diff --git a/meta/model/mojang.py b/meta/model/mojang.py
index 221f8e0..fb61992 100644
--- a/meta/model/mojang.py
+++ b/meta/model/mojang.py
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ def to_meta_version(self, name: str, uid: str, version: str) -> MetaVersion:
 
         if new_type == "pending":  # experiments from upstream are type=pending
             new_type = "experiment"
+        else:
+            new_type = new_type.removeprefix("old_")
 
         return MetaVersion(
             name=name,
diff --git a/meta/run/update_mojang.py b/meta/run/update_mojang.py
index 52921f3..a73b644 100755
--- a/meta/run/update_mojang.py
+++ b/meta/run/update_mojang.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def fetch_modified_version(path, version):
     }
 
     version_json["downloads"] = downloads
-    version_json["type"] = "old_snapshot"
 
     with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         json.dump(version_json, f, sort_keys=True, indent=4)