diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/multiurlpicker/multiurlpicker.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/multiurlpicker/multiurlpicker.controller.js
index 063a726f44..734b06536d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/multiurlpicker/multiurlpicker.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/multiurlpicker/multiurlpicker.controller.js
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ function multiUrlPickerController($scope, angularHelper, localizationService, en
         var target = link ? {
             name: link.name,
             anchor: link.queryString,
-            // the linkPicker breaks if it get an udi for media
-            udi: link.isMedia ? null : link.udi,
+            udi: link.udi,
             url: link.url,
             target: link.target
         } : null;
@@ -79,21 +78,13 @@ function multiUrlPickerController($scope, angularHelper, localizationService, en
                         model.target.anchor = (model.target.anchor.indexOf('=') === -1 ? '#' : '?') + model.target.anchor;
                     }
                     if (link) {
-                        if (link.isMedia && link.url === model.target.url) {
-                            // we can assume the existing media item is changed and no new file has been selected
-                            // so we don't need to update the udi and isMedia fields
-                        } else {
-                            link.udi = model.target.udi;
-                            link.isMedia = model.target.isMedia;
-                        }
-
+                        link.udi = model.target.udi;
                         link.name = model.target.name || model.target.url || model.target.anchor;
                         link.queryString = model.target.anchor;
                         link.target = model.target.target;
                         link.url = model.target.url;
                     } else {
                         link = {
-                            isMedia: model.target.isMedia,
                             name: model.target.name || model.target.url || model.target.anchor,
                             queryString: model.target.anchor,
                             target: model.target.target,
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ function multiUrlPickerController($scope, angularHelper, localizationService, en
                     }
 
                     if (link.udi) {
-                        var entityType = link.isMedia ? "media" : "document";
+                        var entityType = model.target.isMedia ? "Media" : "Document";
 
                         entityResource.getById(link.udi, entityType).then(function (data) {
                             link.icon = iconHelper.convertFromLegacyIcon(data.icon);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/LinkDisplay.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/LinkDisplay.cs
index 857ae2c318..650b7b8db5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/LinkDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/LinkDisplay.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         [DataMember(Name = "icon")]
         public string Icon { get; set; }
 
-        [DataMember(Name = "isMedia")]
-        public bool IsMedia { get; set; }
-
         [DataMember(Name = "name")]
         public string Name { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MultiUrlPickerValueEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MultiUrlPickerValueEditor.cs
index 1cb590d43c..129df2bacf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MultiUrlPickerValueEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MultiUrlPickerValueEditor.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
                 {
                     GuidUdi udi = null;
                     var icon = "icon-link";
-                    var isMedia = false;
                     var published = true;
                     var trashed = false;
                     var url = dto.Url;
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
                         else if(entity is IContentEntitySlim contentEntity)
                         {
                             icon = contentEntity.ContentTypeIcon;
-                            isMedia = true;
                             published = !contentEntity.Trashed;
                             udi = new GuidUdi(Constants.UdiEntityType.Media, contentEntity.Key);
                             url = _publishedSnapshotAccessor.PublishedSnapshot.Media.GetById(entity.Key)?.Url ?? "#";
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
                     result.Add(new LinkDisplay
                     {
                         Icon = icon,
-                        IsMedia = isMedia,
                         Name = dto.Name,
                         Target = dto.Target,
                         Trashed = trashed,