diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ant1newsgr.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ant1newsgr.py
index 794e241f7..e1d3bb0a9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ant1newsgr.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ant1newsgr.py
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ class Ant1NewsGrEmbedIE(Ant1NewsGrBaseIE):
                 url = '%s:%s' % (scheme, url)
             if not cls.suitable(url):
                 continue
-            if isinstance(parent_info, dict):
-                url = cls._smuggle_parent_info(url, **parent_info)
-            yield url
+            yield cls._smuggle_parent_info(url, **parent_info)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         url, parent_info = type(self)._unsmuggle_parent_info(url)