diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-kids-build.md b/.changeset/quiet-kids-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c9920369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-kids-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"inngest": patch
+---
+
+Revert not allowing objectish (`[]`) values in `event.data`
diff --git a/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.test.ts b/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.test.ts
index f238c55a1..7289f8927 100644
--- a/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.test.ts
+++ b/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.test.ts
@@ -144,13 +144,6 @@ describe("EventSchemas", () => {
       }>();
     });
 
-    test("cannot set objectish type for data", () => {
-      // @ts-expect-error Data must be object type or any
-      new EventSchemas().fromRecord<{
-        "test.event": { data: [] };
-      }>();
-    });
-
     test("can set event with matching 'name'", () => {
       const schemas = new EventSchemas().fromRecord<{
         "test.event": { name: "test.event"; data: { foo: string } };
diff --git a/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.ts b/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.ts
index 4b79e8e0b..031b210a6 100644
--- a/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.ts
+++ b/packages/inngest/src/components/EventSchemas.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import {
 export type StandardEventSchema = {
   name?: string;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  data?: Record<string, any>;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  user?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  user?: Record<string, any>;
 };
 
 /**