diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
index bd5202977b8..8e5d76f39b8 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ public static UnionVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator allocator) {
     return new UnionVector(name, allocator, fieldType, null);
   }
 
-  @Deprecated
-  public UnionVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack callBack) {
-    this(name, allocator, null, callBack);
-  }
-
   public UnionVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, FieldType fieldType, CallBack callBack) {
     super(name, allocator, callBack);
     this.fieldType = fieldType;
@@ -522,7 +517,7 @@ private class TransferImpl implements TransferPair {
     private final UnionVector to;
 
     public TransferImpl(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack callBack) {
-      to = new UnionVector(name, allocator, callBack);
+      to = new UnionVector(name, allocator, /* field type */ null, callBack);
       internalStructVectorTransferPair = internalStruct.makeTransferPair(to.internalStruct);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
index 7fd19196733..cb36481ef5e 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
@@ -1215,17 +1215,6 @@ protected final void setBytes(int index, byte[] value, int start, int length) {
     valueBuffer.setBytes(startOffset, value, start, length);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets the starting offset of a record, given its index.
-   * This method is deprecated. Please use {@link BaseVariableWidthVector#getStartOffset(int)} instead.
-   * @param index index of the record.
-   * @return the starting offset of the record.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  protected final int getstartOffset(int index) {
-    return getStartOffset(index);
-  }
-
   public final int getStartOffset(int index) {
     return offsetBuffer.getInt((long) index * OFFSET_WIDTH);
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BitVectorHelper.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BitVectorHelper.java
index ec73382a0ef..3745c5a75c3 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BitVectorHelper.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BitVectorHelper.java
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@ public static void setBit(ArrowBuf validityBuffer, long index) {
     validityBuffer.setByte(byteIndex, currentByte);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Set the bit at provided index to 1.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Please use {@link BitVectorHelper#setBit(ArrowBuf, long)} instead..
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static void setValidityBitToOne(ArrowBuf validityBuffer, int index) {
-    setBit(validityBuffer, index);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Set the bit at provided index to 0.
    *
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
index c22cba43c56..231ac470f6a 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.DictionaryEncoding;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
@@ -77,20 +76,6 @@ public static FixedSizeListVector empty(String name, int size, BufferAllocator a
   private int valueCount;
   private int validityAllocationSizeInBytes;
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new instance.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use FieldType or static constructor instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public FixedSizeListVector(String name,
-                             BufferAllocator allocator,
-                             int listSize,
-                             DictionaryEncoding dictionary,
-                             CallBack schemaChangeCallback) {
-    this(name, allocator, new FieldType(true, new ArrowType.FixedSizeList(listSize), dictionary), schemaChangeCallback);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Creates a new instance.
    *
@@ -407,7 +392,7 @@ public void copyFrom(int fromIndex, int thisIndex, ValueVector from) {
 
   @Override
   public UnionVector promoteToUnion() {
-    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector(name, allocator, null);
+    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector(name, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
     this.vector.clear();
     this.vector = vector;
     invalidateReader();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
index 31e30cc44d4..2aef50babd1 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ protected void replaceDataVector(FieldVector v) {
 
   @Override
   public UnionVector promoteToUnion() {
-    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("$data$", allocator, callBack);
+    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("$data$", allocator, /* field type */ null, callBack);
     replaceDataVector(vector);
     invalidateReader();
     if (callBack != null) {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
index 7e969263cb9..77d2c684619 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
-import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.DictionaryEncoding;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
@@ -84,26 +83,6 @@ public static ListVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator allocator) {
    */
   private int lastSet;
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a ListVector.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use FieldType or static constructor instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public ListVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack callBack) {
-    this(name, allocator, FieldType.nullable(ArrowType.List.INSTANCE), callBack);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a ListVector.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use FieldType or static constructor instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public ListVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, DictionaryEncoding dictionary, CallBack callBack) {
-    this(name, allocator, new FieldType(true, ArrowType.List.INSTANCE, dictionary, null), callBack);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Constructs a new instance.
    *
@@ -680,7 +659,7 @@ public ArrowBuf[] getBuffers(boolean clear) {
 
