diff --git a/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js b/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
index 5adf85c0d4..278da78215 100644
--- a/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
+++ b/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ import {
 import { getMessageComponent } from '../../zoid/message';
 import { Modal } from '../modal';
 
+function getMerchantOptions(jsOptions, container) {
+    const globalOptions = getGlobalState().config;
+    const inlineOptions = getInlineOptions(container);
+
+    // Use the spread operator to clone jsOptions and inlineOptions, while directly overriding and deleting properties as needed
+    const mergedOptions = {
+        ...globalOptions,
+        ...jsOptions,
+        ...inlineOptions,
+        // Override pageType if not set in jsOptions but set in placement, prioritize inlineOptions' pageType if available
+        pageType: inlineOptions.pageType || jsOptions.pageType || inlineOptions.placement || jsOptions.placement
+    };
+
+    // Explicitly delete the placement property from the final mergedOptions
+    delete mergedOptions.placement;
+
+    return mergedOptions;
+}
+
 export default (options = {}) => ({
     render: (selector = '[data-pp-message]') => {
         addPerformanceMeasure(PERFORMANCE_MEASURE_KEYS.FIRST_RENDER_DELAY);
@@ -64,10 +83,7 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                         // return resolved render and updateProps
                         const renderOrUpdateMessage = () => {
                             try {
-                                const merchantOptions = objectMerge(
-                                    getGlobalState().config,
-                                    objectMerge(options, getInlineOptions(container))
-                                );
+                                const merchantOptions = getMerchantOptions(options, container);
 
                                 if (!container.hasAttribute('data-pp-id')) {
                                     container.setAttribute('data-pp-id', nextIndex());
@@ -80,7 +96,6 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                                     customerId,
                                     currency,
                                     amount,
-                                    placement,
                                     pageType,
                                     style,
                                     offer,
@@ -119,7 +134,6 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                                 const messageProps = {
                                     ...commonProps,
                                     index,
-                                    placement,
                                     pageType,
                                     style,
                                     offer,
@@ -166,7 +180,6 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                                     style: ${JSON.stringify(style)},
                                     amount: ${amount},
                                     buyerCountry: ${buyerCountry},
-                                    placement: ${placement},
                                     pageType: ${pageType},
                     
                                     renderStart: ${new Date(renderStart).toLocaleString()},
diff --git a/src/library/controllers/message/setup.js b/src/library/controllers/message/setup.js
index 1ad011a27f..15e6f39f81 100644
--- a/src/library/controllers/message/setup.js
+++ b/src/library/controllers/message/setup.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import {
     isZoidComponent,
     ppDebug,
     getOverflowObserver,
-    ensureTreatments
+    ensureTreatments,
+    getPageType
 } from '../../../utils';
 import Messages from './adapter';
 import { getMessageComponent } from '../../zoid/message';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export default function setup() {
             account: partnerAccount || getAccount(),
             merchantId: partnerAccount && getAccount(),
             currency: getCurrency(),
+            pageType: getPageType(),
             ...inlineScriptOptions
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/library/zoid/message/component.js b/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
index c4eccc00d7..a816dc1848 100644
--- a/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
+++ b/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ export default createGlobalVariableGetter('__paypal_credit_message__', () =>
                 required: false,
                 value: validate.currency
             },
-            placement: {
-                type: 'string',
-                queryParam: true,
-                required: false,
-                value: validate.placement
-            },
             pageType: {
                 type: 'string',
                 queryParam: 'page_type',
diff --git a/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js b/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
index 242465872c..a256b18ade 100644
--- a/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
+++ b/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import arrayIncludes from 'core-js-pure/stable/array/includes';
 import numberIsNaN from 'core-js-pure/stable/number/is-nan';
 import stringStartsWith from 'core-js-pure/stable/string/starts-with';
-import { logger, memoize, getEnv, getPageType } from '../../../utils';
+import { logger, memoize, getEnv } from '../../../utils';
 import { OFFER } from '../../../utils/constants';
 
 export const Types = {
@@ -188,30 +188,14 @@ export default {
 
         return undefined;
     },
-    placement: ({ props: { placement } }) => {
-        if (typeof placement !== 'undefined') {
-            const options = ['home', 'category', 'product', 'cart', 'payment', 'product-list'];
-
-            if (!validateType(Types.STRING, placement)) {
-                logInvalidType('placement', Types.STRING, placement);
-            } else if (!arrayIncludes(options, placement)) {
-                logInvalidOption('placement', options, placement);
-            } else {
-                return placement;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return undefined;
-    },
     pageType: ({ props: { pageType } }) => {
-        const sdkPageType = getPageType();
-        if (sdkPageType) {
-            return sdkPageType;
-        }
         if (typeof pageType !== 'undefined') {
             const options = [
                 'home',
                 'category',
+                'product',
+                'payment',
+                'product-list',
                 'product-listing',
                 'search-results',
                 'product-details',
diff --git a/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js b/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
index 11052c5869..404eab730a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
@@ -242,38 +242,13 @@ describe('validate', () => {
             );
         });
     });
-
-    test('validates placement', () => {
-        ['home', 'category', 'product', 'cart', 'payment', 'product-list'].forEach(supportedPlacement => {
-            const placement = validate.placement({ props: { placement: supportedPlacement } });
-
-            expect(placement).toEqual(supportedPlacement);
-            expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        {
-            const placement = validate.placement({ props: {} });
-
-            expect(placement).toBeUndefined();
-            expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        }
-
-        [12345, 'abc', null].forEach((invalidPlacement, index) => {
-            const placement = validate.placement({ props: { placement: invalidPlacement } });
-
-            expect(placement).toBeUndefined();
-            expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(index + 1);
-            expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-                expect.stringContaining('invalid_option_value'),
-                expect.objectContaining({ location: 'placement' })
-            );
-        });
-    });
-
-    test('validates pageType', () => {
+    test('validates pageType with placement values added', () => {
         [
             'home',
             'category',
+            'product',
+            'payment',
+            'product-list',
             'product-listing',
             'search-results',
             'product-details',
@@ -305,7 +280,6 @@ describe('validate', () => {
             );
         });
     });
-
     test('validates buyerCountry', () => {
         ['US', 'DE', 'FR', 'GB', 'AU'].forEach(supportedBuyerCountry => {
             const buyerCountry = validate.buyerCountry({ props: { buyerCountry: supportedBuyerCountry } });