diff --git a/passbook/flows/models.py b/passbook/flows/models.py
index aa1523722..9eece7308 100644
--- a/passbook/flows/models.py
+++ b/passbook/flows/models.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Type
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from django.db import models
+from django.forms import ModelForm
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from model_utils.managers import InheritanceManager
 from structlog import get_logger
 
 from passbook.core.types import UIUserSettings
-from passbook.lib.utils.reflection import class_to_path
 from passbook.policies.models import PolicyBindingModel
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ class Stage(models.Model):
     name = models.TextField()
 
     objects = InheritanceManager()
-    type = ""
-    form = ""
+
+    def type(self) -> Type["StageView"]:
+        """Return StageView class that implements logic for this stage"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def form(self) -> Type[ModelForm]:
+        """Return Form class used to edit this object"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
 
     @property
     def ui_user_settings(self) -> Optional[UIUserSettings]:
@@ -62,9 +68,8 @@ class Stage(models.Model):
 
 def in_memory_stage(view: Type["StageView"]) -> Stage:
     """Creates an in-memory stage instance, based on a `_type` as view."""
-    class_path = class_to_path(view)
     stage = Stage()
-    stage.type = class_path
+    setattr(stage, "type", lambda self: view)
     return stage
 
 
diff --git a/passbook/flows/views.py b/passbook/flows/views.py
index c01ede83b..f2c5e1622 100644
--- a/passbook/flows/views.py
+++ b/passbook/flows/views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from passbook.core.views.utils import PermissionDeniedView
 from passbook.flows.exceptions import EmptyFlowException, FlowNonApplicableException
 from passbook.flows.models import Flow, FlowDesignation, Stage
 from passbook.flows.planner import FlowPlan, FlowPlanner
-from passbook.lib.utils.reflection import class_to_path, path_to_class
+from passbook.lib.utils.reflection import class_to_path
 from passbook.lib.utils.urls import is_url_absolute, redirect_with_qs
 from passbook.lib.views import bad_request_message
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class FlowExecutorView(View):
         if not self.current_stage:
             LOGGER.debug("f(exec): no more stages, flow is done.")
             return self._flow_done()
-        stage_cls = path_to_class(self.current_stage.type)
+        stage_cls = self.current_stage.type()
         self.current_stage_view = stage_cls(self)
         self.current_stage_view.args = self.args
         self.current_stage_view.kwargs = self.kwargs