diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/mod.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/mod.rs
index 092fa2516..b95244f42 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod utils;
 mod visitor;
-pub use self::visitor::{visit_schema, visit_struct, visit_type, SchemaVisitor};
+pub use self::visitor::*;
 pub(super) mod _serde;
 mod id_reassigner;
 mod index;
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/visitor.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/visitor.rs
index 4f9cf4ebf..0008635bf 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/visitor.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/spec/schema/visitor.rs
@@ -162,12 +162,6 @@ pub trait SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Called before every type, if this function return `Some`, the following visiting will be skipped.
-    /// This function used to implement early return.
-    fn visit_type_before(&mut self, _ty: &Type, _partner: &P) -> Result<Option<Self::T>> {
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
-
     /// Called after schema's type visited.
     fn schema(&mut self, schema: &Schema, partner: &P, value: Self::T) -> Result<Self::T>;
     /// Called after struct's field type visited.
@@ -180,14 +174,14 @@ pub trait SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P> {
         results: Vec<Self::T>,
     ) -> Result<Self::T>;
     /// Called after list fields visited.
-    fn list(&mut self, list: &ListType, partner: &P, value: Vec<Self::T>) -> Result<Self::T>;
+    fn list(&mut self, list: &ListType, partner: &P, value: Self::T) -> Result<Self::T>;
     /// Called after map's key and value fields visited.
     fn map(
         &mut self,
         map: &MapType,
         partner: &P,
-        key_value: Vec<Self::T>,
-        value: Vec<Self::T>,
+        key_value: Self::T,
+        value: Self::T,
     ) -> Result<Self::T>;
     /// Called when see a primitive type.
     fn primitive(&mut self, p: &PrimitiveType, partner: &P) -> Result<Self::T>;
@@ -195,32 +189,16 @@ pub trait SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P> {
 
 /// Accessor used to get child partner from parent partner.
 pub trait PartnerAccessor<P> {
-    /// List partner iterator.
-    type L: ListPartnerIterator<P>;
-    /// Map partner iterator.
-    type M: MapPartnerIterator<P>;
-
     /// Get the struct partner from schema partner.
     fn struct_parner<'a>(&self, schema_partner: &'a P) -> Result<&'a P>;
     /// Get the field partner from struct partner.
-    fn field_partner<'a>(&self, struct_partner: &'a P, field_id: i32, field: &str)
-        -> Result<&'a P>;
+    fn field_partner<'a>(&self, struct_partner: &'a P, field: &NestedField) -> Result<&'a P>;
     /// Get the list element partner from list partner.
-    fn list_element_partner<'a>(&self, list_partner: &'a P) -> Result<Self::L>;
+    fn list_element_partner<'a>(&self, list_partner: &'a P) -> Result<&'a P>;
     /// Get the map key partner from map partner.
-    fn map_element_partner<'a>(&self, map_partner: &'a P) -> Result<Self::M>;
-}
-
-/// Iterator for list partner.
-pub trait ListPartnerIterator<P> {
-    /// Get the next partner.
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<P>;
-}
-
-/// Iterator for map partner.
-pub trait MapPartnerIterator<P> {
-    /// Get the next partner.
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(P, P)>;
+    fn map_key_partner<'a>(&self, map_partner: &'a P) -> Result<&'a P>;
+    /// Get the map value partner from map partner.
+    fn map_value_partner<'a>(&self, map_partner: &'a P) -> Result<&'a P>;
 }
 
