diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/lti_site/components/LTIRoutes/index.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/lti_site/components/LTIRoutes/index.tsx
index daae8f99ad..26350cdeb6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/lti_site/components/LTIRoutes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/lti_site/components/LTIRoutes/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   UploadForm,
   UploadHandlers,
   UploadManager,
-  UploadingObject,
   WithParams,
   builderFullScreenErrorRoute,
   modelName,
@@ -131,12 +130,11 @@ export const LTIInnerRoutes = () => {
               path={UPLOAD_FORM_ROUTE.default}
               element={
                 <WithParams>
-                  {({ objectId, objectType, parentType, parentId }) =>
+                  {({ objectId, objectType, parentId }) =>
                     objectId && objectType ? (
                       <UploadForm
                         objectId={objectId}
                         objectType={objectType as modelName}
-                        parentType={parentType as UploadingObject['parentType']}
                         parentId={parentId}
                       />
                     ) : (
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadField/index.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadField/index.tsx
index 8cbaee12ca..1b8de0be98 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadField/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadField/index.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
-import {
-  UploadingObject,
-  useUploadManager,
-} from '@lib-components/common/UploadManager';
+import { useUploadManager } from '@lib-components/common/UploadManager';
 import { uploadableModelName } from '@lib-components/types/models';
 
 import { DropzonePlaceholder } from './DropzonePlaceholder';
@@ -28,14 +25,12 @@ const DropzoneStyled = styled.div`
 export interface UploadFieldProps {
   objectType: uploadableModelName;
   objectId: string;
-  parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>;
   parentId?: Maybe<string>;
 }
 
 export const UploadField = ({
   objectType,
   objectId,
-  parentType,
   parentId,
 }: UploadFieldProps) => {
   const { addUpload } = useUploadManager();
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ export const UploadField = ({
 
   const onDrop = (files: File[]) => {
     setFile(files[0]);
-    addUpload(objectType, objectId, files[0], parentType, parentId);
+    addUpload(objectType, objectId, files[0], parentId);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadForm/index.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadForm/index.tsx
index c048ddd1af..1a398833dd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadForm/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadForm/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { Loader } from '@lib-components/common/Loader';
 import { UploadField } from '@lib-components/common/UploadField';
 import {
   UploadManagerStatus,
-  UploadingObject,
   useUploadManager,
 } from '@lib-components/common/UploadManager';
 import { builderDashboardRoute } from '@lib-components/data/routes';
@@ -114,14 +113,12 @@ const UploadFormBack = styled.div`
 export interface UploadFormProps {
   objectId: UploadableObject['id'];
   objectType: uploadableModelName;
-  parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>;
   parentId?: Maybe<string>;
 }
 
 export const UploadForm = ({
   objectId,
   objectType,
-  parentType,
   parentId,
 }: UploadFormProps) => {
   const appData = useAppConfig();
@@ -207,9 +204,7 @@ export const UploadForm = ({
               />
             </IframeHeadingWithLayout>
             <UploadFieldContainer>
-              <UploadField
-                {...{ objectType, objectId, parentType, parentId }}
-              />
+              <UploadField {...{ objectType, objectId, parentId }} />
             </UploadFieldContainer>
           </UploadFormContainer>
           <UploadFormBack>
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.spec.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.spec.tsx
index 3188d65b6b..cec93e0442 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.spec.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Thumbnail, Video } from '@lib-components/types/tracks';
 
 import { UploadHandlers } from './UploadHandlers';
 
-import { UploadManagerContext, UploadManagerStatus, UploadingObject } from '.';
+import { UploadManagerContext, UploadManagerStatus } from '.';
 
 jest.mock('data/sideEffects/updateResource', () => ({
   updateResource: jest.fn(),
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ describe('<LTIUploadHandlers />', () => {
       progress: 0,
       status: UploadManagerStatus.UPLOADING,
       parentId: uuidv4(),
-      parentType: modelName.VIDEOS as UploadingObject['parentType'],
     };
     const thumbnail = { id: thumbnailState.objectId } as Thumbnail;
     mockFetchResource.mockResolvedValue(thumbnail);
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.tsx
index 30090e4996..883b59287b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/UploadHandlers.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ const UploadSuccessHandler = ({
 }: {
   objectState: UploadManagerState[string];
 }) => {
-  const { status, file, objectId, objectType, parentId, parentType } =
-    objectState;
+  const { status, file, objectId, objectType, parentId } = objectState;
 
   //  once upload on S3 is finished, push new state to backend
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -42,11 +41,10 @@ const UploadSuccessHandler = ({
           },
           objectType,
           parentId,
-          parentType,
         );
       }
     })();
-  }, [file.name, objectId, objectType, parentId, parentType, status]);
+  }, [file.name, objectId, objectType, parentId, status]);
 
