-        if self._AUTHENTICATED:
-            # Get flv info
-            flv_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(
-                'http://flapi.nicovideo.jp/api/getflv/' + video_id + '?as3=1',
-                video_id, 'Downloading flv info')
-        else:
-            # Get external player info
-            ext_player_info = self._download_webpage(
-                'http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch/' + video_id, video_id)
-            thumb_play_key = self._search_regex(
-                r'\'thumbPlayKey\'\s*:\s*\'(.*?)\'', ext_player_info, 'thumbPlayKey')
-
-            # Get flv info
-            flv_info_data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
-                'k': thumb_play_key,
-                'v': video_id
-            })
-            flv_info_request = compat_urllib_request.Request(
-                'http://ext.nicovideo.jp/thumb_watch', flv_info_data,
-                {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'})
-            flv_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(
-                flv_info_request, video_id,
-                note='Downloading flv info', errnote='Unable to download flv info')
+        # Get flv info
+        flv_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            'http://flapi.nicovideo.jp/api/getflv/' + video_id + '?as3=1',
+            video_id, 'Downloading flv info')