diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
index bbc9c65c..e7ccfc11 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
@@ -70,17 +70,13 @@ private:
     PROPVARIANT var;
 };
 
-bool ImplEnsureAumiddedShortcutExists(
+void ImplEnsureAumiddedShortcutExists(
     const std::string_view menu_rel_path, const std::string_view narrow_aumid)
 {
     if (menu_rel_path.empty())
         throw std::runtime_error{"empty menu-relative shortcut path"};
 
     const auto aumid = sview_to_wstr(narrow_aumid);
-    if (aumid.empty())
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
 
     const auto exe_path = GetExePath();
     const auto shortcut_path = GetEnv(L"APPDATA")
@@ -116,8 +112,6 @@ bool ImplEnsureAumiddedShortcutExists(
         constexpr auto set_file_as_current = TRUE;
         checked(file->Save,(shortcut_path.c_str(), set_file_as_current));
     }
-
-    return true;
 }
 
 #undef checked
@@ -131,6 +125,6 @@ extern "C"
     {
         return g_try_invoke(
             ImplEnsureAumiddedShortcutExists, R"(Programs\Dino)", aumid)
-                .value_or(false);
+                .has_value();
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
index de7ab433..31bd9e09 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ std::wstring GetEnv(const wchar_t *const variable_name)
 static bool ImplSetProcessAumid(const std::string_view aumid)
 {
     const auto waumid = sview_to_wstr(aumid);
-    if (waumid.empty())
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
     return SUCCEEDED(::SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(waumid.c_str()));
 }