patterns: true', () => {
+    test('allows @manyToMany', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              tags: [Tag] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+            }
+
+            type Tag @model {
+              posts: [Post] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows @searchable', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model @searchable {
+              title: String
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows @predictions', () => {
+      const schema = `
+        type Query {
+          recognizeLabelsFromImage: [String] @predictions(actions: [identifyLabels])
+        }
+      `;
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+      expect(
+        () =>
+          new AmplifyGraphqlApi(stack, 'TestApi', {
+            definition: AmplifyGraphqlDefinition.fromString(schema),
+            authorizationModes: {
+              apiKeyConfig: { expires: cdk.Duration.days(7) },
+            },
+            translationBehavior: {
+              _allowGen1Patterns: true,
+            },
+            predictionsBucket: new Bucket(stack, 'myfakebucket'),
+          }),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows fields on @belongsTo', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              authorID: ID
+              author: Author @belongsTo(fields: ["authorID"])
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows fields on @hasMany', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              postID: ID
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany(fields: ["postID"])
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows fields on @hasOne', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Profile @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              profileID: ID
+              profile: Profile @hasOne(fields: ["profileID"])
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows required @belongsTo fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author! @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows required @hasMany fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post]! @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    test('allows required @hasOne fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Profile @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              profile: Profile! @hasOne
+            }
+          `,
+          true,
+        ),
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('_allowGen1Patterns: false', () => {
+    test('does not allow @manyToMany', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              tags: [Tag] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+            }
+
+            type Tag @model {
+              posts: [Post] @manyToMany(relationName: "PostTags")
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('Unknown directive "@manyToMany".');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow @searchable', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model @searchable {
+              title: String
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('Unknown directive "@searchable".');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow @predictions', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Query {
+              recognizeLabelsFromImage: [String] @predictions(actions: [identifyLabels])
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('Unknown directive "@predictions".');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow fields on @belongsTo', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              authorID: ID
+              author: Author @belongsTo(fields: ["authorID"])
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('fields argument on @belongsTo is disallowed. Modify Post.author to use references instead.');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow fields on @hasMany', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              postID: ID
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany(fields: ["postID"])
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('fields argument on @hasMany is disallowed. Modify Author.posts to use references instead.');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow fields on @hasOne', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Profile @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              profileID: ID
+              profile: Profile @hasOne(fields: ["profileID"])
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('fields argument on @hasOne is disallowed. Modify Author.profile to use references instead.');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow required @belongsTo fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author! @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post] @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('@belongsTo cannot be used on required fields. Modify Post.author to be optional.');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow required @hasMany fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Post @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              posts: [Post]! @hasMany
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('@hasMany cannot be used on required fields. Modify Author.posts to be optional.');
+    });
+
+    test('does not allow required @hasOne fields', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifySchema(
+          `
+            type Profile @model {
+              author: Author @belongsTo
+            }
+
+            type Author @model {
+              profile: Profile! @hasOne
+            }
+          `,
+          false,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow('@hasOne cannot be used on required fields. Modify Author.profile to be optional.');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/amplify-graphql-api.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/amplify-graphql-api.ts
index a5cc95aa48..343b878fda 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/amplify-graphql-api.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/amplify-graphql-api.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { ExecuteTransformConfig, executeTransform } from '@aws-amplify/graphql-transformer';
 import { NestedStack, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import { AttributionMetadataStorage, StackMetadataBackendOutputStorageStrategy } from '@aws-amplify/backend-output-storage';
+import { TransformParameters } from '@aws-amplify/graphql-transformer-interfaces';
 import { graphqlOutputKey } from '@aws-amplify/backend-output-schemas';
 import type { GraphqlOutput, AwsAppsyncAuthenticationType } from '@aws-amplify/backend-output-schemas';
 import {
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ export class AmplifyGraphqlApi extends Construct {
 
     const assetProvider = new AssetProvider(this);
 
