diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/view/EditorView.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/view/EditorView.ts
index 28b5c1900..9d41e29d8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/view/EditorView.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/view/EditorView.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export default class EditorView extends View<EditorModel> {
     const response = await fetch(`${url}${path}`, {
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        type: 'EDITOR:LOAD',
         domain: hostName,
         version,
         url,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/specs/editor/telemetry.ts b/packages/core/test/specs/editor/telemetry.ts
index 63898b3f6..1d56f44b9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/specs/editor/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/specs/editor/telemetry.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ describe('Editor telemetry', () => {
     expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toContain('/api/gjs/telemetry/collect');
     expect(fetchMock.mock.calls[0][1].method).toBe('POST');
     expect(JSON.parse(fetchMock.mock.calls[0][1].body)).toMatchObject({
-      type: 'EDITOR:LOAD',
       domain: expect.any(String),
       version: expect.any(String),
       url: expect.any(String),