diff --git a/handshake-api/index.js b/handshake-api/index.js
index 896514fb..24f7347a 100644
--- a/handshake-api/index.js
+++ b/handshake-api/index.js
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ const clientOptions = {
 };
 const client = new NodeClient(clientOptions);
 
-// Match both `sia://HASH` and `HASH` links.
-const startsWithSkylinkRegExp = /^(sia:\/\/){0,1}[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{46}/;
+const startsWithSkylinkRegExp = /^sia:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{46}/;
 
 const getDomainRecords = async (name) => {
   const response = await client.execute("getnameresource", [name]);