diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/multiple-text-string-input/input-multiple-text-string.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/multiple-text-string-input/input-multiple-text-string.element.ts
index 996b992a0b..bbc54b174e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/multiple-text-string-input/input-multiple-text-string.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/multiple-text-string-input/input-multiple-text-string.element.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/lit-element';
 import type { UmbSorterConfig } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/sorter';
 import { UmbSorterController } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/sorter';
 
-export type MultipleTextStringValue = Array<MultipleTextStringValueItem>;
-
-export interface MultipleTextStringValueItem {
-	value: string;
-}
-
 const SORTER_CONFIG: UmbSorterConfig<MultipleTextStringValueItem> = {
 	getUniqueOfElement: (element) => {
 		return element.getAttribute('data-sort-entry-id');
@@ -120,13 +114,13 @@ export class UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement extends FormControlMixin(UmbLitEl
 	}
 
 	@state()
-	private _items: MultipleTextStringValue = [];
+	private _items: Array<string> = [];
 
 	@property({ type: Array })
-	public get items(): MultipleTextStringValue {
+	public get items(): Array<string> {
 		return this._items;
 	}
-	public set items(items: MultipleTextStringValue) {
+	public set items(items: Array<string>) {
 		// TODO: when we have a way to overwrite the missing value validator we can remove this
 		this.value = items?.length > 0 ? 'some value' : '';
 		this._items = items ?? [];
@@ -146,7 +140,7 @@ export class UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement extends FormControlMixin(UmbLitEl
 	*/
 
 	#onAdd() {
-		this._items = [...this._items, { value: '' }];
+		this._items = [...this._items, ''];
 		this.pristine = false;
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbChangeEvent());
 		this.#focusNewItem();
@@ -156,7 +150,7 @@ export class UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement extends FormControlMixin(UmbLitEl
 		event.stopPropagation();
 		const target = event.currentTarget as UmbInputMultipleTextStringItemElement;
 		const value = target.value as string;
-		this._items = this._items.map((item, index) => (index === currentIndex ? { value } : item));
+		this._items = this._items.map((item, index) => (index === currentIndex ? value : item));
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbChangeEvent());
 	}
 
@@ -192,9 +186,9 @@ export class UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement extends FormControlMixin(UmbLitEl
 				(item, index) => index,
 				(item, index) =>
 					html` <umb-input-multiple-text-string-item
-						value=${item.value}
+						value=${item}
 						name="item-${index}"
-						data-sort-entry-id=${item.value}
+						data-sort-entry-id=${item}
 						@input=${(event: UmbInputEvent) => this.#onInput(event, index)}
 						@delete="${(event: UmbDeleteEvent) => this.#deleteItem(event, index)}"
 						?disabled=${this.disabled}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
index 6e9ff243ed..328ac08bb3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/property-editor/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { html, customElement, property, state, ifDefined } from '@umbraco-cms/ba
 import type { UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/property-editor';
 import type { UmbPropertyEditorUiElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/extension-registry';
 import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/lit-element';
-import type { MultipleTextStringValue, UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/components';
+import type { UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/components';
 
 /**
  * @element umb-property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type { MultipleTextStringValue, UmbInputMultipleTextStringElement } from
 @customElement('umb-property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string')
 export class UmbPropertyEditorUIMultipleTextStringElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropertyEditorUiElement {
 	@property({ type: Array })
-	public value: MultipleTextStringValue = [];
+	public value: Array<string> = [];
 
 	@property({ attribute: false })
 	public set config(config: UmbPropertyEditorConfigCollection | undefined) {