diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.html
index 71dac6a57..cf969ddbe 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.html
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@
               </svg>&nbsp;<span class="d-block d-md-inline" i18n>View</span>
             </a>
             <ng-template #previewContent>
-              <ng-container *ngIf="getContentType() == 'application/pdf'">
-                <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
-              </ng-container>
-              <ng-container *ngIf="getContentType() == 'text/plain'">
-                  <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" type="text/plain" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
-              </ng-container>
+              <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
             </ng-template>
             <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" [href]="getDownloadUrl()">
               <svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="bi bi-download" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.ts
index bf42c4235..10457054f 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { PaperlessDocument } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document';
-import { PaperlessDocumentMetadata } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document-metadata';
 import { DocumentService } from 'src/app/services/rest/document.service';
 import { SettingsService, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/services/settings.service';
 import { NgbPopover } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ export class DocumentCardLargeComponent implements OnInit {
   mouseOnPreview = false
   popoverHidden = true
 
-  metadata: PaperlessDocumentMetadata
-
   get searchScoreClass() {
     if (this.searchScore > 0.7) {
       return "success"
@@ -61,9 +58,6 @@ export class DocumentCardLargeComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.documentService.getMetadata(this.document?.id).subscribe(result => {
-      this.metadata = result
-    })
   }
 
   getIsThumbInverted() {
@@ -95,10 +89,6 @@ export class DocumentCardLargeComponent implements OnInit {
     return this.documentService.getPreviewUrl(this.document.id)
   }
 
-  getContentType() {
-    return this.metadata?.has_archive_version ? 'application/pdf' : this.metadata?.original_mime_type
-  }
-
   mouseEnterPreview() {
     this.mouseOnPreview = true
     if (!this.popover.isOpen()) {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
index 1dde0c9d4..aa0aa9225 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
@@ -46,12 +46,7 @@
             </svg>
           </a>
           <ng-template #previewContent>
-            <ng-container *ngIf="getContentType() == 'application/pdf'">
-              <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
-            </ng-container>
-            <ng-container *ngIf="getContentType() == 'text/plain'">
-                <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" type="text/plain" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
-            </ng-container>
+            <object [data]="previewUrl | safe" class="preview" width="100%"></object>
           </ng-template>
           <a [href]="getDownloadUrl()" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" title="Download" (click)="$event.stopPropagation()" i18n-title>
             <svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="bi bi-download" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
index 033abab27..e025e4e25 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaperlessDocument } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document';
-import { PaperlessDocumentMetadata } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document-metadata';
 import { DocumentService } from 'src/app/services/rest/document.service';
 import { SettingsService, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/services/settings.service';
 import { NgbPopover } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
@@ -37,12 +36,7 @@ export class DocumentCardSmallComponent implements OnInit {
   mouseOnPreview = false
   popoverHidden = true
 
-  metadata: PaperlessDocumentMetadata
-
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.documentService.getMetadata(this.document?.id).subscribe(result => {
-      this.metadata = result
-    })
   }
 
   getIsThumbInverted() {
@@ -74,10 +68,6 @@ export class DocumentCardSmallComponent implements OnInit {
     )
   }
 
-  getContentType() {
-    return this.metadata?.has_archive_version ? 'application/pdf' : this.metadata?.original_mime_type
-  }
-
   mouseEnterPreview() {
     this.mouseOnPreview = true
     if (!this.popover.isOpen()) {