   //  update the ressource beeing uploaded
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -55,9 +53,9 @@ const UploadSuccessHandler = ({
         return;
       }
 
-      await fetchResource(objectType, objectId, parentType, parentId);
+      await fetchResource(objectType, objectId, parentId);
     })();
-  }, [objectId, objectType, parentId, parentType, status]);
+  }, [objectId, objectType, parentId, status]);
 
   return null;
 };
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.spec.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.spec.tsx
index 923acf9214..163eec63dc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.spec.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ describe('<UploadManager />', () => {
   it('uploads the file with a parent path', async () => {
     const objectType = modelName.THUMBNAILS;
     const objectId = uuidv4();
-    const parentType = modelName.VIDEOS;
     const parentId = uuidv4();
     const file = new File(['(⌐□_□)'], 'course.jpg', { type: 'image/jpeg' });
 
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ describe('<UploadManager />', () => {
     {
       const { addUpload, uploadManagerState } = getLatestHookValues();
       expect(uploadManagerState).toEqual({});
-      act(() => addUpload(objectType, objectId, file, parentType, parentId));
+      act(() => addUpload(objectType, objectId, file, parentId));
     }
     {
       const { uploadManagerState } = getLatestHookValues();
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ describe('<UploadManager />', () => {
           file,
           progress: 0,
           status: UploadManagerStatus.INIT,
-          parentType,
           parentId,
         },
       });
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ describe('<UploadManager />', () => {
           file,
           progress: 0,
           status: UploadManagerStatus.UPLOADING,
-          parentType,
           parentId,
         },
       });
@@ -195,7 +192,6 @@ describe('<UploadManager />', () => {
           file,
           progress: 0,
           status: UploadManagerStatus.SUCCESS,
-          parentType,
           parentId,
         },
       });
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.tsx
index 9a513da7d6..c7363ed46a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/common/UploadManager/index.tsx
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ export interface UploadingObject {
   progress: number;
   status: UploadManagerStatus;
   message?: string;
-  parentType?:
-    | modelName.VIDEOS
-    | MarkdownDocumentModelName.MARKDOWN_DOCUMENTS
-    | ClassroomModelName.CLASSROOMS
-    | FileDepositoryModelName.FileDepositories;
   parentId?: string;
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ export const UploadManager = ({
 
     Object.values(uploadManagerState)
       .filter(({ status }) => status === UploadManagerStatus.INIT)
-      .forEach(({ file, objectId, objectType, parentId, parentType }) => {
+      .forEach(({ file, objectId, objectType, parentId }) => {
         (async () => {
           let presignedPost: AWSPresignedPost;
           try {
@@ -99,7 +94,6 @@ export const UploadManager = ({
               file.name,
               file.type,
               file.size,
-              parentType,
               parentId,
             );
           } catch (error) {
@@ -209,7 +203,6 @@ export const useUploadManager = () => {
       objectType: uploadableModelName,
       objectId: string,
       file: File,
-      parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>,
       parentId?: Maybe<string>,
     ) => {
       setUploadState((state) => ({
@@ -220,7 +213,6 @@ export const useUploadManager = () => {
           file,
           progress: 0,
           status: UploadManagerStatus.INIT,
-          parentType,
           parentId,
         },
       }));
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/getResource/index.tsx b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/getResource/index.tsx
index c477292b0b..9475d1779f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/getResource/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/getResource/index.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { Maybe } from '@lib-common/types';
 
-import { UploadingObject } from '@lib-components/common';
 import { fetchWrapper } from '@lib-components/common/queries/fetchWrapper';
 import { addResource } from '@lib-components/data/stores/generics';
 import { useJwt } from '@lib-components/hooks/stores/useJwt';
 import { API_ENDPOINT } from '@lib-components/settings';
 import { requestStatus } from '@lib-components/types/api';
-import { uploadableModelName } from '@lib-components/types/models';
+import {
+  getParentType,
+  uploadableModelName,
+} from '@lib-components/types/models';
 import { UploadableObject } from '@lib-components/types/tracks';
 import { report } from '@lib-components/utils/errors/report';
 
@@ -19,10 +21,10 @@ import { report } from '@lib-components/utils/errors/report';
 export async function getResource(
   resourceName: uploadableModelName,
   resourceId: string,
-  parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>,
   parentId?: Maybe<string>,
 ): Promise<UploadableObject | requestStatus.FAILURE> {
   let endpoint = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${resourceName}/${resourceId}/`;
+  const parentType = getParentType(resourceName);
   if (parentId && parentType) {
     endpoint = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${parentType}/${parentId}/${resourceName}/${resourceId}/`;
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/initiateUpload/index.ts b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/initiateUpload/index.ts
index fb74d4be7d..7e035e892d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/initiateUpload/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/initiateUpload/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { Maybe } from '@lib-common/types';
 
