diff --git a/src/__tests__/controller.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/controller.test.tsx
index 48092e9bcf7..5cc28664272 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/controller.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/controller.test.tsx
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe('Controller', () => {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(1100);
     });
 
-    expect(validatingFields).toEqual({ test: false });
+    expect(validatingFields).toEqual({});
     expect(screen.getByText('isValidating: false')).toBeVisible();
   });
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/useForm.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/useForm.test.tsx
index 3f3299ca4fa..d512567c1e8 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/useForm.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/useForm.test.tsx
@@ -1787,7 +1787,6 @@ describe('useForm', () => {
     expect(formState.isValidating).toBe(true);
     expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({
       lastName: true,
-      firstName: false,
     });
     expect(getFieldState('lastName').isValidating).toBe(true);
     expect(getFieldState('firstName').isValidating).toBe(false);
@@ -1798,10 +1797,7 @@ describe('useForm', () => {
     });
 
     expect(formState.isValidating).toBe(false);
-    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({
-      lastName: false,
-      firstName: false,
-    });
+    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({});
     expect(getFieldState('lastName').isValidating).toBe(false);
     expect(getFieldState('firstName').isValidating).toBe(false);
     screen.getByText('stateValidation: false');
@@ -1881,7 +1877,7 @@ describe('useForm', () => {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(1500);
     });
 
-    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({ lastName: false });
+    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({});
     expect(getFieldState('lastName').isValidating).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -1954,10 +1950,7 @@ describe('useForm', () => {
     });
 
     expect(formState.isValidating).toBe(false);
-    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({
-      lastName: false,
-      firstName: false,
-    });
+    expect(formState.validatingFields).toStrictEqual({});
     expect(getFieldState('lastName').isValidating).toBe(false);
     expect(getFieldState('firstName').isValidating).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -2002,9 +1995,7 @@ describe('useForm', () => {
       unregister('firstName');
       jest.runAllTimers();
     });
-    expect(formState.validatingFields).toEqual({
-      firstName: false,
-    });
+    expect(formState.validatingFields).toEqual({});
   });
 
   it('should update defaultValues async', async () => {
diff --git a/src/logic/createFormControl.ts b/src/logic/createFormControl.ts
index e253e8faad5..4528dbe39c1 100644
--- a/src/logic/createFormControl.ts
+++ b/src/logic/createFormControl.ts
@@ -179,16 +179,17 @@ export function createFormControl<
 
   const _updateIsValidating = (names?: string[], isValidating?: boolean) => {
     if (_proxyFormState.isValidating || _proxyFormState.validatingFields) {
-      (names || Array.from(_names.mount)).forEach(
-        (name) =>
-          name && set(_formState.validatingFields, name, !!isValidating),
-      );
-      _formState.isValidating = Object.values(_formState.validatingFields).some(
-        (val) => val,
-      );
+      (names || Array.from(_names.mount)).forEach((name) => {
+        if (name) {
+          isValidating
+            ? set(_formState.validatingFields, name, isValidating)
+            : unset(_formState.validatingFields, name);
+        }
+      });
+
       _subjects.state.next({
         validatingFields: _formState.validatingFields,
-        isValidating: _formState.isValidating,
+        isValidating: !isEmptyObject(_formState.validatingFields),
       });
     }
   };