diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/ContentPageViewModel.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/ContentPageViewModel.cs
index 16611a31ac..a6bd2bb302 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/ContentPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/ContentPageViewModel.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
 
-public partial class ContentPageViewModel : PageViewModel, ICommandBarContext
+public abstract partial class ContentPageViewModel : PageViewModel, ICommandBarContext
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<IContentPage> _model;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/PageViewModelFactory.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/PageViewModelFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index a30a2bd76b..0000000000
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/PageViewModelFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
-
-public class PageViewModelFactory : IPageViewModelFactoryService
-{
-    private readonly TaskScheduler _scheduler;
-
-    public PageViewModelFactory(TaskScheduler scheduler)
-    {
-        _scheduler = scheduler;
-    }
-
-    public PageViewModel? TryCreatePageViewModel(IPage page, bool nested, AppExtensionHost host)
-    {
-        return page switch
-        {
-            IListPage listPage => new ListViewModel(listPage, _scheduler, host) { IsNested = nested },
-            IContentPage contentPage => new ContentPageViewModel(contentPage, _scheduler, host),
-            _ => null,
-        };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs
index a23cb4621e..5709a643cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels.Models;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
 public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
 {
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings,
             return;
         }
 
-        if (model.SettingsPage is IContentPage page)
+        if (model.SettingsPage != null)
         {
-            SettingsPage = new(page, mainThread, provider.ExtensionHost);
+            SettingsPage = new CommandPaletteContentPageViewModel(model.SettingsPage, mainThread, provider.ExtensionHost);
             SettingsPage.InitializeProperties();
         }
     }