diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/demo-data/demo-data_recipe.yml b/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/demo-data/demo-data_recipe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebd6691126c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/demo-data/demo-data_recipe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source:
+  type: demo-data
+  config: {}
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/dummy-data/dummy-data_recipe.yml b/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/dummy-data/dummy-data_recipe.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1963847cee66e..0000000000000
--- a/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/dummy-data/dummy-data_recipe.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-source:
-  type: dummy-data
-  config:
-    # This source is a thin wrapper over file source for testing purposes
-    # This path is set in code so set to empty here.
-    path: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/setup.py b/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
index 51a133da4ecb1..17d192f203319 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/setup.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def get_long_description():
         "presto-on-hive = datahub.ingestion.source.sql.presto_on_hive:PrestoOnHiveSource",
         "pulsar = datahub.ingestion.source.pulsar:PulsarSource",
         "salesforce = datahub.ingestion.source.salesforce:SalesforceSource",
-        "dummy-data = datahub.ingestion.source.dummy_source.DummySource",
+        "demo-data = datahub.ingestion.source.demo_data.DemoDataSource",
         "unity-catalog = datahub.ingestion.source.unity.source:UnityCatalogSource",
     ],
     "datahub.ingestion.sink.plugins": [
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/demo_data.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/demo_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1764596bb5e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/demo_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from datahub.configuration.common import ConfigModel
+from datahub.ingestion.api.common import PipelineContext
+from datahub.ingestion.api.decorators import (
+    SupportStatus,
+    config_class,
+    platform_name,
+    support_status,
+)
+from datahub.ingestion.source.file import FileSourceConfig, GenericFileSource
+from datahub.utilities.sample_data import download_sample_data
+
+
+class DemoDataConfig(ConfigModel):
+    # The demo data source does not accept any configuration.
+    pass
+
+
+@platform_name("Demo Data")
+@config_class(ConfigModel)
+@support_status(SupportStatus.UNKNOWN)
+class DemoDataSource(GenericFileSource):
+    """
+    This source loads sample data into DataHub. It is intended for demo and testing purposes only.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, ctx: PipelineContext, config: DemoDataConfig):
+        file_config = FileSourceConfig(filename=download_sample_data())
+        super().__init__(ctx, file_config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, config_dict, ctx):
+        config = DemoDataConfig.parse_obj(config_dict or {})
+        return cls(ctx, config)
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dummy_source.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dummy_source.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 928831dbf51f7..0000000000000
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/dummy_source.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import pathlib
-
-from datahub.configuration.common import ConfigModel
-from datahub.ingestion.api.common import PipelineContext
-from datahub.ingestion.api.decorators import (
-    SupportStatus,
-    config_class,
-    platform_name,
-    support_status,
-)
-from datahub.ingestion.source.file import FileSourceConfig, GenericFileSource
-from datahub.utilities.sample_data import download_sample_data
-
-
-class DummySourceConfig(FileSourceConfig):
-    path = pathlib.Path("")
-
-
-@platform_name("DummySource")
-@config_class(ConfigModel)
-@support_status(SupportStatus.UNKNOWN)
-class DummySource(GenericFileSource):
-    """
-    This is a dummy plugin only for testing and fast demonstration of managed ingestion.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, ctx: PipelineContext, config: DummySourceConfig):
-        config.path = pathlib.Path(download_sample_data())
-        super().__init__(ctx, config)