diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
index 0699a323c..ebc121962 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerMoveEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerRespawnEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerShearEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerTeleportEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerTeleportEvent.TeleportCause;
 import org.bukkit.event.server.PluginDisableEvent;
@@ -631,6 +632,16 @@ public class EventListen implements Listener {
         skinUpdateTracker.updatePlayer(event.getPlayer(), 15, true);
     }
 
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerShearEntityEvent(PlayerShearEntityEvent event) {
+        NPC npc = CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC(event.getEntity());
+        if (npc == null)
+            return;
+        if (npc.isProtected()) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onPlayerTeleport(PlayerTeleportEvent event) {
         NPC npc = CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC(event.getPlayer());
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SheepTrait.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SheepTrait.java
index 4f120fae4..59bbe1e7b 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SheepTrait.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SheepTrait.java
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package net.citizensnpcs.trait;
 
 import org.bukkit.DyeColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Sheep;
-import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
-import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerShearEntityEvent;
 
-import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.persistence.Persist;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.trait.Trait;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.trait.TraitName;
@@ -32,13 +29,6 @@ public class SheepTrait extends Trait {
         return sheared;
     }
 
-    @EventHandler
-    private void onPlayerShearEntityEvent(PlayerShearEntityEvent event) {
-        if (npc != null && npc.isProtected() && npc.equals(CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC(event.getEntity()))) {
-            event.setCancelled(true);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void run() {
         if (npc.getEntity() instanceof Sheep) {