diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
index c053a8b399..bd1416b583 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils.go
@@ -202,18 +202,13 @@ func buildMultipleTypeUnion(innerType []*core.LiteralType) *core.LiteralType {
 	return unionLiteralType
 }
 
-func literalTypeForLiterals(literals []*core.Literal) (*core.LiteralType, bool) {
+func literalTypeForLiterals(literals []*core.Literal) *core.LiteralType {
 	innerType := make([]*core.LiteralType, 0, 1)
 	innerTypeSet := sets.NewString()
 	var noneType *core.LiteralType
-	isOffloadedType := false
 	for _, x := range literals {
 		otherType := LiteralTypeForLiteral(x)
 		otherTypeKey := otherType.String()
-		if _, ok := x.GetValue().(*core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata); ok {
-			isOffloadedType = true
-			return otherType, isOffloadedType
-		}
 		if _, ok := x.GetValue().(*core.Literal_Collection); ok {
 			if x.GetCollection().GetLiterals() == nil {
 				noneType = otherType
@@ -235,9 +230,9 @@ func literalTypeForLiterals(literals []*core.Literal) (*core.LiteralType, bool)
 	if len(innerType) == 0 {
 		return &core.LiteralType{
 			Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{Simple: core.SimpleType_NONE},
-		}, isOffloadedType
+		}
 	} else if len(innerType) == 1 {
-		return innerType[0], isOffloadedType
+		return innerType[0]
 	}
 
 	// sort inner types to ensure consistent union types are generated
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@ func literalTypeForLiterals(literals []*core.Literal) (*core.LiteralType, bool)
 
 		return 0
 	})
-	return buildMultipleTypeUnion(innerType), isOffloadedType
+	return buildMultipleTypeUnion(innerType)
 }
 
 // ValidateLiteralType check if the literal type is valid, return error if the literal is invalid.
@@ -279,23 +274,15 @@ func LiteralTypeForLiteral(l *core.Literal) *core.LiteralType {
 	case *core.Literal_Scalar:
 		return literalTypeForScalar(l.GetScalar())
 	case *core.Literal_Collection:
-		collectionType, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals(l.GetCollection().GetLiterals())
-		if isOffloaded {
-			return collectionType
-		}
 		return &core.LiteralType{
 			Type: &core.LiteralType_CollectionType{
-				CollectionType: collectionType,
+				CollectionType: literalTypeForLiterals(l.GetCollection().Literals),
 			},
 		}
 	case *core.Literal_Map:
-		mapValueType, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals(maps.Values(l.GetMap().GetLiterals()))
-		if isOffloaded {
-			return mapValueType
-		}
 		return &core.LiteralType{
 			Type: &core.LiteralType_MapValueType{
-				MapValueType: mapValueType,
+				MapValueType: literalTypeForLiterals(maps.Values(l.GetMap().Literals)),
 			},
 		}
 	case *core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata:
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
index 41a1333e62..09790849f3 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/utils_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestLiteralTypeForLiterals(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
-		lt, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals(nil)
+		lt := literalTypeForLiterals(nil)
 		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_NONE.String(), lt.GetSimple().String())
-		assert.False(t, isOffloaded)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("binary idl with raw binary data and no tag", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -95,18 +94,17 @@ func TestLiteralTypeForLiterals(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("homogeneous", func(t *testing.T) {
-		lt, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
+		lt := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(5),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(0),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(5),
 		})
 
 		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_INTEGER.String(), lt.GetSimple().String())
-		assert.False(t, isOffloaded)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-homogenous", func(t *testing.T) {
-		lt, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
+		lt := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral("hello"),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(5),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral("world"),
@@ -114,24 +112,22 @@ func TestLiteralTypeForLiterals(t *testing.T) {
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(2),
 		})
 
-		assert.Len(t, lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants(), 2)
-		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_INTEGER.String(), lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants()[0].GetSimple().String())
-		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_STRING.String(), lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants()[1].GetSimple().String())
-		assert.False(t, isOffloaded)
+		assert.Len(t, lt.GetUnionType().Variants, 2)
+		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_INTEGER.String(), lt.GetUnionType().Variants[0].GetSimple().String())
+		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_STRING.String(), lt.GetUnionType().Variants[1].GetSimple().String())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-homogenous ensure ordering", func(t *testing.T) {
-		lt, isOffloaded := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
+		lt := literalTypeForLiterals([]*core.Literal{
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(5),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral("world"),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(0),
 			coreutils.MustMakeLiteral(2),
 		})
 
-		assert.Len(t, lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants(), 2)
-		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_INTEGER.String(), lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants()[0].GetSimple().String())
-		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_STRING.String(), lt.GetUnionType().GetVariants()[1].GetSimple().String())
-		assert.False(t, isOffloaded)
+		assert.Len(t, lt.GetUnionType().Variants, 2)
+		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_INTEGER.String(), lt.GetUnionType().Variants[0].GetSimple().String())
+		assert.Equal(t, core.SimpleType_STRING.String(), lt.GetUnionType().Variants[1].GetSimple().String())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("list with mixed types", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -458,89 +454,6 @@ func TestLiteralTypeForLiterals(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, proto.Equal(expectedLt, lt))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("nested Lists of offloaded List of string types", func(t *testing.T) {
-		inferredType := &core.LiteralType{
-			Type: &core.LiteralType_CollectionType{
-				CollectionType: &core.LiteralType{
-					Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{
-						Simple: core.SimpleType_STRING,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		literals := &core.Literal{
-			Value: &core.Literal_Collection{
-				Collection: &core.LiteralCollection{
-					Literals: []*core.Literal{
-						{
-							Value: &core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata{
-								OffloadedMetadata: &core.LiteralOffloadedMetadata{
-									Uri:          "dummy/uri-1",
-									SizeBytes:    1000,
-									InferredType: inferredType,
-								},
-							},
-						},
-						{
-							Value: &core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata{
-								OffloadedMetadata: &core.LiteralOffloadedMetadata{
-									Uri:          "dummy/uri-2",
-									SizeBytes:    1000,
-									InferredType: inferredType,
-								},
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		expectedLt := inferredType
-		lt := LiteralTypeForLiteral(literals)
-		assert.True(t, proto.Equal(expectedLt, lt))
-	})
-	t.Run("nested map of offloaded map of string types", func(t *testing.T) {
-		inferredType := &core.LiteralType{
-			Type: &core.LiteralType_MapValueType{
-				MapValueType: &core.LiteralType{
-					Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{
-						Simple: core.SimpleType_STRING,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		literals := &core.Literal{
-			Value: &core.Literal_Map{
-				Map: &core.LiteralMap{
-					Literals: map[string]*core.Literal{
-
-						"key1": {
-							Value: &core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata{
-								OffloadedMetadata: &core.LiteralOffloadedMetadata{
-									Uri:          "dummy/uri-1",
-									SizeBytes:    1000,
-									InferredType: inferredType,
-								},
-							},
-						},
-						"key2": {
-							Value: &core.Literal_OffloadedMetadata{
-								OffloadedMetadata: &core.LiteralOffloadedMetadata{
-									Uri:          "dummy/uri-2",
-									SizeBytes:    1000,
-									InferredType: inferredType,
-								},
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-
-		expectedLt := inferredType
-		lt := LiteralTypeForLiteral(literals)
-		assert.True(t, proto.Equal(expectedLt, lt))
-	})
-
 }
 
 func TestJoinVariableMapsUniqueKeys(t *testing.T) {