   @Override
   public UnionVector promoteToUnion() {
-    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("$data$", allocator, callBack);
+    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("$data$", allocator, /* field type*/ null, callBack);
     replaceDataVector(vector);
     invalidateReader();
     if (callBack != null) {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
index d4fdb9a15ec..2eeb3bea449 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/pojo/Field.java
@@ -94,26 +94,6 @@ private Field(String name, FieldType fieldType, List<Field> children, TypeLayout
     this.children = children == null ? Collections.emptyList() : children.stream().collect(Collectors.toList());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new field.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use FieldType or static constructor instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public Field(String name, boolean nullable, ArrowType type, List<Field> children) {
-    this(name, new FieldType(nullable, type, null, null), children);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new field.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use FieldType or static constructor instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public Field(String name, boolean nullable, ArrowType type, DictionaryEncoding dictionary, List<Field> children) {
-    this(name, new FieldType(nullable, type, dictionary, null), children);
-  }
-
   public Field(String name, FieldType fieldType, List<Field> children) {
     this(name, fieldType, children, fieldType == null ? null : TypeLayout.getTypeLayout(fieldType.getType()));
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/util/ByteFunctionHelpers.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/util/ByteFunctionHelpers.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2faa1ff74c7..00000000000
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/util/ByteFunctionHelpers.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
- * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
- * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
- * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
- * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.arrow.vector.util;
-
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf;
-
-/**
- * Helper class for comparing byte buffers.
- *
- * @deprecated This class will be removed. Please use org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers instead.
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class ByteFunctionHelpers {
-  static final org.slf4j.Logger logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(ByteFunctionHelpers.class);
-
-  private ByteFunctionHelpers() {}
-
-  /**
-   * Helper function to check for equality of bytes in two ArrowBufs.
-   *
-   * @param left   Left ArrowBuf for comparison
-   * @param lStart start offset in the buffer
-   * @param lEnd   end offset in the buffer
-   * @param right  Right ArrowBuf for comparison
-   * @param rStart start offset in the buffer
-   * @param rEnd   end offset in the buffer
-   * @return 1 if equals, 0 otherwise
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static final int equal(final ArrowBuf left, int lStart, int lEnd, final ArrowBuf right, int rStart, int rEnd) {
-    return org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers.equal(left, lStart, lEnd, right, rStart, rEnd);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Helper function to compare a set of bytes in two ArrowBufs.
-   * Function will check data before completing in the case that
-   *
-   * @param left   Left ArrowBuf to compare
-   * @param lStart start offset in the buffer
-   * @param lEnd   end offset in the buffer
-   * @param right  Right ArrowBuf to compare
-   * @param rStart start offset in the buffer
-   * @param rEnd   end offset in the buffer
-   * @return 1 if left input is greater, -1 if left input is smaller, 0 otherwise
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static final int compare(
-      final ArrowBuf left,
-      int lStart,
-      int lEnd,
-      final ArrowBuf right,
-      int rStart,
-      int rEnd) {
-    return org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers.compare(left, lStart, lEnd, right, rStart, rEnd);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Helper function to compare a set of bytes in ArrowBuf to a ByteArray.
-   *
-   * @param left   Left ArrowBuf for comparison purposes
-   * @param lStart start offset in the buffer
-   * @param lEnd   end offset in the buffer
-   * @param right  second input to be compared
-   * @param rStart start offset in the byte array
-   * @param rEnd   end offset in the byte array
-   * @return 1 if left input is greater, -1 if left input is smaller, 0 otherwise
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static final int compare(
-      final ArrowBuf left,
-      int lStart,
-      int lEnd,
-      final byte[] right,
-      int rStart,
-      final int rEnd) {
-    return org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers.compare(left, lStart, lEnd, right, rStart, rEnd);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Compares the two specified {@code long} values, treating them as unsigned values between
-   * {@code 0} and {@code 2^64 - 1} inclusive.
-   *
-   * @param a the first unsigned {@code long} to compare
-   * @param b the second unsigned {@code long} to compare
-   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
-   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static int unsignedLongCompare(long a, long b) {
-    return org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers.unsignedLongCompare(a, b);
-  }
-
-  @Deprecated
-  public static int unsignedIntCompare(int a, int b) {
-    return org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers.unsignedIntCompare(a, b);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestBitVectorHelper.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestBitVectorHelper.java
index 4b48876ff16..9c7e1979d2b 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestBitVectorHelper.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestBitVectorHelper.java
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ public void testConcatBits() {
         final int maxCount = 100;
         for (int i = 0; i < maxCount; i++) {
           if (i % 3 == 0) {
-            BitVectorHelper.setValidityBitToOne(buf1, i);
-            BitVectorHelper.setValidityBitToOne(buf2, i);
+            BitVectorHelper.setBit(buf1, i);
+            BitVectorHelper.setBit(buf2, i);
           }
         }
 
