diff --git a/manifest.firefox.json b/manifest.firefox.json
index 917c622..74406c3 100644
--- a/manifest.firefox.json
+++ b/manifest.firefox.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Silent Send",
-  "version": "2.0.11",
+  "version": "2.0.12",
   "description": "Intercepts personal info and substitutes it with user-defined replacements before sending to AI services.",
   "browser_specific_settings": {
     "gecko": {
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 608598c..6e8f86c 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Silent Send",
-  "version": "2.0.11",
+  "version": "2.0.12",
   "description": "Intercepts personal info and substitutes it with user-defined replacements before sending to AI services.",
   "permissions": [
     "storage",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b78dfe4..321b0b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "silent-send",
-  "version": "2.0.11",
+  "version": "2.0.12",
   "private": true,
   "license": "BSL-1.1",
   "description": "Browser extension that substitutes personal data before sending to AI services",
diff --git a/src/content/content.js b/src/content/content.js
index f8d578a..c7e5031 100644
--- a/src/content/content.js
+++ b/src/content/content.js
@@ -905,11 +905,8 @@
   // ============================================================
   // Fetch Interception — scans ALL POST requests with a body.
   // Service-agnostic: doesn't depend on URL patterns.
-  // Uses __ssOriginalFetch from the early hook (injected synchronously
-  // before any page JS) to ensure we have the real fetch, even if
-  // frameworks like Next.js (ChatGPT) store a reference early.
   // ============================================================
-  const originalFetch = window.__ssOriginalFetch || window.fetch;
+  const originalFetch = window.fetch;
 
   // URLs to never touch (static assets, analytics, etc.)
   const SKIP_URL_PATTERNS = [
@@ -1029,9 +1026,7 @@
     return originalFetch.call(this, url, options);
   };
 
-  // Register our fetch interceptor so the early hook proxy can use it
-  window.__ssInterceptFetch = window.fetch;
-  window.__ssReady = true;
+
 
   // ============================================================
   // Document Upload Processing
@@ -1397,8 +1392,8 @@
   // ============================================================
   // XMLHttpRequest Interception — same aggressive approach
   // ============================================================
-  const origOpen = window.__ssOriginalXHROpen || XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open;
-  const origSend = window.__ssOriginalXHRSend || XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send;
+  const origOpen = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open;
+  const origSend = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send;
 
   XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function (method, url, ...rest) {
     this._ssUrl = url;
diff --git a/src/content/injector.js b/src/content/injector.js
index c802986..7bf78c4 100644
--- a/src/content/injector.js
+++ b/src/content/injector.js
@@ -15,24 +15,6 @@
   if (window.__silentSendInjected) return;
   window.__silentSendInjected = true;
 
-  // Cross-browser API
-  const api =
-    typeof browser !== 'undefined' && browser.runtime
-      ? browser
-      : typeof chrome !== 'undefined'
-        ? chrome
-        : null;
-
-  // IMMEDIATELY inject the early fetch hook into the page world as an
-  // EXTERNAL file. Must be external (not inline) because sites like
-  // claude.ai have strict CSP that blocks inline scripts. Firefox
-  // enforces this strictly; Chrome is more permissive but external
-  // works everywhere.
-  const earlyHook = document.createElement('script');
-  earlyHook.src = api.runtime.getURL('src/content/early-hook.js');
-  (document.head || document.documentElement).appendChild(earlyHook);
-  earlyHook.onload = () => earlyHook.remove();
-
   // Merge active profiles into flat identity object
   function mergeProfiles(data) {
     const profiles = data?.profiles || [];
@@ -65,6 +47,14 @@
     return merged;
   }
 
+  // Cross-browser API
+  const api =
+    typeof browser !== 'undefined' && browser.runtime
+      ? browser
+      : typeof chrome !== 'undefined'
+        ? chrome
+        : null;
+
   // Load mappings and settings, then inject into page
   async function init() {
     const result = await api.storage.local.get(['ss_mappings', 'ss_identity', 'ss_settings']);
@@ -80,8 +70,7 @@
     // Merge active profiles into a flat identity object for the content script
     const identity = mergeProfiles(identityData);
 
-    // Load the full content.js which will use __ssOriginalFetch
-    // (captured by the early hook above) and set __ssReady = true
+    // Inject the main interception script into the page's world
     const script = document.createElement('script');
     script.setAttribute('data-ss-config', JSON.stringify({ mappings, identity, settings }));
     script.src = api.runtime.getURL('src/content/content.js');
diff --git a/src/options/options.html b/src/options/options.html
index 185c7cf..3ea99c4 100644
--- a/src/options/options.html
+++ b/src/options/options.html
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
     </section>
 
     <footer>
-      <p>Silent Send v2.0.11</p>
+      <p>Silent Send v2.0.12</p>
     </footer>
   </div>