diff --git a/src/interfaces/common.ts b/src/interfaces/common.ts
index 11282c84..7aca4120 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/common.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/common.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 // similar to VerifiableCredentialSubject... maybe rename this
 export interface GenericVerifiableCredential {
   "@context"?: string;
-  "@type": string;
-  name?: string;
-  description?: string;
-  agent?: string | { identifier: string };
+  "@type"?: string;
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ export interface KeyMetaWithPrivate extends KeyMeta {
 }
 
 export interface QuantitativeValue extends GenericVerifiableCredential {
-  "@type": "QuantitativeValue";
+  "@type"?: "QuantitativeValue";
   "@context"?: string;
   amountOfThisGood: number;
   unitCode: string;
@@ -97,8 +94,7 @@ export interface ClaimObject {
 
 export interface VerifiableCredentialClaim {
   "@context"?: string;
-  "@type": string;
-  type: string[];
+  "@type"?: string;
   credentialSubject: ClaimObject;
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
index c4025f0e..e28b3ac9 100644
--- a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
+++ b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ export function hydrateGive(
 
   if (amount && !isNaN(amount)) {
     const quantitativeValue: QuantitativeValue = {
-      "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
       amountOfThisGood: amount,
       unitCode: unitCode || "HUR",
     };
@@ -1342,7 +1341,6 @@ export async function createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim(
     vc: {
       "@context": "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
       "@type": "VerifiableCredential",
-      type: ["VerifiableCredential"],
       credentialSubject: claim,
     },
   };
@@ -1380,7 +1378,6 @@ export async function createInviteJwt(
     vc: {
       "@context": "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
       "@type": "VerifiableCredential",
-      type: ["VerifiableCredential"],
       credentialSubject: vcClaim as unknown as ClaimObject, // Type assertion needed due to object being string
     },
   };