diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/dataBinding.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/dataBinding.js
index ca36380077..7456ec5691 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/dataBinding.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/dataBinding.js
@@ -243,18 +243,18 @@ export const getDatasourceForProvider = (asset, component) => {
     return null
   }
 
-  // There are different types of setting which can be a datasource, for
-  // example an actual datasource object, or a table ID string.
-  // Convert the datasource setting into a proper datasource object so that
-  // we can use it properly
-  if (datasourceSetting.type === "table") {
+  // For legacy compatibility, we need to be able to handle datasources that are
+  // just strings. These are not generated any more, so could be removed in
+  // future.
+  // TODO: remove at some point
+  const datasource = component[datasourceSetting?.key]
+  if (typeof datasource === "string") {
     return {
-      tableId: component[datasourceSetting?.key],
+      tableId: datasource,
       type: "table",
     }
-  } else {
-    return component[datasourceSetting?.key]
   }
+  return datasource
 }
 
 /**