diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2351.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2351.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be7d60298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2351.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: Singleton beans use a JsonCreator with mode=PROPERTIES
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/conjure-java/pull/2351
diff --git a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
index c9b52ee28..8955b249e 100644
--- a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
+++ b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public String toString() {
         return "EmptyObjectExample{}";
     }
 
-    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.DELEGATING)
+    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.PROPERTIES)
     public static EmptyObjectExample of() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
diff --git a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/strict/EmptyObjectNotStrict.java b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/strict/EmptyObjectNotStrict.java
index c6bb919b6..9bffd3e06 100644
--- a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/strict/EmptyObjectNotStrict.java
+++ b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/com/palantir/strict/EmptyObjectNotStrict.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public String toString() {
         return "EmptyObjectNotStrict{}";
     }
 
-    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.DELEGATING)
+    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.PROPERTIES)
     public static EmptyObjectNotStrict of() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
diff --git a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/test/prefix/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/test/prefix/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
index 35a0b78a2..2bd254e1b 100644
--- a/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/test/prefix/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
+++ b/conjure-java-core/src/integrationInput/java/test/prefix/com/palantir/product/EmptyObjectExample.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public String toString() {
         return "EmptyObjectExample{}";
     }
 
-    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.DELEGATING)
+    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.PROPERTIES)
     public static EmptyObjectExample of() {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
diff --git a/conjure-java-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/types/BeanGenerator.java b/conjure-java-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/types/BeanGenerator.java
index bcf20d0ed..391e6db9f 100644
--- a/conjure-java-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/types/BeanGenerator.java
+++ b/conjure-java-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/types/BeanGenerator.java
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ private static MethodSpec createStaticFactoryMethodForEmptyBean(ClassName object
         return MethodSpec.methodBuilder("of")
                 .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC, Modifier.STATIC)
                 .returns(objectClass)
-                .addAnnotation(ConjureAnnotations.delegatingJsonCreator())
+                .addAnnotation(ConjureAnnotations.propertiesJsonCreator())
                 .addCode("return $L;", SINGLETON_INSTANCE_NAME)
                 .build();
     }