 /// Visiting a type in post order.
@@ -230,61 +208,38 @@ pub fn visit_type_with_partner<P, V: SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P>, A: PartnerAcce
     visitor: &mut V,
     accessor: &A,
 ) -> Result<V::T> {
-    if let Some(res) = visitor.visit_type_before(r#type, partner)? {
-        return Ok(res);
-    }
     match r#type {
         Type::Primitive(p) => visitor.primitive(p, partner),
         Type::List(list) => {
-            let mut results = Vec::new();
-            let mut list_element_partner_iter = accessor.list_element_partner(partner)?;
-            if let Some(list_element_partner) = list_element_partner_iter.next() {
-                visitor.before_list_element(&list.element_field, &list_element_partner)?;
-                let value = visit_type_with_partner(
-                    &list.element_field.field_type,
-                    &list_element_partner,
-                    visitor,
-                    accessor,
-                )?;
-                visitor.after_list_element(&list.element_field, &list_element_partner)?;
-                results.push(value);
-            }
-            visitor.list(list, partner, results)
+            let list_element_partner = accessor.list_element_partner(partner)?;
+            visitor.before_list_element(&list.element_field, list_element_partner)?;
+            let element_results = visit_type_with_partner(
+                &list.element_field.field_type,
+                list_element_partner,
+                visitor,
+                accessor,
+            )?;
+            visitor.after_list_element(&list.element_field, list_element_partner)?;
+            visitor.list(list, partner, element_results)
         }
         Type::Map(map) => {
-            let mut k_results = Vec::new();
-            let mut v_results = Vec::new();
-            let mut kv_partner_iter = accessor.map_element_partner(partner)?;
-            if let Some((k_partner, v_partner)) = kv_partner_iter.next() {
-                let key_result = {
-                    visitor.before_map_key(&map.key_field, &k_partner)?;
-                    let ret = visit_type_with_partner(
-                        &map.key_field.field_type,
-                        &k_partner,
-                        visitor,
-                        accessor,
-                    )?;
-                    visitor.after_map_key(&map.key_field, &k_partner)?;
-                    ret
-                };
-
-                let value_result = {
-                    visitor.before_map_value(&map.value_field, &v_partner)?;
-                    let ret = visit_type_with_partner(
-                        &map.value_field.field_type,
-                        &v_partner,
-                        visitor,
-                        accessor,
-                    )?;
-                    visitor.after_map_value(&map.value_field, &v_partner)?;
-                    ret
-                };
+            let key_partner = accessor.map_key_partner(partner)?;
+            visitor.before_map_key(&map.key_field, key_partner)?;
+            let key_result =
+                visit_type_with_partner(&map.key_field.field_type, key_partner, visitor, accessor)?;
+            visitor.after_map_key(&map.key_field, key_partner)?;
 
-                k_results.push(key_result);
-                v_results.push(value_result);
-            }
+            let value_partner = accessor.map_value_partner(partner)?;
+            visitor.before_map_value(&map.value_field, value_partner)?;
+            let value_result = visit_type_with_partner(
+                &map.value_field.field_type,
+                value_partner,
+                visitor,
+                accessor,
+            )?;
+            visitor.after_map_value(&map.value_field, value_partner)?;
 
-            visitor.map(map, partner, k_results, v_results)
+            visitor.map(map, partner, key_result, value_result)
         }
         Type::Struct(s) => visit_struct_with_partner(s, partner, visitor, accessor),
     }
@@ -297,12 +252,9 @@ pub fn visit_struct_with_partner<P, V: SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P>, A: PartnerAc
     visitor: &mut V,
     accessor: &A,
 ) -> Result<V::T> {
-    if let Some(res) = visitor.visit_type_before(&Type::Struct(s.clone()), partner)? {
-        return Ok(res);
-    }
     let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(s.fields().len());
     for field in s.fields() {
-        let field_partner = accessor.field_partner(partner, field.id, &field.name)?;
+        let field_partner = accessor.field_partner(partner, field)?;
         visitor.before_struct_field(field, field_partner)?;
         let result = visit_type_with_partner(&field.field_type, field_partner, visitor, accessor)?;
         visitor.after_struct_field(field, field_partner)?;
@@ -327,4 +279,4 @@ pub fn visit_schema_with_partner<P, V: SchemaWithPartnerVisitor<P>, A: PartnerAc
         accessor,
     )?;
     visitor.schema(schema, partner, result)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}