diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Deploy/IDataTypeConfigurationConnector.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Deploy/IDataTypeConfigurationConnector.cs
index 6c266ced2a..3a673e92a2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Deploy/IDataTypeConfigurationConnector.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Deploy/IDataTypeConfigurationConnector.cs
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Deploy
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="dataType">The datatype.</param>
         /// <param name="dependencies">The dependencies.</param>
-        IDictionary<string, object> ToArtifact(IDataType dataType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies);
+        string ToArtifact(IDataType dataType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the actual datatype configuration corresponding to the artifact configuration.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="dataType">The datatype.</param>
         /// <param name="configuration">The artifact configuration.</param>
-        object FromArtifact(IDataType dataType, IDictionary<string, object> configuration);
+        object FromArtifact(IDataType dataType, string configuration);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ValueListConfigurationEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ValueListConfigurationEditor.cs
index d130fb5952..abfde3646a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ValueListConfigurationEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ValueListConfigurationEditor.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
     /// <remarks>
     /// This pre-value editor is shared with editors like drop down, checkbox list, etc....
     /// </remarks>
-    internal class ValueListConfigurationEditor : ConfigurationEditor<ValueListConfiguration>
+    public class ValueListConfigurationEditor : ConfigurationEditor<ValueListConfiguration>
     {
         public ValueListConfigurationEditor(ILocalizedTextService textService)
         {