diff --git a/c-sharp/Projects/ParatextProjectDataProviderFactory.cs b/c-sharp/Projects/ParatextProjectDataProviderFactory.cs
index a4b1244bc8..64fd5ddba1 100644
--- a/c-sharp/Projects/ParatextProjectDataProviderFactory.cs
+++ b/c-sharp/Projects/ParatextProjectDataProviderFactory.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ protected override ResponseToRequest GetProjectDataProviderID(
         string projectStorageInterpreterId
     )
     {
-        if (_paratextPsi.StorageType.ToSerializedString() != projectStorageInterpreterId)
+        if (_paratextPsi.StorageType != projectStorageInterpreterId)
             return ResponseToRequest.Failed(
                 $"Unexpected project storage interpreter requested: {projectStorageInterpreterId}"
             );
diff --git a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectMetadata.cs b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectMetadata.cs
index 27b86d3026..e3694efadd 100644
--- a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectMetadata.cs
+++ b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectMetadata.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ namespace Paranext.DataProvider.Projects;
 /// </summary>
 public class ProjectMetadata
 {
-    public ProjectMetadata(
-        Guid id,
-        string name,
-        ProjectStorageType projectStorageType,
-        string projectType
-    )
+    public ProjectMetadata(Guid id, string name, string projectStorageType, string projectType)
     {
         ID = id;
         Name = name;
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ string projectType
     /// <summary>
     /// Indicates how the project is persisted to storage
     /// </summary>
-    public ProjectStorageType ProjectStorageType { get; }
+    public string ProjectStorageType { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Indicates what sort of project this is which implies its data shape (e.g., what data streams should be available)
@@ -54,11 +49,11 @@ protected bool Equals(ProjectMetadata other)
 
     public override int GetHashCode()
     {
-        return HashCode.Combine(ID, Name, (int)ProjectStorageType, ProjectType);
+        return HashCode.Combine(ID, Name, ProjectStorageType, ProjectType);
     }
 
     public override string ToString()
     {
-        return $"[{Name} ({ID}): {ProjectStorageType.ToSerializedString()}, {ProjectType}]";
+        return $"[{Name} ({ID}): {ProjectStorageType}, {ProjectType}]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageInterpreter.cs b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageInterpreter.cs
index 2311228958..fa4c58e306 100644
--- a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageInterpreter.cs
+++ b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageInterpreter.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ namespace Paranext.DataProvider.Projects;
 internal abstract class ProjectStorageInterpreter : NetworkObjects.DataProvider
 {
     protected ProjectStorageInterpreter(
-        ProjectStorageType storageType,
+        string storageType,
         IReadOnlyList<string> projectTypes,
         PapiClient papiClient
     )
         // TODO: Register one network object per (storage type, project type) pair or come up with a better approach
-        : base($"platform.{storageType.ToSerializedString()}-{projectTypes[0]}-psi", papiClient)
+        : base($"platform.{storageType}-{projectTypes[0]}-psi", papiClient)
     {
         StorageType = storageType;
         ProjectTypes = projectTypes;
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ private ResponseToRequest GetSupportedTypes()
         return ResponseToRequest.Succeeded(
             new JObject
             {
-                ["storageType"] = StorageType.ToSerializedString(),
+                ["storageType"] = StorageType,
                 ["projectTypes"] = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ProjectTypes)
             }.ToString()
         );
     }
 
-    public ProjectStorageType StorageType { get; }
+    public string StorageType { get; }
     public IEnumerable<string> ProjectTypes { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageType.cs b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageType.cs
index 728d1f98b1..f3cabb8a4e 100644
--- a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageType.cs
+++ b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectStorageType.cs
@@ -4,50 +4,9 @@ namespace Paranext.DataProvider.Projects;
 /// Structure of the data in persisted storage.
 /// This is not related to the format of the data itself but the way it is stored
 /// </summary>
-public enum ProjectStorageType
+public static class ProjectStorageType
 {
-    Unknown,
-    ParatextFolders,
-    ParatextZipped
-}
-
-// Add an extension methods related to the enum
-public static class ProjectStorageTypeExtensions
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Convert a ProjectStorageType into a value recognized by PAPI
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="projectStorageType">Enum value</param>
-    /// <returns>String that represents the enum value that can be passed over the network</returns>
-    public static string ToSerializedString(this ProjectStorageType projectStorageType)
-    {
-        return projectStorageType switch
-        {
-            ProjectStorageType.Unknown => "unknown",
-            ProjectStorageType.ParatextFolders => "paratextFolders",
-            ProjectStorageType.ParatextZipped => "paratextZipped",
-            _ => throw new Exception("Unexpected project storage type: " + projectStorageType)
-        };
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Convert a string from PAPI into a ProjectStorageType enum value
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="input">string representing a ProjectStorageType value</param>
-    /// <param name="output">ProjectStorageType enum value</param>
-    public static void FromSerializedString(this string input, out ProjectStorageType output)
-    {
-        switch (input)
-        {
-            case "paratextFolders":
-                output = ProjectStorageType.ParatextFolders;
-                return;
-            case "paratextZipped":
-                output = ProjectStorageType.ParatextZipped;
-                return;
-            default:
-                output = ProjectStorageType.Unknown;
-                return;
-        }
-    }
+    public const string Unknown = "unknown";
+    public const string ParatextFolders = "paratextFolders";
+    public const string ParatextZipped = "paratextZipped";
 }
diff --git a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectType.cs b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectType.cs
index c6c8f9d6a8..456795fa77 100644
--- a/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectType.cs
+++ b/c-sharp/Projects/ProjectType.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace Paranext.DataProvider.Projects;
 /// <summary>
 /// Format of main (Project Data Provider, not extension) data in a project
 /// </summary>
-internal static class ProjectType
+public static class ProjectType
 {
     public const string Paratext = "ParatextStandard";
 }