diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
index f2493a8426..ab41105303 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
@@ -39,40 +39,6 @@ class BuildEnvironment(models.Model):
     created     = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add = True)
     updated     = models.DateTimeField(auto_now = True)
 
-
-    def get_artifact_type(self, path):
-        if self.betype == BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
-            try:
-                import magic
-
-                # fair warning: this is a mess; there are multiple competeing and incompatible
-                # magic modules floating around, so we try some of the most common combinations
-
-                try:    # we try ubuntu's python-magic 5.4
-                    m = magic.open(magic.MAGIC_MIME_TYPE)
-                    m.load()
-                    return m.file(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                try:    # we try python-magic 0.4.6
-                    m = magic.Magic(magic.MAGIC_MIME)
-                    return m.from_file(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                try:    # we try pip filemagic 1.6
-                    m = magic.Magic(flags=magic.MAGIC_MIME_TYPE)
-                    return m.id_filename(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                return "binary/octet-stream"
-            except ImportError:
-                return "binary/octet-stream"
-        raise Exception("FIXME: artifact type not implemented for build environment type %s" % self.get_betype_display())
-
-
     def get_artifact(self, path):
         if self.betype == BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
             return open(path, "r")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
index 6e5815595f..839ee78f97 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ if True:
             if file_name is None:
                 raise Exception("Could not handle artifact %s id %s" % (artifact_type, artifact_id))
             else:
-                content_type = b.buildrequest.environment.get_artifact_type(file_name)
+                content_type = MimeTypeFinder.get_mimetype(file_name)
                 fsock = b.buildrequest.environment.get_artifact(file_name)
                 file_name = os.path.basename(file_name) # we assume that the build environment system has the same path conventions as host