+    const mergedTranslationBehavior = {
+      ...defaultTranslationBehavior,
+      ...(translationBehavior ?? {}),
+    };
+    const transformParameters: TransformParameters = {
+      ...mergedTranslationBehavior,
+      allowGen1Patterns: mergedTranslationBehavior._allowGen1Patterns,
+    };
     const executeTransformConfig: ExecuteTransformConfig = {
       scope: this,
       nestedStackProvider: {
@@ -204,14 +213,12 @@ export class AmplifyGraphqlApi extends Construct {
           ...definition.referencedLambdaFunctions,
           ...functionNameMap,
         },
+        allowGen1Patterns: transformParameters.allowGen1Patterns,
       },
       authConfig,
       stackMapping: stackMappings ?? {},
       resolverConfig: this.dataStoreConfiguration ? convertToResolverConfig(this.dataStoreConfiguration) : undefined,
-      transformParameters: {
-        ...defaultTranslationBehavior,
-        ...(translationBehavior ?? {}),
-      },
+      transformParameters,
       // CDK construct uses a custom resource. We'll define this explicitly here to remind ourselves that this value is unused in the CDK
       // construct flow
       rdsLayerMapping: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/internal/default-parameters.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/internal/default-parameters.ts
index 5b3b780219..fe2c7a3084 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/internal/default-parameters.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/internal/default-parameters.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ export const defaultTranslationBehavior: TranslationBehavior = {
   enableTransformerCfnOutputs: false,
   allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: false,
   replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: false,
+  _allowGen1Patterns: true,
 };
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/types.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/types.ts
index d58b6d9f48..9f066889dd 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-api-construct/src/types.ts
@@ -496,6 +496,23 @@ export interface TranslationBehavior {
    * @experimental
    */
   readonly replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * When disabled usage of Gen 1 patterns will result in an error thrown.
+   *
+   * Gen 1 Patterns that will be disabled when set to false:
+   * - Use of @manyToMany
+   * - Use of @searchable
+   * - Use of @predictions
+   * - Use of fields argument on @hasOne, @hasMany, and @belongsTo.
+   * - Use of @hasOne, @hasMany, and @belongsTo on required fields.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   * @internal
+   * Warning: Although this has `public` access, it is intended for internal use and should not be used directly.
+   * The behavior of this may change without warning.
+   */
+  readonly _allowGen1Patterns: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -604,6 +621,23 @@ export interface PartialTranslationBehavior {
    * @experimental
    */
   readonly replaceTableUponGsiUpdate?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * When disabled usage of Gen 1 patterns will result in an error thrown.
+   *
+   * Gen 1 Patterns that will be disabled when set to false:
+   * - Use of @manyToMany
+   * - Use of @searchable
+   * - Use of @predictions
+   * - Use of fields argument on @hasOne, @hasMany, and @belongsTo.
+   * - Use of @hasOne, @hasMany, and @belongsTo on required fields.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   * @internal
+   * Warning: Although this has `public` access, it is intended for internal use and should not be used directly.
+   * The behavior of this may change without warning.
+   */
+  readonly _allowGen1Patterns?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-belongs-to-transformer.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-belongs-to-transformer.ts
index c144c58f87..23f212cd22 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-belongs-to-transformer.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-belongs-to-transformer.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   InterfaceTypeDefinitionNode,
   NamedTypeNode,
   ObjectTypeDefinitionNode,
+  Kind,
 } from 'graphql';
 import { getBaseType, isListType, isNonNullType, makeField, makeNamedType, makeNonNullType } from 'graphql-transformer-common';
 import produce from 'immer';
@@ -158,6 +159,20 @@ export class BelongsToTransformer extends TransformerPluginBase {
 
 const validate = (config: BelongsToDirectiveConfiguration, ctx: TransformerContextProvider): void => {
   const { field, object } = config;
+  if (!ctx.transformParameters.allowGen1Patterns) {
+    const modelName = object.name.value;
+    const fieldName = field.name.value;
+    if (field.type.kind === Kind.NON_NULL_TYPE) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `@${BelongsToDirective.name} cannot be used on required fields. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to be optional.`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (config.fields) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `fields argument on @${BelongsToDirective.name} is disallowed. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to use references instead.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
   let dbType: ModelDataSourceStrategyDbType;
   try {
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-many-transformer.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-many-transformer.ts
index bbf0ecc503..a659ac2376 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-many-transformer.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-many-transformer.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   NamedTypeNode,
   ObjectTypeDefinitionNode,
   ObjectTypeExtensionNode,
+  Kind,
 } from 'graphql';
 import { getBaseType, isListType, isNonNullType, makeField, makeNamedType, makeNonNullType } from 'graphql-transformer-common';
 import produce from 'immer';
@@ -157,7 +158,21 @@ export class HasManyTransformer extends TransformerPluginBase {
 }
 
 const validate = (config: HasManyDirectiveConfiguration, ctx: TransformerContextProvider): void => {
-  const { field } = config;
+  const { field, object } = config;
+  if (!ctx.transformParameters.allowGen1Patterns) {
+    const modelName = object.name.value;
+    const fieldName = field.name.value;
+    if (field.type.kind === Kind.NON_NULL_TYPE) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `@${HasManyDirective.name} cannot be used on required fields. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to be optional.`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (config.fields) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `fields argument on @${HasManyDirective.name} is disallowed. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to use references instead.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
   if (!isListType(field.type)) {
     throw new InvalidDirectiveError(`@${HasManyDirective.name} must be used with a list. Use @hasOne for non-list types.`);
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-one-transformer.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-one-transformer.ts
index a778825d59..c4b1bde544 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-one-transformer.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-relational-transformer/src/graphql-has-one-transformer.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   InterfaceTypeDefinitionNode,
   NamedTypeNode,
   ObjectTypeDefinitionNode,
+  Kind,
 } from 'graphql';
 import {
   getBaseType,
@@ -185,7 +186,21 @@ export class HasOneTransformer extends TransformerPluginBase {
 }
 
 const validate = (config: HasOneDirectiveConfiguration, ctx: TransformerContextProvider): void => {
-  const { field } = config;
+  const { field, object } = config;
+  if (!ctx.transformParameters.allowGen1Patterns) {
+    const modelName = object.name.value;
+    const fieldName = field.name.value;
+    if (field.type.kind === Kind.NON_NULL_TYPE) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `@${HasOneDirective.name} cannot be used on required fields. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to be optional.`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (config.fields) {
+      throw new InvalidDirectiveError(
+        `fields argument on @${HasOneDirective.name} is disallowed. Modify ${modelName}.${fieldName} to use references instead.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
   let dbType: ModelDataSourceStrategyDbType;
   try {
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
index a73e90539b..f40c7ee1fb 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-core/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const defaultTransformParameters: TransformParameters = {
   sandboxModeEnabled: false,
   allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: false,
   replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: false,
+  allowGen1Patterns: true,
 
