diff --git a/server/src/database.ts b/server/src/database.ts
index e88705711e..d6e6392804 100644
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Selectable } from 'kysely';
 import { Exif as DatabaseExif } from 'src/db';
-import { AlbumUserRole, AssetStatus, AssetType, MemoryType, Permission, UserStatus } from 'src/enum';
+import { AlbumUserRole, AssetFileType, AssetStatus, AssetType, MemoryType, Permission, UserStatus } from 'src/enum';
 import { OnThisDayData, UserMetadataItem } from 'src/types';
 
 export type AuthUser = {
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export type AlbumUser = {
   role: AlbumUserRole;
 };
 
+export type AssetFile = {
+  id: string;
+  type: AssetFileType;
+  path: string;
+};
+
 export type Library = {
   id: string;
   ownerId: string;
diff --git a/server/src/entities/asset-files.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/asset-files.entity.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bd80784b6..0000000000
--- a/server/src/entities/asset-files.entity.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
-import { AssetFileType } from 'src/enum';
-
-export class AssetFileEntity {
-  id!: string;
-  assetId!: string;
-  asset?: AssetEntity;
-  createdAt!: Date;
-  updatedAt!: Date;
-  updateId?: string;
-  type!: AssetFileType;
-  path!: string;
-}
diff --git a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
index 55ad75d5c2..21ea8e3f08 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { DeduplicateJoinsPlugin, ExpressionBuilder, Kysely, SelectQueryBuilder, sql } from 'kysely';
 import { jsonArrayFrom, jsonObjectFrom } from 'kysely/helpers/postgres';
-import { Exif, Tag, User } from 'src/database';
+import { AssetFile, Exif, Tag, User } from 'src/database';
 import { DB } from 'src/db';
 import { AlbumEntity } from 'src/entities/album.entity';
 import { AssetFaceEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-face.entity';
-import { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
 import { AssetJobStatusEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-job-status.entity';
 import { SharedLinkEntity } from 'src/entities/shared-link.entity';
 import { StackEntity } from 'src/entities/stack.entity';
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export class AssetEntity {
   type!: AssetType;
   status!: AssetStatus;
   originalPath!: string;
-  files!: AssetFileEntity[];
+  files!: AssetFile[];
   thumbhash!: Buffer | null;
   encodedVideoPath!: string | null;
   createdAt!: Date;
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
index 9499e788f4..bcaeb925b8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import {
   UnauthorizedException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Stats } from 'node:fs';
+import { AssetFile } from 'src/database';
 import { AssetMediaStatus, AssetRejectReason, AssetUploadAction } from 'src/dtos/asset-media-response.dto';
 import { AssetMediaCreateDto, AssetMediaReplaceDto, AssetMediaSize, UploadFieldName } from 'src/dtos/asset-media.dto';
-import { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
 import { ASSET_CHECKSUM_CONSTRAINT, AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
 import { AssetFileType, AssetStatus, AssetType, CacheControl, JobName } from 'src/enum';
 import { AuthRequest } from 'src/middleware/auth.guard';
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const assetEntity = Object.freeze({
   isArchived: false,
   encodedVideoPath: '',
   duration: '0:00:00.000000',
-  files: [] as AssetFileEntity[],
+  files: [] as AssetFile[],
   exifInfo: {
     latitude: 49.533_547,
     longitude: 10.703_075,
@@ -535,12 +535,9 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {
         ...assetStub.image,
         files: [
           {
-            assetId: assetStub.image.id,
-            createdAt: assetStub.image.fileCreatedAt,
             id: '42',
             path: '/path/to/preview',
             type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL,
-            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         ],
       });
@@ -555,12 +552,9 @@ describe(AssetMediaService.name, () => {
         ...assetStub.image,
         files: [
           {
-            assetId: assetStub.image.id,
-            createdAt: assetStub.image.fileCreatedAt,
             id: '42',
             path: '/path/to/preview.jpg',
             type: AssetFileType.PREVIEW,
-            updatedAt: new Date(),
           },
         ],
       });
diff --git a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
index bd6c6e098a..c9a6f593ba 100644
--- a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ 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 { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
 import { AssetFileType, JobName, JobStatus, UserMetadataKey } from 'src/enum';
 import { EmailTemplate } from 'src/repositories/notification.repository';
 import { NotificationService } from 'src/services/notification.service';
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
       mocks.notification.renderEmail.mockResolvedValue({ html: '', text: '' });
       mocks.asset.getById.mockResolvedValue({
         ...assetStub.image,
-        files: [{ assetId: 'asset-id', type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL, path: 'path-to-thumb.jpg' } as AssetFileEntity],
+        files: [{ id: '1', type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL, path: 'path-to-thumb.jpg' }],
       });
 
       await expect(sut.handleAlbumInvite({ id: '', recipientId: '' })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.SUCCESS);
diff --git a/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts b/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts
index 575cbb4a21..a15f006cda 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/asset.util.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { BadRequestException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { GeneratedImageType, StorageCore } from 'src/cores/storage.core';
+import { AssetFile } from 'src/database';
 import { BulkIdErrorReason, BulkIdResponseDto } from 'src/dtos/asset-ids.response.dto';
 import { UploadFieldName } from 'src/dtos/asset-media.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
-import { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
 import { AssetFileType, AssetType, Permission } from 'src/enum';
 import { AuthRequest } from 'src/middleware/auth.guard';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const getAssetFile = <T extends { type: AssetFileType }>(
   return (files || []).find((file) => file.type === type);
 };
 
-export const getAssetFiles = (files: AssetFileEntity[]) => ({
+export const getAssetFiles = (files: AssetFile[]) => ({
   fullsizeFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.FULLSIZE),
   previewFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.PREVIEW),
   thumbnailFile: getAssetFile(files, AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL),
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
index 669cf1b848..2d7bdc0fe7 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { Exif } from 'src/database';
-import { AssetFileEntity } from 'src/entities/asset-files.entity';
+import { AssetFile, Exif } from 'src/database';
 import { AssetEntity } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
 import { StackEntity } from 'src/entities/stack.entity';
 import { AssetFileType, AssetStatus, AssetType } from 'src/enum';
@@ -8,34 +7,25 @@ import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
 import { fileStub } from 'test/fixtures/file.stub';
 import { userStub } from 'test/fixtures/user.stub';
 
-const previewFile: AssetFileEntity = {
+const previewFile: AssetFile = {
   id: 'file-1',
-  assetId: 'asset-id',
   type: AssetFileType.PREVIEW,
   path: '/uploads/user-id/thumbs/path.jpg',
-  createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
-  updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
 };
 
-const thumbnailFile: AssetFileEntity = {
+const thumbnailFile: AssetFile = {
   id: 'file-2',
-  assetId: 'asset-id',
   type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL,
   path: '/uploads/user-id/webp/path.ext',
-  createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
-  updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
 };
 
-const fullsizeFile: AssetFileEntity = {
+const fullsizeFile: AssetFile = {
   id: 'file-3',
-  assetId: 'asset-id',
   type: AssetFileType.FULLSIZE,
   path: '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
-  createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
-  updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
 };
 
-const files: AssetFileEntity[] = [fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile];
+const files: AssetFile[] = [fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile];
 
 export const stackStub = (stackId: string, assets: AssetEntity[]): StackEntity => {
   return {