diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Util.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Util.java
index 1457d4c8a..6352951c5 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Util.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Util.java
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ public class Util
         return format( objects, ", " );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a string of objects, each separated by a separator.
+     *
+     * @param objects the objects to join
+     * @param separators the separator
+     * @return joined string
+     * @see String#join(java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.Iterable)
+     * @deprecated use {@link String} join methods
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public static String format(Iterable<?> objects, String separators)
     {
         return Joiner.on( separators ).join( objects );
diff --git a/module/cmd-list/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/module/cmd/list/CommandList.java b/module/cmd-list/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/module/cmd/list/CommandList.java
index c4ac9173f..79d0bb216 100644
--- a/module/cmd-list/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/module/cmd/list/CommandList.java
+++ b/module/cmd-list/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/module/cmd/list/CommandList.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
-import net.md_5.bungee.Util;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.CommandSender;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public class CommandList extends Command implements TabExecutor
             }
             Collections.sort( players, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER );
 
-            sender.sendMessage( ProxyServer.getInstance().getTranslation( "command_list", server.getName(), players.size(), Util.format( players, ChatColor.RESET + ", " ) ) );
+            sender.sendMessage( ProxyServer.getInstance().getTranslation( "command_list", server.getName(), players.size(), String.join( ChatColor.RESET + ", ", players ) ) );
         }
 
         sender.sendMessage( ProxyServer.getInstance().getTranslation( "total_players", ProxyServer.getInstance().getOnlineCount() ) );
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
index c2fe9a407..061ff1751 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
@@ -687,10 +687,10 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
     {
         if ( protocolVersion >= ProtocolConstants.MINECRAFT_1_13 )
         {
-            return new PluginMessage( "minecraft:register", Util.format( Iterables.transform( pluginChannels, PluginMessage.MODERNISE ), "\00" ).getBytes( Charsets.UTF_8 ), false );
+            return new PluginMessage( "minecraft:register", String.join( "\00", Iterables.transform( pluginChannels, PluginMessage.MODERNISE ) ).getBytes( Charsets.UTF_8 ), false );
         }
 
-        return new PluginMessage( "REGISTER", Util.format( pluginChannels, "\00" ).getBytes( Charsets.UTF_8 ), false );
+        return new PluginMessage( "REGISTER", String.join( "\00", pluginChannels ).getBytes( Charsets.UTF_8 ), false );
     }
 
     @Override