diff --git a/server/src/database.ts b/server/src/database.ts
index 45e7cad490..9ab89b96a5 100644
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AssetStatus, AssetType, MemoryType, Permission, UserStatus } from 'src/enum';
+import { AlbumUserRole, AssetStatus, AssetType, MemoryType, Permission, UserStatus } from 'src/enum';
 import { OnThisDayData, UserMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 
 export type AuthUser = {
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export type AuthUser = {
   quotaSizeInBytes: number | null;
 };
 
+export type AlbumUser = {
+  user: User;
+  role: AlbumUserRole;
+};
+
 export type Library = {
   id: string;
   ownerId: string;
diff --git a/server/src/entities/album-user.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/album-user.entity.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b27c68dc74..0000000000
--- a/server/src/entities/album-user.entity.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { User } from 'src/database';
-import { AlbumEntity } from 'src/entities/album.entity';
-import { AlbumUserRole } from 'src/enum';
-
-export class AlbumUserEntity {
-  albumId!: string;
-  userId!: string;
-  album!: AlbumEntity;
-  user!: User;
-  role!: AlbumUserRole;
-}
diff --git a/server/src/entities/album.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/album.entity.ts
index 42f5b5fa02..eb20c1afdd 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/album.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/album.entity.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { User } from 'src/database';
-import { AlbumUserEntity } from 'src/entities/album-user.entity';
+import { AlbumUser, User } from 'src/database';
 import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
 import { SharedLinkEntity } from 'src/entities/shared-link.entity';
 import { AssetOrder } from 'src/enum';
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ export class AlbumEntity {
   deletedAt!: Date | null;
   albumThumbnailAsset!: AssetEntity | null;
   albumThumbnailAssetId!: string | null;
-  albumUsers!: AlbumUserEntity[];
+  albumUsers!: AlbumUser[];
   assets!: AssetEntity[];
   sharedLinks!: SharedLinkEntity[];
   isActivityEnabled!: boolean;
diff --git a/server/src/services/album.service.ts b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
index cbe81f1c0d..eac000005b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/album.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import {
   CreateAlbumDto,
   GetAlbumsDto,
   UpdateAlbumDto,
+  UpdateAlbumUserDto,
   mapAlbum,
   mapAlbumWithAssets,
   mapAlbumWithoutAssets,
 } from 'src/dtos/album.dto';
 import { BulkIdResponseDto, BulkIdsDto } from 'src/dtos/asset-ids.response.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
-import { AlbumUserEntity } from 'src/entities/album-user.entity';
 import { AlbumEntity } from 'src/entities/album.entity';
 import { Permission } from 'src/enum';
 import { AlbumAssetCount, AlbumInfoOptions } from 'src/repositories/album.repository';
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class AlbumService extends BaseService {
     await this.albumUserRepository.delete({ albumsId: id, usersId: userId });
   }
 
-  async updateUser(auth: AuthDto, id: string, userId: string, dto: Partial<AlbumUserEntity>): Promise<void> {
+  async updateUser(auth: AuthDto, id: string, userId: string, dto: UpdateAlbumUserDto): Promise<void> {
     await this.requireAccess({ auth, permission: Permission.ALBUM_SHARE, ids: [id] });
     await this.albumUserRepository.update({ albumsId: id, usersId: userId }, { role: dto.role });
   }
diff --git a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
index 823f1614ea..bd6c6e098a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
 import { defaults, SystemConfig } from 'src/config';
+import { AlbumUser } from 'src/database';
 import { SystemConfigDto } from 'src/dtos/system-config.dto';
-import { AlbumUserEntity } from 'src/entities/album-user.entity';
 import { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
 import { AssetFileType, JobName, JobStatus, UserMetadataKey } from 'src/enum';
 import { EmailTemplate } from 'src/repositories/notification.repository';
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
     it('should skip recipient that could not be looked up', async () => {
       mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({
         ...albumStub.emptyWithValidThumbnail,
-        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUserEntity],
+        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUser],
       });
       mocks.user.get.mockResolvedValueOnce(userStub.user1);
       mocks.notification.renderEmail.mockResolvedValue({ html: '', text: '' });
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
     it('should skip recipient with disabled email notifications', async () => {
       mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({
         ...albumStub.emptyWithValidThumbnail,
-        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUserEntity],
+        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUser],
       });
       mocks.user.get.mockResolvedValue({
         ...userStub.user1,
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
     it('should skip recipient with disabled email notifications for the album update event', async () => {
       mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({
         ...albumStub.emptyWithValidThumbnail,
-        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUserEntity],
+        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUser],
       });
       mocks.user.get.mockResolvedValue({
         ...userStub.user1,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
     it('should send email', async () => {
       mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({
         ...albumStub.emptyWithValidThumbnail,
-        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUserEntity],
+        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: userStub.user1.id } } as AlbumUser],
       });
       mocks.user.get.mockResolvedValue(userStub.user1);
       mocks.notification.renderEmail.mockResolvedValue({ html: '', text: '' });
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/album.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/album.stub.ts
index 3d2899d3c6..5a1c141512 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/album.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/album.stub.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ export const albumStub = {
     albumUsers: [
       {
         user: userStub.user1,
-        album: undefined as unknown as AlbumEntity,
         role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR,
-        userId: userStub.user1.id,
-        albumId: 'album-2',
       },
     ],
     isActivityEnabled: true,
@@ -63,17 +60,11 @@ export const albumStub = {
     albumUsers: [
       {
         user: userStub.user1,
-        album: undefined as unknown as AlbumEntity,
         role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR,
-        userId: userStub.user1.id,
-        albumId: 'album-3',
       },
       {
         user: userStub.user2,
-        album: undefined as unknown as AlbumEntity,
         role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR,
-        userId: userStub.user2.id,
-        albumId: 'album-3',
       },
     ],
     isActivityEnabled: true,
@@ -95,10 +86,7 @@ export const albumStub = {
     albumUsers: [
       {
         user: userStub.admin,
-        album: undefined as unknown as AlbumEntity,
         role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR,
-        userId: userStub.admin.id,
-        albumId: 'album-3',
       },
     ],
     isActivityEnabled: true,