diff --git a/beets/importer/tasks.py b/beets/importer/tasks.py
index b4d566032..9830a62cc 100644
--- a/beets/importer/tasks.py
+++ b/beets/importer/tasks.py
@@ -58,8 +58,13 @@ REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM = [
     "deezer_album_id",
     "beatport_album_id",
     "tidal_album_id",
+    "media",
+    "releasegroup_id",
+    "data_url",
+]
+REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM = [
+    field for field in REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM if field != "media"
 ]
-REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM = list(REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM)
 
 # Global logger.
 log = logging.getLogger("beets")
diff --git a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
index 5d7c415ef..8e259e94b 100644
--- a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ from confuse.exceptions import NotFoundError
 import beets
 import beets.autotag.hooks
 from beets import config, plugins, util
-from beets.importer.tasks import (
-    REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM,
-    REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM,
-)
 from beets.metadata_plugins import MetadataSourcePlugin
 from beets.util.id_extractors import extract_release_id
 
@@ -59,27 +55,6 @@ FIELDS_TO_MB_KEYS = {
     "year": "date",
 }
 
-_MB_REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM = [
-    "media",
-    "releasegroup_id",
-    "data_url",
-]
-_MB_REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM = [
-    "data_url",
-    "releasegroup_id",
-]
-
-
-def _extend_reimport_fresh_fields() -> None:
-    """Ensure MusicBrainz fields stored as flex attrs refresh on reimport."""
-    for field in _MB_REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM:
-        if field not in REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM:
-            REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ALBUM.append(field)
-    for field in _MB_REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM:
-        if field not in REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM:
-            REIMPORT_FRESH_FIELDS_ITEM.append(field)
-
-
 musicbrainzngs.set_useragent("beets", beets.__version__, "https://beets.io/")
 
 
@@ -392,7 +367,6 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin):
         from the beets configuration. This should be called at startup.
         """
         super().__init__()
-        _extend_reimport_fresh_fields()
         self.config.add(
             {
                 "host": "musicbrainz.org",