diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
index b5d37718f..6417f04d9 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/SeedExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence
@@ -11,28 +12,21 @@ internal static class SeedExtensions
         public static void HasDataJsonFile<TEntity>(this EntityTypeBuilder entityTypeBuilder)
         {
             _ = entityTypeBuilder ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(entityTypeBuilder));
-            var entities = GetEntities<TEntity>();
-            entityTypeBuilder.HasData((IEnumerable<object>)entities);
-        }
 
-        public static void HasDataJsonFile<TEntity>(this OwnedNavigationBuilder ownedNavigationBuilder)
-        {
-            _ = ownedNavigationBuilder ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ownedNavigationBuilder));
-            var entities = GetEntities<TEntity>();
-            ownedNavigationBuilder.HasData((IEnumerable<object>)entities);
-        }
+            // TODO: fix seeding FilterListViewUrl
+            if (typeof(TEntity).Name == nameof(FilterListViewUrl))
+                return;
 
-        private static IEnumerable<TEntity> GetEntities<TEntity>()
-        {
             var path = Path.Combine("../../data", $"{typeof(TEntity).Name}.json");
-            if (!File.Exists(path)) return new HashSet<TEntity>();
+            if (!File.Exists(path)) return;
 
             var entitiesJson = File.ReadAllText(path);
             var entities = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IEnumerable<TEntity>>(entitiesJson, new JsonSerializerOptions
             {
                 PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase
             });
-            return entities;
+
+            entityTypeBuilder.HasData((IEnumerable<object>)entities);
         }
     }
 }
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