diff --git a/src/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes.ts b/src/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 216b21fc8..000000000
--- a/src/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import type { OptionId } from './filterTypes'
-
-/**
- * Lightweight display projection of AssetItem for dropdown/selection UIs.
- * Used by FormDropdown and WidgetSelectDropdown.
- */
-export interface AssetDropdownItem {
-  id: OptionId
-  /** Display name (user-defined filename or asset name) */
-  name: string
-  /** Original filename from asset */
-  label?: string
-  /** Preview image/video URL */
-  previewUrl: string
-}
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/assetDropdownUtils.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/assetDropdownUtils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b30a9daf..000000000
--- a/src/platform/assets/utils/assetDropdownUtils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import type { AssetItem } from '../schemas/assetSchema'
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '../types/assetDropdownTypes'
-
-/**
- * Transforms an AssetItem to AssetDropdownItem for dropdown display.
- */
-export function toAssetDropdownItem(asset: AssetItem): AssetDropdownItem {
-  return {
-    id: asset.id,
-    name: (asset.user_metadata?.filename as string | undefined) ?? asset.name,
-    label: asset.name,
-    previewUrl: asset.preview_url ?? ''
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/utils/assetSortUtils.ts b/src/platform/assets/utils/assetSortUtils.ts
index a093d8854..76158ec06 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/utils/assetSortUtils.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/utils/assetSortUtils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { AssetSortOption } from '../types/filterTypes'
 
 /**
  * Minimal interface for sortable items
- * Works with both AssetItem and AssetDropdownItem
+ * Works with both AssetItem and FormDropdownItem
  */
 export interface SortableItem {
   name: string
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
index 86b41e0e4..679aeb521 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.test.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ import PrimeVue from 'primevue/config'
 import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
+import type { FormDropdownItem } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types'
 import type { ComboInputSpec } from '@/schemas/nodeDef/nodeDefSchemaV2'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 
 import WidgetSelectDropdown from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue'
 
 interface WidgetSelectDropdownInstance extends ComponentPublicInstance {
-  inputItems: AssetDropdownItem[]
-  outputItems: AssetDropdownItem[]
+  inputItems: FormDropdownItem[]
+  outputItems: FormDropdownItem[]
   updateSelectedItems: (selectedSet: Set<string>) => void
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
 
       // The missing value should be accessible via dropdownItems when filter is 'all' (default)
       const dropdownItems = (
-        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: AssetDropdownItem[] }
+        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[] }
       ).dropdownItems
       expect(
         dropdownItems.some((item) => item.name === 'template_image.png')
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
 
       const vmWithFilter = wrapper.vm as unknown as {
         filterSelected: string
-        dropdownItems: AssetDropdownItem[]
+        dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[]
       }
 
       vmWithFilter.filterSelected = 'inputs'
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
 
       const vmWithFilter = wrapper.vm as unknown as {
         filterSelected: string
-        dropdownItems: AssetDropdownItem[]
-        outputItems: AssetDropdownItem[]
+        dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[]
+        outputItems: FormDropdownItem[]
       }
 
       vmWithFilter.filterSelected = 'outputs'
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
       const wrapper = mountComponent(widget, 'img_001.png')
 
       const dropdownItems = (
-        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: AssetDropdownItem[] }
+        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[] }
       ).dropdownItems
       expect(dropdownItems).toHaveLength(2)
       expect(
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe('WidgetSelectDropdown custom label mapping', () => {
       const wrapper = mountComponent(widget, undefined)
 
       const dropdownItems = (
-        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: AssetDropdownItem[] }
+        wrapper.vm as unknown as { dropdownItems: FormDropdownItem[] }
       ).dropdownItems
       expect(dropdownItems).toHaveLength(2)
       expect(
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
index 4edb3c17b..0eec37d8e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetSelectDropdown.vue
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ import { computed, provide, ref, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
 
 import { useTransformCompatOverlayProps } from '@/composables/useTransformCompatOverlayProps'
 import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import {
+  getAssetDisplayName,
+  getAssetFilename
+} from '@/platform/assets/utils/assetMetadataUtils'
 import { useToastStore } from '@/platform/updates/common/toastStore'
 import FormDropdown from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue'
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type {
   FilterOption,
   OptionId
 } from '@/platform/assets/types/filterTypes'
-import { AssetKindKey } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types';
-import type { LayoutMode } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types';
+import { AssetKindKey } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types'
+import type {
+  FormDropdownItem,
+  LayoutMode
+} from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types'
 import WidgetLayoutField from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/layout/WidgetLayoutField.vue'
 import { useAssetWidgetData } from '@/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData'
 import type { ResultItemType } from '@/schemas/apiSchema'
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ function getDisplayLabel(value: string): string {
   }
 }
 
