diff --git a/pkg/importer/upload-datasource.go b/pkg/importer/upload-datasource.go
index 643aa38b3f..c375b79455 100644
--- a/pkg/importer/upload-datasource.go
+++ b/pkg/importer/upload-datasource.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ func (ud *UploadDataSource) Info() (ProcessingPhase, error) {
 	if ud.contentType == cdiv1.DataVolumeArchive {
 		return ProcessingPhaseTransferDataDir, nil
 	}
-	if !ud.readers.Convert {
-		// Uploading a raw file, we can write that directly to the target.
-		return ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile, nil
-	}
 	return ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/importer/upload-datasource_test.go b/pkg/importer/upload-datasource_test.go
index bca95801e9..c9859fc9ea 100644
--- a/pkg/importer/upload-datasource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/importer/upload-datasource_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Upload data source", func() {
 		ud = NewUploadDataSource(file, dvKubevirt)
 		result, err := ud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 	})
 
 	DescribeTable("calling transfer should", func(fileName string, dvContentType cdiv1.DataVolumeContentType, expectedPhase ProcessingPhase, scratchPath string, want []byte, wantErr bool) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Upload data source", func() {
 		ud = NewUploadDataSource(sourceFile, dvKubevirt)
 		result, err := ud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 		result, err = ud.TransferFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "file"))
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(ProcessingPhaseResize).To(Equal(result))
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Upload data source", func() {
 		ud = NewUploadDataSource(sourceFile, dvKubevirt)
 		result, err := ud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 		result, err = ud.TransferFile("/invalidpath/invalidfile")
 		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(ProcessingPhaseError).To(Equal(result))
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Async Upload data source", func() {
 		aud = NewAsyncUploadDataSource(file)
 		result, err := aud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 	})
 
 	DescribeTable("calling transfer should", func(fileName, scratchPath string, want []byte, wantErr bool) {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Async Upload data source", func() {
 		aud = NewAsyncUploadDataSource(sourceFile)
 		result, err := aud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 		result, err = aud.TransferFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "file"))
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(ProcessingPhaseValidatePause).To(Equal(result))
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Async Upload data source", func() {
 		aud = NewAsyncUploadDataSource(sourceFile)
 		result, err := aud.Info()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferDataFile).To(Equal(result))
+		Expect(ProcessingPhaseTransferScratch).To(Equal(result))
 		result, err = aud.TransferFile("/invalidpath/invalidfile")
 		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(ProcessingPhaseError).To(Equal(result))