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ public void testConcatBitsInPlace() {
         final int maxCount = 100;
         for (int i = 0; i < maxCount; i++) {
           if (i % 3 == 0) {
-            BitVectorHelper.setValidityBitToOne(buf1, i);
-            BitVectorHelper.setValidityBitToOne(buf2, i);
+            BitVectorHelper.setBit(buf1, i);
+            BitVectorHelper.setBit(buf2, i);
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestDictionaryVector.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestDictionaryVector.java
index 165cb7bad3e..bc6cddf3674 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestDictionaryVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestDictionaryVector.java
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ public void testEncodeBinaryVector() {
   @Test
   public void testEncodeUnion() {
     // Create a new value vector
-    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("vector", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector dictionaryVector = new UnionVector("dict", allocator, null);) {
+    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("vector", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector dictionaryVector =
+             new UnionVector("dict", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);) {
 
       final NullableUInt4Holder uintHolder1 = new NullableUInt4Holder();
       uintHolder1.value = 10;
@@ -494,8 +495,9 @@ public void testStructEquals() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionEquals() {
-    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector vector2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);) {
+    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector vector2 =
+             new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);) {
 
       final NullableUInt4Holder uInt4Holder = new NullableUInt4Holder();
       uInt4Holder.value = 10;
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestFixedSizeListVector.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestFixedSizeListVector.java
index 365789e04c8..9d7e413a739 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestFixedSizeListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestFixedSizeListVector.java
@@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ public void testNestedInList() {
 
   @Test
   public void testTransferPair() {
-    try (FixedSizeListVector from = new FixedSizeListVector("from", allocator, 2, null, null);
-         FixedSizeListVector to = new FixedSizeListVector("to", allocator, 2, null, null)) {
+    try (FixedSizeListVector from = new FixedSizeListVector(
+        "from", allocator, new FieldType(true, new ArrowType.FixedSizeList(2), null), null);
+         FixedSizeListVector to = new FixedSizeListVector(
+             "to", allocator, new FieldType(true, new ArrowType.FixedSizeList(2), null), null)) {
       Float4Vector nested = (Float4Vector) from.addOrGetVector(FieldType.nullable(MinorType.FLOAT4.getType()))
           .getVector();
       from.allocateNew();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestUnionVector.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestUnionVector.java
index 962c233889d..f04998915b6 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestUnionVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestUnionVector.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public void testUnionVector() throws Exception {
     uInt4Holder.value = 100;
     uInt4Holder.isSet = 1;
 
-    try (UnionVector unionVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector unionVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       unionVector.allocateNew();
 
       // write some data
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ public void testUnionVector() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionVectorMapValue() throws Exception {
-    try (UnionVector unionVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector unionVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       unionVector.allocateNew();
 
       UnionWriter writer = (UnionWriter) unionVector.getWriter();
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ public void testUnionVectorMapValue() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testTransfer() throws Exception {
-    try (UnionVector srcVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector srcVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       srcVector.allocateNew();
 
       // write some data
@@ -171,7 +174,8 @@ public void testTransfer() throws Exception {
       srcVector.setSafe(5, newBitHolder(false));
       srcVector.setValueCount(6);
 
-      try (UnionVector destVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+      try (UnionVector destVector =
+               new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
         TransferPair pair = srcVector.makeTransferPair(destVector);
 
         // Creating the transfer should transfer the type of the field at least.
@@ -206,7 +210,8 @@ public void testTransfer() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testSplitAndTransfer() throws Exception {
-    try (UnionVector sourceVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector sourceVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
 
       sourceVector.allocateNew();
 
@@ -256,7 +261,8 @@ public void testSplitAndTransfer() throws Exception {
       assertEquals(false, sourceVector.isNull(9));
       assertEquals(50, sourceVector.getObject(9));
 
-      try (UnionVector toVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+      try (UnionVector toVector =
+               new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
 
         final TransferPair transferPair = sourceVector.makeTransferPair(toVector);
 
@@ -286,7 +292,8 @@ public void testSplitAndTransfer() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testSplitAndTransferWithMixedVectors() throws Exception {
-    try (UnionVector sourceVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector sourceVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
 
       sourceVector.allocateNew();
 
@@ -345,7 +352,8 @@ public void testSplitAndTransferWithMixedVectors() throws Exception {
       assertEquals(false, sourceVector.isNull(9));
       assertEquals(30.5f, sourceVector.getObject(9));
 
-      try (UnionVector toVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+      try (UnionVector toVector =
+               new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
 
         final TransferPair transferPair = sourceVector.makeTransferPair(toVector);
 
