diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
index 59f7a4db0..bbcb21ff5 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
@@ -9,9 +9,22 @@ open! IStd
 
 (** Module for the checks called by Eradicate. *)
 
+(* TODO(T54088319) get rid of annotation_deprecated:
+  - move all usages related to nullability to nullsafe_type
+  - introduce "field flags" and move all other usages to this dedicated datatype
+  *)
+type field_type = {annotation_deprecated: Annot.Item.t; nullsafe_type: NullsafeType.t}
+
 let get_field_annotation tenv fn typ =
   let lookup = Tenv.lookup tenv in
-  Typ.Struct.get_field_type_and_annotation ~lookup fn typ
+  let type_and_annotation_to_field_type (typ, annotation) =
+    { annotation_deprecated= annotation
+    ; nullsafe_type=
+        NullsafeType.{nullability= NullsafeType.nullability_of_annot_item annotation; typ} }
+  in
+  Option.map
+    (Typ.Struct.get_field_type_and_annotation ~lookup fn typ)
+    ~f:type_and_annotation_to_field_type
 
 
 let report_error tenv = TypeErr.report_error tenv (EradicateCheckers.report_error tenv)
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ let check_nonzero tenv find_canonical_duplicate =
 
 (** Check an assignment to a field. *)
 let check_field_assignment tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pdesc node instr_ref typestate
-    exp_lhs exp_rhs typ loc fname t_ia_opt typecheck_expr : unit =
+    exp_lhs exp_rhs typ loc fname field_type_opt typecheck_expr : unit =
   let curr_pname = Procdesc.get_proc_name curr_pdesc in
   let curr_pattrs = Procdesc.get_attributes curr_pdesc in
   let t_lhs, ta_lhs, _ =
@@ -135,9 +148,9 @@ let check_field_assignment tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pdesc node instr_r
       loc
   in
   let field_is_injector_readwrite () =
-    match t_ia_opt with
-    | Some (_, ia) ->
-        Annotations.ia_is_field_injector_readwrite ia
+    match field_type_opt with
+    | Some {annotation_deprecated} ->
+        Annotations.ia_is_field_injector_readwrite annotation_deprecated
     | _ ->
         false
   in
@@ -171,7 +184,11 @@ let check_constructor_initialization tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pname cu
       | Some {fields} ->
           let do_field (fn, ft, _) =
             let annotated_with f =
-              match get_field_annotation tenv fn ts with None -> false | Some (_, ia) -> f ia
+              match get_field_annotation tenv fn ts with
+              | None ->
+                  false
+              | Some {annotation_deprecated} ->
+                  f annotation_deprecated
             in
             let nullable_annotated = annotated_with Annotations.ia_is_nullable in
             let injector_readonly_annotated =
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
index 4c877ce23..7579d7d0f 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ let rec typecheck_expr find_canonical_duplicate visited checks tenv node instr_r
       let exp_origin = TypeAnnotation.get_origin ta in
       let tr_new =
         match EradicateChecks.get_field_annotation tenv fn typ with
-        | Some (t, ia) ->
-            ( t
-            , TypeAnnotation.from_item_annotation ia (TypeOrigin.Field (exp_origin, fn, loc))
+        | Some EradicateChecks.{nullsafe_type; annotation_deprecated} ->
+            ( nullsafe_type.typ
+            , TypeAnnotation.from_item_annotation annotation_deprecated
+                (TypeOrigin.Field (exp_origin, fn, loc))
             , locs' )
         | None ->
             tr_default
@@ -225,10 +226,11 @@ let typecheck_instr tenv calls_this checks (node : Procdesc.Node.t) idenv curr_p
           typestate
       | _ -> (
         match EradicateChecks.get_field_annotation tenv fn typ with
-        | Some (t, ia) ->
+        | Some EradicateChecks.{nullsafe_type; annotation_deprecated} ->
             let range =
-              ( t
-              , TypeAnnotation.from_item_annotation ia (TypeOrigin.Field (origin, fn, loc))
+              ( nullsafe_type.typ
+              , TypeAnnotation.from_item_annotation annotation_deprecated
+                  (TypeOrigin.Field (origin, fn, loc))
               , [loc] )
             in
             TypeState.add pvar range typestate
@@ -434,10 +436,10 @@ let typecheck_instr tenv calls_this checks (node : Procdesc.Node.t) idenv curr_p
       let check_field_assign () =
         match e1 with
         | Exp.Lfield (_, fn, f_typ) ->
-            let t_ia_opt = EradicateChecks.get_field_annotation tenv fn f_typ in
+            let field_type_opt = EradicateChecks.get_field_annotation tenv fn f_typ in
             if checks.eradicate then
               EradicateChecks.check_field_assignment tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pdesc node
-                instr_ref typestate1 e1' e2 typ loc fn t_ia_opt
+                instr_ref typestate1 e1' e2 typ loc fn field_type_opt
                 (typecheck_expr find_canonical_duplicate calls_this checks tenv)
         | _ ->
             ()