diff --git a/src/Taxonomies/Term.php b/src/Taxonomies/Term.php
index bdb35e27..190673fc 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomies/Term.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomies/Term.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static function makeModelFromContract(Contract $source)
     {
         $class = app('statamic.eloquent.terms.model');
 
-        $data = $source->data();
+        $data = $source->fileData();
 
         if (! isset($data['template'])) {
             unset($data['template']);