@@ -410,7 +418,8 @@ public void testGetFieldTypeInfo() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testGetBufferAddress() throws Exception {
-    try (UnionVector vector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector vector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       boolean error = false;
 
       vector.allocateNew();
@@ -467,7 +476,8 @@ public void testGetBufferAddress() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testSetGetNull() {
-    try (UnionVector srcVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector srcVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       srcVector.allocateNew();
 
       final NullableIntHolder holder = new NullableIntHolder();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
index 0be5e1e963c..7930d843b8c 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestValueVector.java
@@ -2646,8 +2646,8 @@ public void testStructVectorEqualsWithDiffChild() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionVectorEquals() {
-    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-        final UnionVector vector2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);) {
+    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+        final UnionVector vector2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);) {
 
       final NullableUInt4Holder uInt4Holder = new NullableUInt4Holder();
       uInt4Holder.value = 10;
@@ -2716,7 +2716,8 @@ public void testVariableWidthVectorNullHashCode() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionNullHashCode() {
-    try (UnionVector srcVector = new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, null)) {
+    try (UnionVector srcVector =
+             new UnionVector(EMPTY_SCHEMA_PATH, allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       srcVector.allocateNew();
 
       final NullableIntHolder holder = new NullableIntHolder();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReAlloc.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReAlloc.java
index fae50c9dffc..18bb2c95738 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReAlloc.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReAlloc.java
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public void testFixedSizeListVectorClearAndSet() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionVectorClearAndSet() {
-    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("", allocator, null)) {
+    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
       vector.allocateNewSafe(); // Initial allocation
 
       NullableIntHolder holder = new NullableIntHolder();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReset.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReset.java
index adb51960ecd..71009a33375 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReset.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorReset.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public void testStructTypeReset() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionTypeReset() {
-    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("Union", allocator, null);
+    try (final UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("Union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
          final IntVector dataVector = new IntVector("Int", allocator)
     ) {
       vector.getBufferSize();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestRangeEqualsVisitor.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestRangeEqualsVisitor.java
index c691f72d308..f622f286a58 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestRangeEqualsVisitor.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestRangeEqualsVisitor.java
@@ -270,8 +270,9 @@ public void testStructVectorRangeEquals() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionVectorRangeEquals() {
-    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector vector2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);) {
+    try (final UnionVector vector1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector vector2 =
+             new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);) {
 
       final NullableUInt4Holder uInt4Holder = new NullableUInt4Holder();
       uInt4Holder.value = 10;
@@ -547,9 +548,9 @@ public void testStructVectorApproxEquals() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionVectorApproxEquals() {
-    try (final UnionVector right = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector left1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector left2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);) {
+    try (final UnionVector right = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector left1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector left2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);) {
 
       final NullableFloat4Holder float4Holder = new NullableFloat4Holder();
       float4Holder.value = 1.01f;
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestTypeEqualsVisitor.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestTypeEqualsVisitor.java
index 4195c8811ee..c0a3bd89dc1 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestTypeEqualsVisitor.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/TestTypeEqualsVisitor.java
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ public void testStructTypeEquals() {
 
   @Test
   public void testUnionTypeEquals() {
-    try (final UnionVector right = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector left1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
-         final UnionVector left2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null)) {
+    try (final UnionVector right = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector left1 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
+         final UnionVector left2 = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null)) {
 
       right.addVector(new IntVector("int", allocator));
       left1.addVector(new IntVector("int", allocator));
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
index d44ada2f30f..d4cf6ea8937 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/writer/TestComplexWriter.java
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ private void checkListMap(ListVector listVector) {
 
   @Test
   public void simpleUnion() {
-    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("union", allocator, null);
+    UnionVector vector = new UnionVector("union", allocator, /* field type */ null, /* call-back */ null);
     UnionWriter unionWriter = new UnionWriter(vector);
     unionWriter.allocate();
     for (int i = 0; i < COUNT; i++) {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
index 8c291e01a36..5cc0d080053 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/pojo/TestConvert.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public void nestedSchema() {
           Collections2.asImmutableList(
             new Field("child5.1", FieldType.nullable(new Timestamp(TimeUnit.MILLISECOND, null)), null),
             new Field("child5.2", FieldType.nullable(new FloatingPoint(DOUBLE)), Collections.emptyList()),
-            new Field("child5.3", true, new Timestamp(TimeUnit.MILLISECOND, "UTC"), null)
+            new Field("child5.3", FieldType.nullable(new Timestamp(TimeUnit.MILLISECOND, "UTC")), null)
           )));
     Schema initialSchema = new Schema(children);
     run(initialSchema);