diff --git a/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessor.scala b/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessor.scala
index 7537167226..cccc4989a7 100644
--- a/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessor.scala
+++ b/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessor.scala
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import ch.epfl.bluebrain.nexus.ship.files.FileWiring._
 import ch.epfl.bluebrain.nexus.ship.storages.StorageWiring
 import io.circe.Decoder
 
-import java.time.Instant
-
 class FileProcessor private (
     files: Files,
     projectMapper: ProjectMapper,
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ class FileProcessor private (
         val newMediaType   = patchMediaType(attrs.filename, attrs.mediaType)
         val newAttrs       = e.attributes.copy(mediaType = newMediaType)
         val customMetadata = Some(getCustomMetadata(newAttrs))
-        val fct            = forceMediaType(attrs.mediaType, e.instant, newMediaType)
+        val fct            = forceMediaType(attrs.mediaType, newMediaType)
         fileCopier.copyFile(e.project, newAttrs, fct).flatMap {
           case FileCopySuccess(newPath) =>
             val linkRequest = FileLinkRequest(newPath, newMediaType, customMetadata)
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ class FileProcessor private (
         val newMediaType   = patchMediaType(attrs.filename, attrs.mediaType)
         val newAttrs       = e.attributes.copy(mediaType = newMediaType)
         val customMetadata = Some(getCustomMetadata(newAttrs))
-        val fct            = forceMediaType(attrs.mediaType, e.instant, newMediaType)
+        val fct            = forceMediaType(attrs.mediaType, newMediaType)
         fileCopier.copyFile(e.project, newAttrs, fct).flatMap {
           case FileCopySuccess(newPath) =>
             val linkRequest = FileLinkRequest(newPath, newMediaType, customMetadata)
@@ -139,21 +137,10 @@ object FileProcessor {
       .map(ContentType(_, () => HttpCharsets.`UTF-8`))
       .orElse(original)
 
-  private val pngMediaType  = Some("image/png")
-  private val tiffMediaType = Some("image/tiff")
-  private val instant       = Instant.parse("2021-04-11T19:19:16.579Z")
-
   def forceMediaType(
       originalMediaType: Option[ContentType],
-      eventInstant: Instant,
       newMediaType: Option[ContentType]
-  ) = {
-    val originalMediaTypeAsString = originalMediaType.map(_.toString())
-    (originalMediaType != newMediaType) ||
-    eventInstant.isBefore(instant) &&
-    (originalMediaTypeAsString == pngMediaType ||
-      originalMediaTypeAsString == tiffMediaType)
-  }
+  ): Boolean = originalMediaType != newMediaType
 
   private val noop = new EventProcessor[FileEvent] {
     override def resourceType: EntityType = Files.entityType
diff --git a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
index 4a82c316b8..c4b1ebd0c4 100644
--- a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
+++ b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import akka.http.scaladsl.model.{ContentTypes, MediaTypes}
 import ch.epfl.bluebrain.nexus.delta.kernel.http.MediaTypeDetectorConfig
 import ch.epfl.bluebrain.nexus.testkit.mu.NexusSuite
 
-import java.time.Instant
-
 class FileProcessorSuite extends NexusSuite {
 
   implicit private val mediaTypeDetector: MediaTypeDetectorConfig = MediaTypeDetectorConfig(
@@ -31,41 +29,18 @@ class FileProcessorSuite extends NexusSuite {
     assertEquals(
       FileProcessor.forceMediaType(
         Some(ContentTypes.`application/octet-stream`),
-        Instant.now,
         Some(ContentTypes.`application/json`)
       ),
       true
     )
   }
 
-  test("Patching media type for a png file older than the given instant") {
-    val imagePng = MediaTypes.`image/png`.toContentType
-    assertEquals(
-      FileProcessor.forceMediaType(Some(imagePng), Instant.parse("2021-04-11T19:19:16.578Z"), Some(imagePng)),
-      true
-    )
-  }
-
-  test("Not patching media type for a png file after the given instant") {
-    val imagePng = MediaTypes.`image/png`.toContentType
+  test("Patching media type for a media type that does not change") {
     assertEquals(
-      FileProcessor.forceMediaType(Some(imagePng), Instant.parse("2021-04-11T19:19:16.580Z"), Some(imagePng)),
-      false
-    )
-  }
-
-  test("Patching media type for a tiff file older than the given instant") {
-    val imageTiff = MediaTypes.`image/tiff`.toContentType
-    assertEquals(
-      FileProcessor.forceMediaType(Some(imageTiff), Instant.parse("2021-04-11T19:19:16.578Z"), Some(imageTiff)),
-      true
-    )
-  }
-
-  test("Not patching media type for a fiff file after the given instant") {
-    val imageTiff = MediaTypes.`image/tiff`.toContentType
-    assertEquals(
-      FileProcessor.forceMediaType(Some(imageTiff), Instant.parse("2021-04-11T19:19:16.580Z"), Some(imageTiff)),
+      FileProcessor.forceMediaType(
+        Some(ContentTypes.`application/json`),
+        Some(ContentTypes.`application/json`)
+      ),
       false
     )
   }