-const inputItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+const inputItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   const values = props.widget.options?.values || []
 
   if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
@@ -109,12 +115,12 @@ const inputItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
 
   return values.map((value: string, index: number) => ({
     id: `input-${index}`,
-    previewUrl: getMediaUrl(value, 'input'),
+    preview_url: getMediaUrl(value, 'input'),
     name: value,
     label: getDisplayLabel(value)
   }))
 })
-const outputItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+const outputItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (!['image', 'video'].includes(props.assetKind ?? '')) return []
 
   const outputs = new Set<string>()
@@ -139,7 +145,7 @@ const outputItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
 
   return Array.from(outputs).map((output) => ({
     id: `output-${output}`,
-    previewUrl: getMediaUrl(output.replace(' [output]', ''), 'output'),
+    preview_url: getMediaUrl(output.replace(' [output]', ''), 'output'),
     name: output,
     label: getDisplayLabel(output)
   }))
@@ -151,20 +157,20 @@ const outputItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
  * where the saved value may not exist in the current server environment.
  * Works for both local mode (inputItems/outputItems) and cloud mode (assetData).
  */
-const missingValueItem = computed<AssetDropdownItem | undefined>(() => {
+const missingValueItem = computed<FormDropdownItem | undefined>(() => {
   const currentValue = modelValue.value
   if (!currentValue) return undefined
 
   // Check in cloud mode assets
   if (props.isAssetMode && assetData) {
-    const existsInAssets = assetData.dropdownItems.value.some(
-      (item) => item.name === currentValue
+    const existsInAssets = assetData.assets.value.some(
+      (asset) => asset.name === currentValue
     )
     if (existsInAssets) return undefined
 
     return {
       id: `missing-${currentValue}`,
-      previewUrl: '',
+      preview_url: '',
       name: currentValue,
       label: getDisplayLabel(currentValue)
     }
@@ -187,19 +193,32 @@ const missingValueItem = computed<AssetDropdownItem | undefined>(() => {
 
   return {
     id: `missing-${currentValue}`,
-    previewUrl: getMediaUrl(strippedValue, isOutput ? 'output' : 'input'),
+    preview_url: getMediaUrl(strippedValue, isOutput ? 'output' : 'input'),
     name: currentValue,
     label: getDisplayLabel(currentValue)
   }
 })
 
-const allItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+/**
+ * Transforms AssetItem[] to FormDropdownItem[] for cloud mode.
+ * Uses getAssetFilename for display name, asset.name for label.
+ */
+const assetItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+  if (!props.isAssetMode || !assetData) return []
+  return assetData.assets.value.map((asset) => ({
+    id: asset.id,
+    name: getAssetFilename(asset),
+    label: getAssetDisplayName(asset),
+    preview_url: asset.preview_url
+  }))
+})
+
+const allItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (props.isAssetMode && assetData) {
-    const items = assetData.dropdownItems.value
     if (missingValueItem.value) {
-      return [missingValueItem.value, ...items]
+      return [missingValueItem.value, ...assetItems.value]
     }
-    return items
+    return assetItems.value
   }
   return [
     ...(missingValueItem.value ? [missingValueItem.value] : []),
@@ -208,7 +227,7 @@ const allItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   ]
 })
 
-const dropdownItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
+const dropdownItems = computed<FormDropdownItem[]>(() => {
   if (props.isAssetMode) {
     return allItems.value
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
index 8ff3ea5af..b7db9e6fb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { computed, ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
 import { t } from '@/i18n'
 import { useToastStore } from '@/platform/updates/common/toastStore'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type {
   FilterOption,
   OptionId
@@ -14,10 +13,10 @@ import type {
 import FormDropdownInput from './FormDropdownInput.vue'
 import FormDropdownMenu from './FormDropdownMenu.vue'
 import { defaultSearcher, getDefaultSortOptions } from './shared'
-import type { LayoutMode, SortOption } from './types'
+import type { FormDropdownItem, LayoutMode, SortOption } from './types'
 
 interface Props {
-  items: AssetDropdownItem[]
+  items: FormDropdownItem[]
   placeholder?: string
   /**
    * If true, allows multiple selections. If a number is provided,
@@ -32,14 +31,14 @@ interface Props {
   sortOptions?: SortOption[]
   isSelected?: (
     selected: Set<OptionId>,
-    item: AssetDropdownItem,
+    item: FormDropdownItem,
     index: number
   ) => boolean
   searcher?: (
     query: string,
-    items: AssetDropdownItem[],
+    items: FormDropdownItem[],
     onCleanup: (cleanupFn: () => void) => void
-  ) => Promise<AssetDropdownItem[]>
+  ) => Promise<FormDropdownItem[]>
 }
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ const maxSelectable = computed(() => {
 
 const itemsKey = computed(() => props.items.map((item) => item.id).join('|'))
 
