diff --git a/kernel/src/listed_log_files.rs b/kernel/src/listed_log_files.rs
index 73d82541f..2e0bed1fe 100644
--- a/kernel/src/listed_log_files.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/listed_log_files.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn group_checkpoint_parts(parts: Vec<ParsedLogPath>) -> HashMap<u32, Vec<ParsedL
         use LogPathFileType::*;
         match &part_file.file_type {
             SinglePartCheckpoint
-            | UuidCheckpoint(_)
+            | UuidCheckpoint
             | MultiPartCheckpoint {
                 part_num: 1,
                 num_parts: 1,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl ListedLogFiles {
                             ascending_compaction_files.push(file);
                         }
                         CompactedCommit { .. } => (), // Failed the bounds check above
-                        SinglePartCheckpoint | UuidCheckpoint(_) | MultiPartCheckpoint { .. } => {
+                        SinglePartCheckpoint | UuidCheckpoint | MultiPartCheckpoint { .. } => {
                             new_checkpoint_parts.push(file)
                         }
                         Crc => {
diff --git a/kernel/src/path.rs b/kernel/src/path.rs
index e94752b12..9d0556ef6 100644
--- a/kernel/src/path.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/path.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(crate) enum LogPathFileType {
     StagedCommit,
     SinglePartCheckpoint,
     #[allow(unused)]
-    UuidCheckpoint(String),
+    UuidCheckpoint,
     // NOTE: Delta spec doesn't actually say, but checkpoint part numbers are effectively 31-bit
     // unsigned integers: Negative values are never allowed, but Java integer types are always
     // signed. Approximate that as u32 here.
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ impl<Location: AsUrl> ParsedLogPath<Location> {
             ["crc"] => LogPathFileType::Crc,
             ["checkpoint", "parquet"] => LogPathFileType::SinglePartCheckpoint,
             ["checkpoint", uuid, "json" | "parquet"] => {
-                let uuid = parse_path_part(uuid, UUID_PART_LEN, url)?;
-                LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(uuid)
+                let _ = parse_path_part::<String>(uuid, UUID_PART_LEN, url)?;
+                LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint
             }
             [hi, "compacted", "json"] => {
                 let hi = parse_path_part(hi, VERSION_LEN, url)?;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl<Location: AsUrl> ParsedLogPath<Location> {
         match self.file_type {
             LogPathFileType::Commit
             | LogPathFileType::SinglePartCheckpoint
-            | LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(_)
+            | LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint
             | LogPathFileType::MultiPartCheckpoint { .. }
             | LogPathFileType::CompactedCommit { .. }
             | LogPathFileType::Crc
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl<Location: AsUrl> ParsedLogPath<Location> {
             self.file_type,
             LogPathFileType::SinglePartCheckpoint
                 | LogPathFileType::MultiPartCheckpoint { .. }
-                | LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(_)
+                | LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint
         )
     }
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(log_path.version, 2);
         assert!(matches!(
             log_path.file_type,
-            LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(ref u) if u == "3a0d65cd-4056-49b8-937b-95f9e3ee90e5",
+            LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint
         ));
         assert!(!log_path.is_commit());
         assert!(log_path.is_checkpoint());
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(log_path.version, 2);
         assert!(matches!(
             log_path.file_type,
-            LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(ref u) if u == "3a0d65cd-4056-49b8-937b-95f9e3ee90e5",
+            LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint
         ));
         assert!(!log_path.is_commit());
         assert!(log_path.is_checkpoint());
@@ -696,11 +696,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(log_path.version, 10);
         assert!(log_path.is_checkpoint());
         assert_eq!(log_path.extension, "parquet");
-        if let LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint(uuid) = &log_path.file_type {
-            assert_eq!(uuid.len(), UUID_PART_LEN);
-        } else {
-            panic!("Expected UuidCheckpoint file type");
-        }
+        assert!(
+            matches!(log_path.file_type, LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint),
+            "Expected UuidCheckpoint file type"
+        );
 
         let filename = log_path.filename.to_string();
         let filename_parts: Vec<&str> = filename.split('.').collect();
@@ -786,10 +785,7 @@ mod tests {
             (LogPathFileType::Commit, true),
             (LogPathFileType::StagedCommit, false),
             (LogPathFileType::SinglePartCheckpoint, true),
-            (
-                LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint("some-uuid".to_string()),
-                true,
-            ),
+            (LogPathFileType::UuidCheckpoint, true),
             (
                 LogPathFileType::MultiPartCheckpoint {
                     part_num: 1,