diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 86925e80b5..7148b753de 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -3833,11 +3833,9 @@ def MakeRecoveryPatch(input_dir, output_sink, recovery_img, boot_img,
   if board_builds_vendorimage:
     # In this case, the output sink is rooted at VENDOR
     recovery_img_path = "etc/recovery.img"
-    recovery_resource_dat_path = "VENDOR/etc/recovery-resource.dat"
   elif not board_uses_vendorimage:
     # In this case the output sink is rooted at SYSTEM
     recovery_img_path = "vendor/etc/recovery.img"
-    recovery_resource_dat_path = "SYSTEM/vendor/etc/recovery-resource.dat"
   else:
     logger.warning('Recovery patch generation is disable when prebuilt vendor image is used.')
     return None
@@ -3846,24 +3844,7 @@ def MakeRecoveryPatch(input_dir, output_sink, recovery_img, boot_img,
     output_sink(recovery_img_path, recovery_img.data)
 
   else:
-    include_recovery_dtbo = info_dict.get("include_recovery_dtbo") == "true"
-    include_recovery_acpio = info_dict.get("include_recovery_acpio") == "true"
-    path = os.path.join(input_dir, recovery_resource_dat_path)
-    # Use bsdiff to handle mismatching entries (Bug: 72731506)
-    if include_recovery_dtbo or include_recovery_acpio:
-      diff_program = ["bsdiff"]
-      bonus_args = ""
-      assert not os.path.exists(path)
-    else:
-      diff_program = ["imgdiff"]
-      if os.path.exists(path):
-        diff_program.append("-b")
-        diff_program.append(path)
-        bonus_args = "--bonus /vendor/etc/recovery-resource.dat"
-      else:
-        bonus_args = ""
-
-    d = Difference(recovery_img, boot_img, diff_program=diff_program)
+    d = Difference(recovery_img, boot_img)
     _, _, patch = d.ComputePatch()
     output_sink("recovery-from-boot.p", patch)
 
@@ -3901,7 +3882,7 @@ fi
   else:
     sh = """#!/vendor/bin/sh
 if ! applypatch --check %(recovery_type)s:%(recovery_device)s:%(recovery_size)d:%(recovery_sha1)s; then
-  applypatch %(bonus_args)s \\
+  applypatch \\
           --patch /vendor/recovery-from-boot.p \\
           --source %(boot_type)s:%(boot_device)s:%(boot_size)d:%(boot_sha1)s \\
           --target %(recovery_type)s:%(recovery_device)s:%(recovery_size)d:%(recovery_sha1)s && \\
@@ -3917,8 +3898,7 @@ fi
        'boot_type': boot_type,
        'boot_device': boot_device + '$(getprop ro.boot.slot_suffix)',
        'recovery_type': recovery_type,
-       'recovery_device': recovery_device + '$(getprop ro.boot.slot_suffix)',
-       'bonus_args': bonus_args}
+       'recovery_device': recovery_device + '$(getprop ro.boot.slot_suffix)'}
 
   # The install script location moved from /system/etc to /system/bin in the L
   # release. In the R release it is in VENDOR/bin or SYSTEM/vendor/bin.