diff --git a/src/hooks/useAds.ts b/src/hooks/useAds.ts
index 3144c08d2..d54aec8d5 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAds.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAds.ts
@@ -3,44 +3,21 @@ import { useQuery } from 'react-query';
 import { useConfigStore } from '#src/stores/ConfigStore';
 import ApiService from '#src/services/api.service';
 import { getModule } from '#src/modules/container';
+import { addQueryParams } from '#src/utils/formatting';
 
 const CACHE_TIME = 60 * 1000 * 20;
 
 /**
- * @deprecated Use {@link useAppBasedAds} instead.
+ * @deprecated Use adScheduleUrls.xml form the config instead.
  */
 const useLegacyStandaloneAds = ({ adScheduleId, enabled }: { adScheduleId: string | null | undefined; enabled: boolean }) => {
   const apiService = getModule(ApiService);
 
-  const { isLoading, data } = useQuery(
-    ['ad-schedule', adScheduleId],
-    async () => {
-      const adSchedule = await apiService.getAdSchedule(adScheduleId);
-
-      return adSchedule;
-    },
-    { enabled: enabled && !!adScheduleId, cacheTime: CACHE_TIME, staleTime: CACHE_TIME },
-  );
-
-  return {
-    isLoading,
-    data,
-  };
-};
-
-const useAppBasedAds = ({ jsonUrl, mediaId, enabled }: { jsonUrl: string | null | undefined; mediaId: string; enabled: boolean }) => {
-  const apiService = getModule(ApiService);
-
-  const { isLoading, data } = useQuery(
-    ['media-ads', mediaId],
-    async () => {
-      // Waiting for `prd` deploy to remove `replace`
-      const mediaAds = await apiService.getMediaAds(jsonUrl?.replace('advertising/site', 'sites') as string, mediaId);
-
-      return mediaAds;
-    },
-    { enabled: enabled && !!mediaId, cacheTime: CACHE_TIME, staleTime: CACHE_TIME },
-  );
+  const { isLoading, data } = useQuery(['ad-schedule', adScheduleId], async () => apiService.getAdSchedule(adScheduleId), {
+    enabled: enabled && !!adScheduleId,
+    cacheTime: CACHE_TIME,
+    staleTime: CACHE_TIME,
+  });
 
   return {
     isLoading,
@@ -51,14 +28,19 @@ const useAppBasedAds = ({ jsonUrl, mediaId, enabled }: { jsonUrl: string | null
 export const useAds = ({ mediaId }: { mediaId: string }) => {
   const { adSchedule: adScheduleId, adScheduleUrls } = useConfigStore((s) => s.config);
 
-  // adScheduleUrls.json prop exists when ad-config is attached to the App Config
-  const useAppBasedFlow = !!adScheduleUrls?.json;
+  // adScheduleUrls.xml prop exists when ad-config is attached to the App Config
+  const useAppBasedFlow = !!adScheduleUrls?.xml;
 
-  const { data: mediaAds, isLoading: isMediaAdsLoading } = useAppBasedAds({ jsonUrl: adScheduleUrls?.json, mediaId, enabled: useAppBasedFlow });
   const { data: adSchedule, isLoading: isAdScheduleLoading } = useLegacyStandaloneAds({ adScheduleId, enabled: !useAppBasedFlow });
+  const adConfig = {
+    client: 'vast',
+    schedule: addQueryParams(adScheduleUrls?.xml || '', {
+      media_id: mediaId,
+    }),
+  };
 
   return {
-    isLoading: useAppBasedFlow ? isMediaAdsLoading : isAdScheduleLoading,
-    data: useAppBasedFlow ? mediaAds : adSchedule,
+    isLoading: useAppBasedFlow ? false : isAdScheduleLoading,
+    data: useAppBasedFlow ? adConfig : adSchedule,
   };
 };
diff --git a/types/ad-schedule.d.ts b/types/ad-schedule.d.ts
index f27519e3e..4ead8eded 100644
--- a/types/ad-schedule.d.ts
+++ b/types/ad-schedule.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export type AdSchedule = {
-  adscheduleid: string;
+  adscheduleid?: string;
   client: string;
   schedule: string;
 };