diff --git a/server/ente/file.go b/server/ente/file.go
index a0e67c71cf..8a554b6b1b 100644
--- a/server/ente/file.go
+++ b/server/ente/file.go
@@ -153,8 +153,11 @@ type MultipartUploadURLs struct {
 type ObjectType string
 
 const (
-	FILE      ObjectType = "file"
-	THUMBNAIL ObjectType = "thumbnail"
+	FILE         ObjectType = "file"
+	THUMBNAIL    ObjectType = "thumbnail"
+	PreviewImage ObjectType = "img_preview"
+	PreviewVideo ObjectType = "vid_preview"
+	DerivedMeta  ObjectType = "derivedMeta"
 )
 
 // S3ObjectKey represents the s3 object key and corresponding fileID for it
diff --git a/server/ente/fileobjects/type.go b/server/ente/fileobjects/type.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c5ce65919..0000000000
--- a/server/ente/fileobjects/type.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package fileobjects
-
-import (
-	"database/sql/driver"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-)
-
-type Type string
-
-const (
-	OriginalFile      Type = "file"
-	OriginalThumbnail Type = "thumb"
-	PreviewImage      Type = "previewImage"
-	PreviewVideo      Type = "previewVideo"
-	Derived           Type = "derived"
-)
-
-func (ft Type) IsValid() bool {
-	switch ft {
-	case OriginalFile, OriginalThumbnail, PreviewImage, PreviewVideo, Derived:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (ft *Type) Scan(value interface{}) error {
-	strValue, ok := value.(string)
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("type should be a string")
-	}
-
-	*ft = Type(strValue)
-	if !ft.IsValid() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid FileType value: %s", strValue)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ft Type) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
-	if !ft.IsValid() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid FileType value: %s", ft)
-	}
-	return string(ft), nil
-}
diff --git a/server/migrations/89_derived_data_table.up.sql b/server/migrations/89_derived_data_table.up.sql
index 548af5f12a..549d3ca06c 100644
--- a/server/migrations/89_derived_data_table.up.sql
+++ b/server/migrations/89_derived_data_table.up.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
--- Create the data_type enum
-CREATE TYPE file_data_type AS ENUM ('img_jpg_preview', 'vid_hls_preview', 'derived');
-
 -- Create the derived table
 CREATE TABLE file_data (
                          file_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
                          user_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
-                         data_type file_data_type NOT NULL,
+                         data_type OBJECT_TYPE NOT NULL,
                          size BIGINT NOT NULL,
                          latest_bucket s3region NOT NULL,
                          replicated_buckets s3region[] NOT NULL,