diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
index f6a91bf65a..9ca7f73d37 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			string line;
 			while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
-				if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+				if (line[0] == '|')
 				{
 					Log.Add(line);
 				}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			string line;
 			while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
-				if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+				if (line[0] == '|')
 				{
 					newLog.Add(line);
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/bkm/BkmHeader.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/bkm/BkmHeader.cs
index 277a996803..f82c4412a9 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/bkm/BkmHeader.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/bkm/BkmHeader.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				{
 					Comments.Add(line.Substring(8, line.Length - 8));
 				}
-				else if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+				else if (line[0] == '|')
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
index af601e837a..62eb5e0950 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						break;
 					}
 
-					if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+					if (line[0] == '|')
 					{
 						VerificationLog.Add(line);
 					}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index a0ef561238..4589351de0 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			string line;
 			while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
-				if (line.StartsWith("|"))
+				if (line[0] == '|')
 				{
 					newLog.Add(line);
 					if (!timelineBranchFrame.HasValue && counter < Log.Count && line != Log[counter])