diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/main.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/main.cpp
index 513c860..a190b8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/main.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ private:
     void readJson() {
         LOGD("JSON contains %d keys!", static_cast<int>(json.size()));
 
+        // Verbose logging if VERBOSE_LOGS with level number is last entry
         if (json.contains("VERBOSE_LOGS")) {
-            if (!json["VERBOSE_LOGS"].is_null() && json["VERBOSE_LOGS"].is_string()) {
+            if (!json["VERBOSE_LOGS"].is_null() && json["VERBOSE_LOGS"].is_string() && json["VERBOSE_LOGS"] != "") {
                 VERBOSE_LOGS = stoi(json["VERBOSE_LOGS"].get<std::string>());
                 if (VERBOSE_LOGS > 0) LOGD("Verbose logging (level %d) enabled!", VERBOSE_LOGS);
             } else {
@@ -187,23 +188,6 @@ private:
             }
         }
 
-        // Backwards compatibility for chiteroman's alternate API naming
-        if (json.contains("FIRST_API_LEVEL")) {
-            if (!json["FIRST_API_LEVEL"].is_null() && json["FIRST_API_LEVEL"].is_string()) {
-                if (json["FIRST_API_LEVEL"] == "") {
-                    LOGD("FIRST_API_LEVEL is empty, skipping...");
-                    json.erase("FIRST_API_LEVEL");
-                } else {
-                    LOGD("Using deprecated 'FIRST_API_LEVEL' field for '*.first_api_level' direct property spoofing...");
-                    if (VERBOSE_LOGS > 0) LOGD("Adding '*.first_api_level' to properties list");
-                    jsonProps["*.first_api_level"] = json["FIRST_API_LEVEL"].get<std::string>();
-                }
-            } else {
-                LOGD("Error parsing FIRST_API_LEVEL!");
-                json.erase("FIRST_API_LEVEL");
-            }
-        }
-
         std::vector<std::string> eraseKeys;
         for (auto &jsonList: json.items()) {
             if (VERBOSE_LOGS > 1) LOGD("Parsing %s...", jsonList.key().c_str());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/es/chiteroman/playintegrityfix/EntryPoint.java b/app/src/main/java/es/chiteroman/playintegrityfix/EntryPoint.java
index 088bdc6..2d5e18c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/es/chiteroman/playintegrityfix/EntryPoint.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/es/chiteroman/playintegrityfix/EntryPoint.java
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ public final class EntryPoint {
             // Verbose logging if VERBOSE_LOGS with level number is last entry
             if (key.equals("VERBOSE_LOGS")) {
                 verboseLogs = Integer.parseInt(map.get("VERBOSE_LOGS"));
-            // Backwards compatibility for chiteroman's alternate API naming
-            } else if (key.equals("FIRST_API_LEVEL")) {
-                setField("DEVICE_INITIAL_SDK_INT", map.get("FIRST_API_LEVEL"));
             } else {
                 setField(key, map.get(key));
             }