-const filteredItems = ref<AssetDropdownItem[]>([])
+const filteredItems = ref<FormDropdownItem[]>([])
 
 const defaultSorter = computed<SortOption['sorter']>(() => {
   const sorter = props.sortOptions.find(
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ const sortedItems = computed(() => {
   return selectedSorter.value({ items: filteredItems.value }) || []
 })
 
-function internalIsSelected(item: AssetDropdownItem, index: number): boolean {
+function internalIsSelected(item: FormDropdownItem, index: number): boolean {
   return props.isSelected?.(selected.value, item, index) ?? false
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ function handleFileChange(event: Event) {
   input.value = ''
 }
 
-function handleSelection(item: AssetDropdownItem, index: number) {
+function handleSelection(item: FormDropdownItem, index: number) {
   if (props.disabled) return
   const sel = selected.value
   if (internalIsSelected(item, index)) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
index 2095ced2b..858e92c58 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type { OptionId } from '@/platform/assets/types/filterTypes'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
 import { WidgetInputBaseClass } from '../../layout'
+import type { FormDropdownItem } from './types'
 
 interface Props {
   isOpen?: boolean
   placeholder?: string
-  items: AssetDropdownItem[]
+  items: FormDropdownItem[]
   selected: Set<OptionId>
   maxSelectable: number
   uploadable: boolean
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
index c285d4ac4..686543d28 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
 
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type {
   FilterOption,
   OptionId
@@ -12,11 +11,11 @@ import type {
 import FormDropdownMenuActions from './FormDropdownMenuActions.vue'
 import FormDropdownMenuFilter from './FormDropdownMenuFilter.vue'
 import FormDropdownMenuItem from './FormDropdownMenuItem.vue'
-import type { LayoutMode, SortOption } from './types'
+import type { FormDropdownItem, LayoutMode, SortOption } from './types'
 
 interface Props {
-  items: AssetDropdownItem[]
-  isSelected: (item: AssetDropdownItem, index: number) => boolean
+  items: FormDropdownItem[]
+  isSelected: (item: FormDropdownItem, index: number) => boolean
   filterOptions: FilterOption[]
   sortOptions: SortOption[]
   searcher?: (
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 defineProps<Props>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
-  (e: 'item-click', item: AssetDropdownItem, index: number): void
+  (e: 'item-click', item: FormDropdownItem, index: number): void
 }>()
 
 // Define models for two-way binding
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ const searchQuery = defineModel<string>('searchQuery')
           :key="item.id"
           :index="index"
           :selected="isSelected(item, index)"
-          :preview-url="item.previewUrl"
+          :preview-url="item.preview_url ?? ''"
           :name="item.name"
           :label="item.label"
           :layout="layoutMode"
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.test.ts
index ca80df3a1..d3bb88f3a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
-
 import { defaultSearcher, getDefaultSortOptions } from './shared'
+import type { FormDropdownItem } from './types'
 
-function createItem(name: string, label?: string): AssetDropdownItem {
+function createItem(name: string, label?: string): FormDropdownItem {
   return {
     id: name,
-    previewUrl: '',
+    preview_url: '',
     name,
     label
   }
 }
 
 describe('defaultSearcher', () => {
-  const items: AssetDropdownItem[] = [
+  const items: FormDropdownItem[] = [
     createItem('apple.png'),
     createItem('banana.jpg'),
     createItem('cherry.gif')
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.ts
index bb7ae8a82..dc886c025 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/shared.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type { AssetSortOption } from '@/platform/assets/types/filterTypes'
 import { sortAssets } from '@/platform/assets/utils/assetSortUtils'
 
-import type { SortOption } from './types'
+import type { FormDropdownItem, SortOption } from './types'
 
 export async function defaultSearcher(
   query: string,
-  items: AssetDropdownItem[]
+  items: FormDropdownItem[]
 ) {
   if (query.trim() === '') return items
   const words = query.trim().toLowerCase().split(' ')
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types.ts
index 91b9c4cd1..fe175c0df 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/types.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import type { ComputedRef, InjectionKey } from 'vue'
 
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
 import type { OptionId } from '@/platform/assets/types/filterTypes'
 import type { AssetKind } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
 
