diff --git a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
index 3f3ce4bea..906798341 100644
--- a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
@@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MusicBrainzAPIMixin, MetadataSourcePlugin):
             genre=genre if (genre := self._parse_genre(release)) else None,
             script=release["text_representation"]["script"],
             language=release["text_representation"]["language"],
+            asin=release["asin"],
+            albumstatus=release["status"],
+            albumdisambig=release["disambiguation"] or None,
             **self._parse_release_group(release["release_group"]),
             **self._parse_label_infos(release["label_info"]),
             **self._parse_external_ids(release.get("url_relations", [])),
@@ -605,11 +608,6 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MusicBrainzAPIMixin, MetadataSourcePlugin):
         info.va = info.artist_id == VARIOUS_ARTISTS_ID
         if info.va:
             info.artist = config["va_name"].as_str()
-        info.asin = release.get("asin")
-        info.albumstatus = release.get("status")
-
-        if release.get("disambiguation"):
-            info.albumdisambig = release.get("disambiguation")
 
         # Release events.
         info.country, release_date = _preferred_release_event(release)
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
index 7507a60c6..6817d6292 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class MusicBrainzTestCase(BeetsTestCase):
             "label_info": [label_info_factory()],
             "text_representation": text_representation_factory(),
             "country": "COUNTRY",
-            "status": "STATUS",
+            "status": "Official",
             "barcode": "BARCODE",
             "release_events": [
                 release_event_factory(area=None, date="2021-03-26"),
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class MBAlbumInfoTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
     def test_parse_status(self):
         release = self._make_release()
         d = self.mb.album_info(release)
-        assert d.albumstatus == "STATUS"
+        assert d.albumstatus == "Official"
 
     def test_parse_barcode(self):
         release = self._make_release()
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "title": "pseudo",
                 "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02",
                 "status": "Pseudo-Release",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [
@@ -829,6 +831,8 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "title": "actual",
                 "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da01",
                 "status": "Official",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [
@@ -865,6 +869,8 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "title": "pseudo",
                 "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02",
                 "status": "Pseudo-Release",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [
@@ -900,6 +906,8 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "title": "pseudo",
                 "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02",
                 "status": "Pseudo-Release",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [
@@ -935,6 +943,8 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "title": "pseudo",
                 "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da02",
                 "status": "Pseudo-Release",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [
@@ -1043,7 +1053,9 @@ class TestMusicBrainzPlugin(PluginMixin):
             lambda *_, **__: {
                 "title": "hi",
                 "id": self.mbid,
-                "status": "status",
+                "status": "Official",
+                "asin": None,
+                "disambiguation": "",
                 "media": [
                     {
                         "tracks": [