diff --git a/server/src/controllers/asset-media.controller.spec.ts b/server/src/controllers/asset-media.controller.spec.ts
index eb594fbe47..c2f6aeacef 100644
--- a/server/src/controllers/asset-media.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/controllers/asset-media.controller.spec.ts
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ describe(AssetMediaController.name, () => {
       expect(body).toEqual(factory.responses.badRequest(['metadata must be valid JSON']));
     });
 
-    it('should validate iCloudId is a string', async () => {
-      const { status, body } = await request(ctx.getHttpServer())
-        .post('/assets')
-        .attach('assetData', assetData, filename)
-        .field({
-          ...makeUploadDto(),
-          metadata: JSON.stringify([{ key: AssetMetadataKey.MobileApp, value: { iCloudId: 123 } }]),
-        });
-
-      expect(status).toBe(400);
-      expect(body).toEqual(factory.responses.badRequest(['metadata.0.value.iCloudId must be a string']));
-    });
-
     it('should require `deviceAssetId`', async () => {
       const { status, body } = await request(ctx.getHttpServer())
         .post('/assets')
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/asset.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/asset.dto.ts
index dc43a0200c..03d1e31fb9 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/asset.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/asset.dto.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import { BulkIdsDto } from 'src/dtos/asset-ids.response.dto';
 import { AssetMetadataKey, AssetType, AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum';
 import { AssetStats } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
-import { AssetMetadata, AssetMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 import { IsNotSiblingOf, Optional, ValidateBoolean, ValidateEnum, ValidateUUID } from 'src/validation';
 
 export class DeviceIdDto {
@@ -154,23 +153,12 @@ export class AssetMetadataUpsertDto {
   items!: AssetMetadataUpsertItemDto[];
 }
 
-export class AssetMetadataUpsertItemDto implements AssetMetadataItem {
+export class AssetMetadataUpsertItemDto {
   @ValidateEnum({ enum: AssetMetadataKey, name: 'AssetMetadataKey' })
   key!: AssetMetadataKey;
 
   @IsObject()
-  @ValidateNested()
-  @Type((options) => {
-    switch (options?.object.key) {
-      case AssetMetadataKey.MobileApp: {
-        return AssetMetadataMobileAppDto;
-      }
-      default: {
-        return Object;
-      }
-    }
-  })
-  value!: AssetMetadata[AssetMetadataKey];
+  value!: object;
 }
 
 export class AssetMetadataMobileAppDto {
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index d3d9ada80f..fc83c30c9a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { AssetExifTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-exif.table';
 import { AssetFileTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-file.table';
 import { AssetJobStatusTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-job-status.table';
 import { AssetTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset.table';
-import { AssetMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 import {
   anyUuid,
   asUuid,
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ export class AssetRepository {
       .execute();
   }
 
-  upsertMetadata(id: string, items: AssetMetadataItem[]) {
+  upsertMetadata(id: string, items: Array<{ key: AssetMetadataKey; value: object }>) {
     return this.db
       .insertInto('asset_metadata')
       .values(items.map((item) => ({ assetId: id, ...item })))
diff --git a/server/src/schema/tables/asset-metadata.table.ts b/server/src/schema/tables/asset-metadata.table.ts
index 486101408d..d529d6ad7b 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/tables/asset-metadata.table.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/asset-metadata.table.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   Timestamp,
   UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'src/sql-tools';
-import { AssetMetadata, AssetMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 
 @UpdatedAtTrigger('asset_metadata_updated_at')
 @Table('asset_metadata')
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import { AssetMetadata, AssetMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
   referencingOldTableAs: 'old',
   when: 'pg_trigger_depth() = 0',
 })
-export class AssetMetadataTable<T extends keyof AssetMetadata = AssetMetadataKey> implements AssetMetadataItem<T> {
+export class AssetMetadataTable {
   @ForeignKeyColumn(() => AssetTable, {
     onUpdate: 'CASCADE',
     onDelete: 'CASCADE',
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@ export class AssetMetadataTable<T extends keyof AssetMetadata = AssetMetadataKey
   assetId!: string;
 
   @PrimaryColumn({ type: 'character varying' })
-  key!: T;
+  key!: AssetMetadataKey;
 
   @Column({ type: 'jsonb' })
-  value!: AssetMetadata[T];
+  value!: object;
 
   @UpdateIdColumn({ index: true })
   updateId!: Generated<string>;
diff --git a/server/src/types.ts b/server/src/types.ts
index 848d19177d..11a5d5f66c 100644
--- a/server/src/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/types.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { Asset } from 'src/database';
 import { UploadFieldName } from 'src/dtos/asset-media.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import {
-  AssetMetadataKey,
   AssetOrder,
   AssetType,
   DatabaseSslMode,
@@ -563,12 +562,3 @@ export interface UserMetadata extends Record<UserMetadataKey, Record<string, any
   [UserMetadataKey.License]: { licenseKey: string; activationKey: string; activatedAt: string };
   [UserMetadataKey.Onboarding]: { isOnboarded: boolean };
 }
-
-export type AssetMetadataItem<T extends keyof AssetMetadata = AssetMetadataKey> = {
-  key: T;
-  value: AssetMetadata[T];
-};
-
-export interface AssetMetadata extends Record<AssetMetadataKey, Record<string, any>> {
-  [AssetMetadataKey.MobileApp]: { iCloudId: string };
-}