   // Auth Params
   useSubUsernameForDefaultIdentityClaim: true,
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/API.md b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/API.md
index e2c537d77f..97195a5c56 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/API.md
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/API.md
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ export type TransformParameters = {
     sandboxModeEnabled: boolean;
     allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: boolean;
     replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: boolean;
+    allowGen1Patterns: boolean;
     useSubUsernameForDefaultIdentityClaim: boolean;
     populateOwnerFieldForStaticGroupAuth: boolean;
     suppressApiKeyGeneration: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
index af1eaffcdf..6f82377918 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer-interfaces/src/transformer-context/transform-parameters.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type TransformParameters = {
   sandboxModeEnabled: boolean;
   allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: boolean;
   replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: boolean;
+  allowGen1Patterns: boolean;
 
   // Auth Params
   useSubUsernameForDefaultIdentityClaim: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/API.md b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/API.md
index 01a514a4ef..d8e628ddcf 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/API.md
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/API.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export type TransformerFactoryArgs = {
     storageConfig?: any;
     customTransformers?: TransformerPluginProvider[];
     functionNameMap?: Record<string, IFunction>;
+    allowGen1Patterns?: boolean;
 };
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/__tests__/graphql-transformer.test.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/__tests__/graphql-transformer.test.ts
index 1829d714b3..9cd5e3c2b6 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/__tests__/graphql-transformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/__tests__/graphql-transformer.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ describe('constructTransformerChain', () => {
   it('succeeds on admin roles', () => {
     expect(constructTransformerChain().length).toEqual(numOfTransformers);
   });
+
+  it('allows gen 1 patterns by default', () => {
+    expect(constructTransformerChain().length).toEqual(numOfTransformers);
+  });
+
+  it('removes transformers not supported in gen 2', () => {
+    expect(constructTransformerChain({ allowGen1Patterns: false }).length).toEqual(numOfTransformers - 3);
+  });
 });
 
 const defaultTransformConfig: TransformConfig = {
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@ const defaultTransformConfig: TransformConfig = {
     enableTransformerCfnOutputs: true,
     allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: false,
     replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: false,
+    allowGen1Patterns: true,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/graphql-transformer.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/graphql-transformer.ts
index 563b91efdd..930a01127c 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/graphql-transformer.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-transformer/src/graphql-transformer.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export type TransformerFactoryArgs = {
   storageConfig?: any;
   customTransformers?: TransformerPluginProvider[];
   functionNameMap?: Record<string, IFunction>;
+  allowGen1Patterns?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -62,24 +63,26 @@ export const constructTransformerChain = (options?: TransformerFactoryArgs): Tra
   const indexTransformer = new IndexTransformer();
   const hasOneTransformer = new HasOneTransformer();
 
+  const allowGen1Patterns = options?.allowGen1Patterns === undefined ? true : options?.allowGen1Patterns;
+
   // The default list of transformers should match DefaultDirectives in packages/amplify-graphql-directives/src/index.ts
   return [
     modelTransformer,
     new FunctionTransformer(options?.functionNameMap),
     new HttpTransformer(),
-    new PredictionsTransformer(options?.storageConfig),
+    ...(allowGen1Patterns ? [new PredictionsTransformer(options?.storageConfig)] : []),
     new PrimaryKeyTransformer(),
     indexTransformer,
     new HasManyTransformer(),
     hasOneTransformer,
-    new ManyToManyTransformer(modelTransformer, indexTransformer, hasOneTransformer, authTransformer),
+    ...(allowGen1Patterns ? [new ManyToManyTransformer(modelTransformer, indexTransformer, hasOneTransformer, authTransformer)] : []),
     new BelongsToTransformer(),
     new DefaultValueTransformer(),
     authTransformer,
     new MapsToTransformer(),
     new SqlTransformer(),
     new RefersToTransformer(),
-    new SearchableModelTransformer(),
+    ...(allowGen1Patterns ? [new SearchableModelTransformer()] : []),
     ...(options?.customTransformers ?? []),
   ];
 };
diff --git a/packages/amplify-util-mock/src/__e2e__/utils/index.ts b/packages/amplify-util-mock/src/__e2e__/utils/index.ts
index 85c1b167bb..6d9c3709d3 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-util-mock/src/__e2e__/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-util-mock/src/__e2e__/utils/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const defaultTransformParams: Pick<ExecuteTransformConfig, 'transformersF
     enableTransformerCfnOutputs: true,
     allowDestructiveGraphqlSchemaUpdates: false,
     replaceTableUponGsiUpdate: false,
+    allowGen1Patterns: true,
   },
 };