diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/api/dto/clip2/enums/Archetype.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/api/dto/clip2/enums/Archetype.java
index 83726b24d775b..541c1443676d5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/api/dto/clip2/enums/Archetype.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/api/dto/clip2/enums/Archetype.java
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ public enum Archetype {
     OTHER;
 
     public static final Set<Archetype> BRIDGES = Set.of(BRIDGE_V2, BRIDGE_V3);
-    public static final Set<Archetype> IGNORED_DEVICES = Set.of(Archetype.UNKNOWN_ARCHETYPE, Archetype.BRIDGE_V2,
-            Archetype.BRIDGE_V3);
 
     public static Archetype of(@Nullable String value) {
         if (value != null) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/discovery/Clip2ThingDiscoveryService.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/discovery/Clip2ThingDiscoveryService.java
index 9bfab37e82ed7..35fea32b5b8a2 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/discovery/Clip2ThingDiscoveryService.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/discovery/Clip2ThingDiscoveryService.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
-import org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.api.dto.clip2.MetaData;
+import org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.api.dto.clip2.ProductData;
 import org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.api.dto.clip2.Resource;
 import org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.api.dto.clip2.ResourceReference;
 import org.openhab.binding.hue.internal.api.dto.clip2.enums.Archetype;
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ private synchronized void discoverThings() {
                     for (Resource resource : thingHandler.getResources(new ResourceReference().setType(entry.getKey()))
                             .getResources()) {
 
-                        MetaData metaData = resource.getMetaData();
-                        if (Objects.nonNull(metaData) && Archetype.IGNORED_DEVICES.contains(metaData.getArchetype())) {
-                            // bridge devices handled by bridge thing handler; other unknown devices ignored
+                        ProductData productData = resource.getProductData();
+                        if (Objects.nonNull(productData)
+                                && Archetype.BRIDGES.contains(productData.getProductArchetype())) {
+                            // bridges are discovered elsewhere and handled by bridge thing handlers
                             continue;
                         }