diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/collection.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/collection.context.ts
index b1969fe3e5..f3b13d4d68 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/collection.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/collection.context.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class UmbCollectionContext<
 	private _entityKey: string | null;
 
 	private _store?: StoreType;
-	protected _dataObserver?: UmbObserverController;
+	protected _dataObserver?: UmbObserverController<DataType[]>;
 
 	private _data: BehaviorSubject<Array<DataType>> = new BehaviorSubject(<Array<DataType>>[]);
 	public readonly data: Observable<Array<DataType>> = this._data.asObservable();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/dashboards/dashboard-collection.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/dashboards/dashboard-collection.element.ts
index a65ffe06f9..697fa88192 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/dashboards/dashboard-collection.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/collection/dashboards/dashboard-collection.element.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ export class UmbDashboardCollectionElement extends UmbLitElement {
 			this._collectionContext = new UmbCollectionContext(this, null, manifestMeta.storeAlias);
 			this.provideContext('umbCollectionContext', this._collectionContext);
 		}
-
-		// TODO: avoid this connection, our own approach on Lit-Controller could be handling this case.
-		this._collectionContext?.connectedCallback();
-	}
-	disconnectedCallback(): void {
-		super.connectedCallback();
-		// TODO: avoid this connection, our own approach on Lit-Controller could be handling this case.
-		this._collectionContext?.disconnectedCallback();
 	}
 
 	render() {