diff --git a/src/display/editor/highlight.js b/src/display/editor/highlight.js
index 8c8f010e6..c6bbc463d 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/highlight.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/highlight.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class HighlightEditor extends AnnotationEditor {
   get telemetryInitialData() {
     return {
       action: "added",
-      type: this.#telemetryType,
+      type: this.#isFreeHighlight ? "free_highlight" : "highlight",
       color: this._uiManager.highlightColorNames.get(this.color),
       thickness: this.#thickness,
       methodOfCreation: this.#methodOfCreation,
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ class HighlightEditor extends AnnotationEditor {
     return { numberOfColors: data.get("color").size };
   }
 
-  get #telemetryType() {
-    return this.#isFreeHighlight ? "free_highlight" : "highlight";
-  }
-
   #createOutlines() {
     const outliner = new Outliner(this.#boxes, /* borderWidth = */ 0.001);
     this.#highlightOutlines = outliner.getOutlines();