diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyCdpRewritingHacks-test.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyCdpRewritingHacks-test.js
index 08327991c3ccb6..51545ecd9be702 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyCdpRewritingHacks-test.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyCdpRewritingHacks-test.js
@@ -475,19 +475,14 @@ describe.each(['HTTP', 'HTTPS'])(
       );
     });
 
-    describe.each([
-      ['for modern targets', {}],
-      [
-        "when target has 'nativeSourceMapFetching' capability flag",
-        {nativeSourceMapFetching: true},
-      ],
-    ])('disabled %s', (_, capabilities: TargetCapabilityFlags) => {
+    describe("disabled when target has 'nativeSourceCodeFetching' capability flag", () => {
       const pageDescription = {
         app: 'bar-app',
         id: 'page1',
         title: 'bar-title',
-        type: 'Modern',
-        capabilities,
+        capabilities: {
+          nativeSourceCodeFetching: true,
+        },
         vm: 'bar-vm',
       };
 
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyHttpApi-test.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyHttpApi-test.js
index b0860ab458efab..e601f219f06324 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyHttpApi-test.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyHttpApi-test.js
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ describe('inspector proxy HTTP API', () => {
             reactNative: {
               capabilities: {},
               logicalDeviceId: 'device1',
-              type: 'Legacy',
             },
             title: 'bar-title',
             type: 'node',
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ describe('inspector proxy HTTP API', () => {
             reactNative: {
               capabilities: {},
               logicalDeviceId: 'device2',
-              type: 'Legacy',
             },
             title: 'bar-title',
             type: 'node',
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyReactNativeReloads-test.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyReactNativeReloads-test.js
index e32a6d71bb8dfc..a89ddbd08ed558 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyReactNativeReloads-test.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/__tests__/InspectorProxyReactNativeReloads-test.js
@@ -397,13 +397,7 @@ describe('inspector proxy React Native reloads', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test.each([
-    ['for modern targets', {}],
-    [
-      "when target has 'nativePageReloads' capability flag",
-      {nativePageReloads: true},
-    ],
-  ])('disabled %s', async (_, capabilities) => {
+  test("disabled when target has 'nativePageReloads' capability flag", async () => {
     let device1;
     try {
       /***
@@ -420,8 +414,9 @@ describe('inspector proxy React Native reloads', () => {
           // NOTE: 'React' is a magic string used to detect React Native pages
           // in legacy mode.
           title: 'React Native (mock)',
-          type: 'Modern',
-          capabilities,
+          capabilities: {
+            nativePageReloads: true,
+          },
           vm: 'vm',
         },
       ]);
@@ -456,8 +451,9 @@ describe('inspector proxy React Native reloads', () => {
           id: 'originalPage-updated',
           // NOTE: 'React' is a magic string used to detect React Native pages.
           title: 'React Native (mock)',
-          type: 'Modern',
-          capabilities,
+          capabilities: {
+            nativePageReloads: true,
+          },
           vm: 'vm',
         },
       ]);
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/Device.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/Device.js
index 50bd3f70c4f3bd..26befc0b1185c4 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/Device.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/Device.js
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ export default class Device {
         title: 'React Native Experimental (Improved Chrome Reloads)',
         vm: "don't use",
         app: this.#app,
-        type: 'Legacy',
         capabilities: {},
       };
       return [...this.#pages.values(), reactNativeReloadablePage];
@@ -306,11 +305,10 @@ export default class Device {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns `true` if a page reports `type: 'Modern'` or supports the given
-   * target capability flag.
+   * Returns `true` if a page supports the given target capability flag.
    */
   #pageHasCapability(page: Page, flag: $Keys<TargetCapabilityFlags>): boolean {
-    return page.type === 'Modern' || page.capabilities[flag] === true;
+    return page.capabilities[flag] === true;
   }
 
   // Handles messages received from device:
@@ -323,11 +321,10 @@ export default class Device {
   #handleMessageFromDevice(message: MessageFromDevice) {
     if (message.event === 'getPages') {
       this.#pages = new Map(
-        message.payload.map(({type, capabilities, ...page}) => [
+        message.payload.map(({capabilities, ...page}) => [
           page.id,
           {
             ...page,
-            type: type ?? 'Legacy',
             capabilities: capabilities ?? {},
           },
         ]),
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
index 2a581c871dd278..066fa44cc3d536 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export default class InspectorProxy implements InspectorProxyQueries {
       deviceName: device.getName(),
       reactNative: {
         logicalDeviceId: deviceId,
-        type: nullthrows(page.type),
         capabilities: nullthrows(page.capabilities),
       },
     };
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
index 7ff48f1a83d526..f4994a812c4830 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export type PageFromDevice = $ReadOnly<{
   title: string,
   vm: string,
   app: string,
-  type?: 'Legacy' | 'Modern',
   capabilities?: TargetCapabilityFlags,
 }>;
 
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ export type PageDescription = $ReadOnly<{
   // Metadata specific to React Native
   reactNative: $ReadOnly<{
     logicalDeviceId: string,
-    type: $NonMaybeType<Page['type']>,
     capabilities: Page['capabilities'],
   }>,
 }>;
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
index ea052c23d42170..1f3b4d74358521 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ export default function openDebuggerMiddleware({
         // Only use targets with better reloading support
         app =>
           app.title === 'React Native Experimental (Improved Chrome Reloads)' ||
-          app.reactNative.capabilities?.nativePageReloads === true ||
-          app.reactNative.type === 'Modern',
+          app.reactNative.capabilities?.nativePageReloads === true,
       );
 
       let target;