diff --git a/src/services/__tests__/models/Schema.circular.test.ts b/src/services/__tests__/models/Schema.circular.test.ts
index e84bf16034..7954e96d39 100644
--- a/src/services/__tests__/models/Schema.circular.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/__tests__/models/Schema.circular.test.ts
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ describe('Models', () => {
                 friend: <object> !circular
                 petType*: <string>
                 packSize: <integer>
-      `);
+`);
     });
 
     test('should detect and recursion with nested oneOf', () => {
@@ -595,5 +595,65 @@ describe('Models', () => {
                 Tag -> <object> !circular
       `);
     });
+
+    test('should not use discriminator for direct schemas refs in oneOf/anyOf', () => {
+      const spec = parseYaml(outdent`
+      openapi: 3.0.0
+      components:
+        schemas:
+          Parent:
+            type: object
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                foo: '#/components/schemas/Foo'
+                bar: '#/components/schemas/Bar'
+                baz: '#/components/schemas/Baz'
+            properties:
+              type:
+                type: string
+          Foo:
+            allOf:
+              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parent'
+              - type: object
+          Bar:
+            allOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parent'
+            - type: object
+          Baz:
+            allOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parent'
+            - type: object
+              properties:
+                nested:
+                  anyOf:
+                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Foo'
+                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Bar'
+
+      `) as any;
+
+      parser = new OpenAPIParser(spec, undefined, opts);
+      const schema = new SchemaModel(
+        parser,
+        spec.components.schemas.Parent,
+        '#/components/schemas/Parent',
+        opts,
+      );
+
+      expect(printSchema(schema, circularDetailsPrinter)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        oneOf
+          foo ->
+            type: <string>
+          bar ->
+            type: <string>
+          baz ->
+            type: <string>
+            nested: oneOf
+                Foo ->
+                  type: <string>
+                Bar ->
+                  type: <string>
+        `);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/services/models/Schema.ts b/src/services/models/Schema.ts
index 7ad20821c2..42a6b6336d 100644
--- a/src/services/models/Schema.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/Schema.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ export class SchemaModel {
           ...merged,
           title,
           allOf: [{ ...this.schema, oneOf: undefined, anyOf: undefined }],
+          // if specific child schemas are listed in oneOf/anyOf, they are not supposed to be discriminated
+          discriminator: derefVariant.allOf ? undefined : merged.discriminator,
         } as OpenAPISchema,
         variant.$ref || this.pointer + '/oneOf/' + idx,
         this.options,