diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
index 52bd5262..a4b4cb04 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Patcher(private val options: PatcherOptions) {
             data.resourceData
         } else {
             val bytecodeData = data.bytecodeData
-            (patchInstance as BytecodePatch).fingerprints.resolve(bytecodeData, bytecodeData.classes.internalClasses)
+            (patchInstance as BytecodePatch).fingerprints?.resolve(bytecodeData, bytecodeData.classes.internalClasses)
             bytecodeData
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/impl/BytecodePatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/impl/BytecodePatch.kt
index a5934d23..5c0549d7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/impl/BytecodePatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/impl/BytecodePatch.kt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.Patch
  * @param fingerprints A list of [MethodFingerprint] this patch relies on.
  */
 abstract class BytecodePatch(
-    internal val fingerprints: Iterable<MethodFingerprint>
-) : Patch<BytecodeData>()
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+    internal val fingerprints: Iterable<MethodFingerprint>? = null
+) : Patch<BytecodeData>()