-import { UploadingObject } from '@lib-components/common';
 import { fetchWrapper } from '@lib-components/common/queries/fetchWrapper';
 import { useJwt } from '@lib-components/hooks/stores';
 import { API_ENDPOINT } from '@lib-components/settings';
 import { AWSPresignedPost } from '@lib-components/types/AWSPresignedPost';
-import { uploadableModelName } from '@lib-components/types/models';
+import {
+  getParentType,
+  uploadableModelName,
+} from '@lib-components/types/models';
 import { UploadableObject } from '@lib-components/types/tracks';
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ import { UploadableObject } from '@lib-components/types/tracks';
  * @param filename The name of the file we're uploading.
  * @param mimetype The mimetype of the file we're uploading.
  * @param size The size of the file we're uploading.
- * @param parentType The kind of parent object for which we're uploading a file (nullable model name).
  * @param parentId The ID of the parent object for which we're uploading a file (nullable).
  */
 export const initiateUpload = async (
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@ export const initiateUpload = async (
   filename: string,
   mimetype: string,
   size: number,
-  parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>,
   parentId?: Maybe<string>,
 ) => {
   let input = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${objectType}/${objectId}/initiate-upload/`;
+  const parentType = getParentType(objectType);
   if (parentId && parentType) {
     input = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${parentType}/${parentId}/${objectType}/${objectId}/initiate-upload/`;
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/updateResource/index.ts b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/updateResource/index.ts
index 1caccdb643..d68984190d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/updateResource/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/data/sideEffects/updateResource/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 import { Maybe } from '@lib-common/types';
 
-import { UploadingObject } from '@lib-components/common';
 import { fetchWrapper } from '@lib-components/common/queries/fetchWrapper';
 import { useJwt } from '@lib-components/hooks/stores';
 import { API_ENDPOINT } from '@lib-components/settings';
-import { uploadableModelName } from '@lib-components/types/models';
+import {
+  getParentType,
+  uploadableModelName,
+} from '@lib-components/types/models';
 import { Resource } from '@lib-components/types/tracks';
 
 export async function updateResource<R extends Resource>(
   resource: R,
   resourceName: uploadableModelName,
   parentId?: Maybe<string>,
-  parentType?: Maybe<UploadingObject['parentType']>,
 ): Promise<R> {
   let endpoint = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${resourceName}/${resource.id}/`;
+  const parentType = getParentType(resourceName);
   if (parentId && parentType) {
     endpoint = `${API_ENDPOINT}/${parentType}/${parentId}/${resourceName}/${resource.id}/`;
   }
diff --git a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/types/models.ts b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/types/models.ts
index 11170e7d6a..a216012ecb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/types/models.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/packages/lib_components/src/types/models.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Nullable } from '@lib-common/types';
+
 import { ClassroomModelName } from '@lib-components/types/apps/classroom/models';
 import { FileDepositoryModelName } from '@lib-components/types/apps/deposit/models';
 import { MarkdownDocumentModelName } from '@lib-components/types/apps/markdown/models';
@@ -18,3 +20,30 @@ export type uploadableModelName =
     >
   | Extract<FileDepositoryModelName, FileDepositoryModelName.DepositedFiles>
   | Extract<ClassroomModelName, ClassroomModelName.CLASSROOM_DOCUMENTS>;
+
+export type parentType =
+  | modelName.VIDEOS
+  | MarkdownDocumentModelName.MARKDOWN_DOCUMENTS
+  | ClassroomModelName.CLASSROOMS
+  | FileDepositoryModelName.FileDepositories;
+
+export const getParentType = (
+  objectType: Nullable<uploadableModelName>,
+): Nullable<parentType> => {
+  switch (objectType) {
+    case modelName.TIMEDTEXTTRACKS:
+      return modelName.VIDEOS;
+    case modelName.SHAREDLIVEMEDIAS:
+      return modelName.VIDEOS;
+    case modelName.THUMBNAILS:
+      return modelName.VIDEOS;
+    case MarkdownDocumentModelName.MARKDOWN_IMAGES:
+      return MarkdownDocumentModelName.MARKDOWN_DOCUMENTS;
+    case FileDepositoryModelName.DepositedFiles:
+      return FileDepositoryModelName.FileDepositories;
+    case ClassroomModelName.CLASSROOM_DOCUMENTS:
+      return ClassroomModelName.CLASSROOMS;
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+};