diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/DisablePiracyDetectionPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/DisablePiracyDetectionPatch.kt
index fa797c693d..53069a951a 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/DisablePiracyDetectionPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/DisablePiracyDetectionPatch.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ val disablePiracyDetectionPatch = bytecodePatch(
     execute {
         // Do not throw an error if the fingerprint is not resolved.
         // This is fine because new versions of the target app do not need this patch.
-        piracyDetectionFingerprint.method.addInstruction(0, "return-void")
+        piracyDetectionFingerprint.methodOrNull?.addInstruction(0, "return-void")
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/Fingerprints.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/Fingerprints.kt
index a01be33c91..e83e914d75 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/Fingerprints.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/customclients/sync/detection/piracy/Fingerprints.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.reddit.customclients.sync.detection.piracy
 
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.ReferenceInstruction
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
-import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.instructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint
+import app.revanced.util.getReference
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.reference.Reference
 
 internal val piracyDetectionFingerprint = fingerprint {
     accessFlags(AccessFlags.PRIVATE, AccessFlags.FINAL)
@@ -16,12 +18,9 @@ internal val piracyDetectionFingerprint = fingerprint {
         Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL,
     )
     custom { method, _ ->
-        method.implementation?.instructions?.any {
-            if (it.opcode != Opcode.NEW_INSTANCE) return@any false
-
-            val reference = (it as ReferenceInstruction).reference
-
-            reference.toString() == "Lcom/github/javiersantos/piracychecker/PiracyChecker;"
-        } == true
+        method.implementation ?: return@custom false
+        method.instructions.any {
+            it.getReference<Reference>()?.toString() == "Lcom/github/javiersantos/piracychecker/PiracyChecker;"
+        }
     }
 }