John, I agree pulling the resistor (there are several values 0 ohm or 100ohm etc. depending on the manufacturer of the module), and jumpering as you have shown is the best solution. Thank you for detailing the solution for folks to follow.
And I will state my caution again, the Legacy Operating system is very complex and even a single bit error in the programming or reading of the module during an update can manifest errors that are unpredictable. Some integrity checks are performed, during the process, however the risk is real if you float/cut the pins.
