diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
index 4548fb26d0b1e..e7b6c836468f0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
@@ -252,33 +252,37 @@ export function MediaPlaceholder( {
 		}
 
 		const uploadedMediaList = await Promise.all(
-			mediaBlocks.map( ( block ) =>
-				block.attributes.id
-					? block.attributes
-					: new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
-							window
-								.fetch( block.attributes.url )
-								.then( ( response ) => response.blob() )
-								.then( ( blob ) =>
-									mediaUpload( {
-										filesList: [ blob ],
-										additionalData: {
-											title: block.attributes.title,
-											alt_text: block.attributes.alt,
-											caption: block.attributes.caption,
-										},
-										onFileChange: ( [ media ] ) => {
-											if ( media.id ) {
-												resolve( media );
-											}
-										},
-										allowedTypes,
-										onError: reject,
-									} )
-								)
-								.catch( () => resolve( block.attributes.url ) );
-					  } )
-			)
+			mediaBlocks.map( ( block ) => {
+				const blockType = block.name.split( '/' )[ 1 ];
+				if ( block.attributes.id ) {
+					block.attributes.type = blockType;
+					return block.attributes;
+				}
+				return new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
+					window
+						.fetch( block.attributes.url )
+						.then( ( response ) => response.blob() )
+						.then( ( blob ) =>
+							mediaUpload( {
+								filesList: [ blob ],
+								additionalData: {
+									title: block.attributes.title,
+									alt_text: block.attributes.alt,
+									caption: block.attributes.caption,
+									type: blockType,
+								},
+								onFileChange: ( [ media ] ) => {
+									if ( media.id ) {
+										resolve( media );
+									}
+								},
+								allowedTypes,
+								onError: reject,
+							} )
+						)
+						.catch( () => resolve( block.attributes.url ) );
+				} );
+			} )
 		).catch( ( err ) => onError( err ) );
 
 		if ( multiple ) {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/shared.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover/shared.js
index f089f4bfe36ca..7628300cbf8cf 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/cover/shared.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/shared.js
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ export function attributesFromMedia( media ) {
 			media.type === VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE )
 	) {
 		mediaType = media.type;
-		// If  there's a url or src but no type, it's probably coming from the inserter so
-		// we still want to return what data we have.
-	} else if ( media.url ) {
-		mediaType = IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE;
-	} else if ( media.src ) {
-		mediaType = VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE;
 	} else {
 		return;
 	}