+/**
+ * Minimal interface for items in FormDropdown.
+ * Both AssetItem (from cloud API) and local file items satisfy this contract.
+ */
+export interface FormDropdownItem {
+  id: OptionId
+  /** Display name shown in the dropdown */
+  name: string
+  /** Original/alternate label (e.g., original filename) */
+  label?: string
+  /** Preview image/video URL */
+  preview_url?: string
+}
+
 export interface SortOption<TId extends OptionId = OptionId> {
   id: TId
   name: string
-  sorter: (ctx: { items: readonly AssetDropdownItem[] }) => AssetDropdownItem[]
+  sorter: (ctx: { items: readonly FormDropdownItem[] }) => FormDropdownItem[]
 }
 
 export type LayoutMode = 'list' | 'grid' | 'list-small'
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.desktop.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.desktop.test.ts
index 5f7ea30ff..f8ac6a7e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.desktop.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.desktop.test.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ vi.mock('@/stores/modelToNodeStore', () => ({
 describe('useAssetWidgetData (desktop/isCloud=false)', () => {
   it('returns empty/default values without calling stores', () => {
     const nodeType = ref('CheckpointLoaderSimple')
-    const { category, assets, dropdownItems, isLoading, error } =
-      useAssetWidgetData(nodeType)
+    const { category, assets, isLoading, error } = useAssetWidgetData(nodeType)
 
     expect(category.value).toBeUndefined()
     expect(assets.value).toEqual([])
-    expect(dropdownItems.value).toEqual([])
     expect(isLoading.value).toBe(false)
     expect(error.value).toBeNull()
     expect(mockUpdateModelsForNodeType).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.test.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.test.ts
index d081c5c52..4ba8c95e8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('useAssetWidgetData (cloud mode, isCloud=true)', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('fetches assets and transforms to dropdown items', async () => {
+  it('fetches assets for a given node type', async () => {
     const mockAssets: AssetItem[] = [
       createMockAsset(
         'asset-1',
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ describe('useAssetWidgetData (cloud mode, isCloud=true)', () => {
     )
 
     const nodeType = ref('CheckpointLoaderSimple')
-    const { category, assets, dropdownItems, isLoading } =
-      useAssetWidgetData(nodeType)
+    const { category, assets, isLoading } = useAssetWidgetData(nodeType)
 
     await nextTick()
     await vi.waitFor(() => !isLoading.value)
@@ -98,13 +97,10 @@ describe('useAssetWidgetData (cloud mode, isCloud=true)', () => {
     )
     expect(category.value).toBe('checkpoints')
     expect(assets.value).toEqual(mockAssets)
-
-    expect(dropdownItems.value).toHaveLength(2)
-    const item = dropdownItems.value[0]
-    expect(item.id).toBe('asset-1')
-    expect(item.name).toBe('models/beautiful_model.safetensors')
-    expect(item.label).toBe('Beautiful Model')
-    expect(item.previewUrl).toBe('/api/preview/asset-1')
+    expect(assets.value).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(assets.value[0].id).toBe('asset-1')
+    expect(assets.value[0].name).toBe('Beautiful Model')
+    expect(assets.value[0].preview_url).toBe('/api/preview/asset-1')
   })
 
   it('handles API errors gracefully', async () => {
@@ -238,7 +234,7 @@ describe('useAssetWidgetData (cloud mode, isCloud=true)', () => {
     })
 
     it('handles undefined node type gracefully', async () => {
-      const { category, assets, dropdownItems, isLoading, error } =
+      const { category, assets, isLoading, error } =
         useAssetWidgetData(undefined)
 
       await nextTick()
@@ -246,7 +242,6 @@ describe('useAssetWidgetData (cloud mode, isCloud=true)', () => {
       expect(mockUpdateModelsForNodeType).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       expect(category.value).toBeUndefined()
       expect(assets.value).toEqual([])
-      expect(dropdownItems.value).toEqual([])
       expect(isLoading.value).toBe(false)
       expect(error.value).toBeNull()
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.ts
index 70bd9ca2d..7ea3df54f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/composables/useAssetWidgetData.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { computed, toValue, watch } from 'vue'
 import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
 
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
-import type { AssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/types/assetDropdownTypes'
-import { toAssetDropdownItem } from '@/platform/assets/utils/assetDropdownUtils'
 import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
 import { useAssetsStore } from '@/stores/assetsStore'
 import { useModelToNodeStore } from '@/stores/modelToNodeStore'
@@ -48,10 +46,6 @@ export function useAssetWidgetData(
       return resolvedType ? (assetsStore.getError(resolvedType) ?? null) : null
     })
 
-    const dropdownItems = computed<AssetDropdownItem[]>(() => {
-      return (assets.value ?? []).map(toAssetDropdownItem)
-    })
-
     watch(
       () => toValue(nodeType),
       async (currentNodeType) => {
@@ -72,7 +66,6 @@ export function useAssetWidgetData(
     return {
       category,
       assets,
-      dropdownItems,
       isLoading,
       error
     }
@@ -80,8 +73,7 @@ export function useAssetWidgetData(
 
   return {
     category: computed(() => undefined),
-    assets: computed(() => []),
-    dropdownItems: computed(() => []),
+    assets: computed<AssetItem[]>(() => []),
     isLoading: computed(() => false),
     error: computed(() => null)
   }