diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
index a8408ede6..fbe79271e 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,41 +1,17 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.youtube.shorts.startupshortsreset
 
 import app.revanced.util.fingerprint.legacyFingerprint
-import app.revanced.util.getReference
-import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstruction
 import app.revanced.util.or
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.Method
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.reference.MethodReference
 
 /**
- * YouTube v18.15.40 ~ YouTube 19.46.42
+ * YouTube v18.15.40+
  */
-internal val userWasInShortsABConfigFingerprint = legacyFingerprint(
+internal val userWasInShortsConfigFingerprint = legacyFingerprint(
     name = "userWasInShortsABConfigFingerprint",
-    returnType = "V",
-    strings = listOf("Failed to get offline response: "),
-    customFingerprint = { method, _ ->
-        indexOfOptionalInstruction(method) >= 0
-    }
-)
-
-internal fun indexOfOptionalInstruction(method: Method) =
-    method.indexOfFirstInstruction {
-        opcode == Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC &&
-                getReference<MethodReference>().toString() == "Lj${'$'}/util/Optional;->of(Ljava/lang/Object;)Lj${'$'}/util/Optional;"
-    }
-
-/**
- * YouTube 19.47.53 ~
- */
-internal val userWasInShortsABConfigAlternativeFingerprint = legacyFingerprint(
-    name = "userWasInShortsABConfigAlternativeFingerprint",
-    returnType = "V",
-    parameters = listOf("I"),
-    opcodes = listOf(Opcode.OR_INT_LIT8),
-    strings = listOf("alias", "null"),
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL,
+    returnType = "Z",
+    literals = listOf(45358360L)
 )
 
 /**
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/ResumingShortsOnStartupPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/ResumingShortsOnStartupPatch.kt
index bfbc72f85..b28a77764 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/ResumingShortsOnStartupPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/shorts/startupshortsreset/ResumingShortsOnStartupPatch.kt
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructionsWithLabels
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.removeInstruction
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchException
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.bytecodePatch
-import app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.mutableTypes.MutableMethod
-import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.compatibility.Constants.COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.Constants.SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.patch.PatchList.DISABLE_RESUMING_SHORTS_ON_STARTUP
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.is_19_46_or_greater
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.is_20_02_or_greater
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.playservice.versionCheckPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.ResourceUtils.addPreference
@@ -19,10 +15,8 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.settingsPatch
 import app.revanced.util.fingerprint.matchOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.fingerprint.methodOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.getReference
-import app.revanced.util.getWalkerMethod
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionReversedOrThrow
-import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstStringInstructionOrThrow
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.FiveRegisterInstruction
 import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
@@ -42,50 +36,19 @@ val resumingShortsOnStartupPatch = bytecodePatch(
 
     execute {
 
-        fun MutableMethod.hookUserWasInShortsABConfig(startIndex: Int) {
-            val walkerIndex = implementation!!.instructions.let {
-                val subListIndex =
-                    it.subList(startIndex, startIndex + 20).indexOfFirst { instruction ->
-                        val reference = instruction.getReference<MethodReference>()
-                        instruction.opcode == Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL &&
-                                reference?.returnType == "Z" &&
-                                reference.definingClass != "Lj${'$'}/util/Optional;" &&
-                                reference.parameterTypes.isEmpty()
-                    }
-                if (subListIndex < 0)
-                    throw PatchException("subListIndex not found")
-
-                startIndex + subListIndex
-            }
-            val walkerMethod = getWalkerMethod(walkerIndex)
-
-            // This method will only be called for the user being A/B tested.
-            // Presumably a method that processes the ProtoDataStore value (boolean) for the 'user_was_in_shorts' key.
-            walkerMethod.apply {
-                addInstructionsWithLabels(
-                    0, """
-                        invoke-static {}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->disableResumingStartupShortsPlayer()Z
-                        move-result v0
-                        if-eqz v0, :show
-                        const/4 v0, 0x0
-                        return v0
-                        """, ExternalLabel("show", getInstruction(0))
-                )
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (is_19_46_or_greater) {
-            userWasInShortsABConfigAlternativeFingerprint.methodOrThrow().apply {
-                val stringIndex = indexOfFirstStringInstructionOrThrow("null")
-                val startIndex = indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow(stringIndex, Opcode.OR_INT_LIT8)
-                hookUserWasInShortsABConfig(startIndex)
-            }
-        } else {
-            userWasInShortsABConfigFingerprint.methodOrThrow().apply {
-                val startIndex = indexOfOptionalInstruction(this)
-                hookUserWasInShortsABConfig(startIndex)
-            }
-        }
+        userWasInShortsConfigFingerprint
+            .methodOrThrow()
+            .addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                0, """
+                    invoke-static {}, $SHORTS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR->disableResumingStartupShortsPlayer()Z
+                    move-result v0
+                    if-eqz v0, :show
+                    const/4 v0, 0x0
+                    return v0
+                    :show
+                    nop
+                    """
+            )
 
         if (is_20_02_or_greater) {
             userWasInShortsAlternativeFingerprint.matchOrThrow().let {