diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadAuthenticationActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadAuthenticationActivity.java
index 912038e4c..5c52d8f86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadAuthenticationActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadAuthenticationActivity.java
@@ -1,41 +1,27 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
-import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
-
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.DownloadRequest;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequester;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 
 /**
  * Shows a username and a password text field.
  * The activity MUST be started with the ARG_DOWNlOAD_REQUEST argument set to a non-null value.
- * Other arguments are optional.
- * The activity's result will be the same DownloadRequest with the entered username and password.
  */
 public class DownloadAuthenticationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     /**
-     * The download request object that contains information about the resource that requires a username and a password
+     * The download request object that contains information about the resource that requires a username and a password.
      */
     public static final String ARG_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST = "request";
-    /**
-     * True if the request should be sent to the DownloadRequester when this activity is finished, false otherwise.
-     * The default value is false.
-     */
-    public static final String ARG_SEND_TO_DOWNLOAD_REQUESTER_BOOL = "send_to_downloadrequester";
-
-    private static final String RESULT_REQUEST = "request";
 
     private EditText etxtUsername;
     private EditText etxtPassword;
@@ -44,18 +30,15 @@ public class DownloadAuthenticationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         setTheme(UserPreferences.getNoTitleTheme());
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
         setContentView(R.layout.download_authentication_activity);
-        TextView txtvDescription = findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
+
         etxtUsername = findViewById(R.id.etxtUsername);
         etxtPassword = findViewById(R.id.etxtPassword);
-        Button butConfirm = findViewById(R.id.butConfirm);
-        Button butCancel = findViewById(R.id.butCancel);
 
         Validate.isTrue(getIntent().hasExtra(ARG_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST), "Download request missing");
         DownloadRequest request = getIntent().getParcelableExtra(ARG_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST);
-        boolean sendToDownloadRequester = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(ARG_SEND_TO_DOWNLOAD_REQUESTER_BOOL, false);
 
+        TextView txtvDescription = findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
         String newDescription = txtvDescription.getText() + ":\n\n" + request.getTitle();
         txtvDescription.setText(newDescription);
 
@@ -64,22 +47,16 @@ public class DownloadAuthenticationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             etxtPassword.setText(savedInstanceState.getString("password"));
         }
 
-        butConfirm.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+        findViewById(R.id.butConfirm).setOnClickListener(v -> {
             String username = etxtUsername.getText().toString();
             String password = etxtPassword.getText().toString();
             request.setUsername(username);
             request.setPassword(password);
-            Intent result = new Intent();
-            result.putExtra(RESULT_REQUEST, request);
-            setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, result);
-
-            if (sendToDownloadRequester) {
-                DownloadRequester.getInstance().download(DownloadAuthenticationActivity.this, request);
-            }
+            DownloadRequester.getInstance().download(DownloadAuthenticationActivity.this, request);
             finish();
         });
 
-        butCancel.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+        findViewById(R.id.butCancel).setOnClickListener(v -> {
             setResult(Activity.RESULT_CANCELED);
             finish();
         });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl.java
index 55bf05e43..f509f6dd4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl implements DownloadServiceCallbacks {
     public PendingIntent getAuthentificationNotificationContentIntent(Context context, DownloadRequest request) {
         final Intent activityIntent = new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(), DownloadAuthenticationActivity.class);
         activityIntent.putExtra(DownloadAuthenticationActivity.ARG_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST, request);
-        activityIntent.putExtra(DownloadAuthenticationActivity.ARG_SEND_TO_DOWNLOAD_REQUESTER_BOOL, true);
         return PendingIntent.getActivity(context.getApplicationContext(),
                 R.id.pending_intent_download_service_auth, activityIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
     }