diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
index 3edd54858..37819aef3 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
@@ -410,10 +410,8 @@ public class CitizensNPC extends AbstractNPC {
                     } else if (data().has(NPC.Metadata.AGGRESSIVE)) {
                         NMS.setAggressive(entity, data().<Boolean> get(NPC.Metadata.AGGRESSIVE));
                     }
-                    if (SUPPORT_NODAMAGE_TICKS) {
-                        entity.setNoDamageTicks(data().get(NPC.Metadata.SPAWN_NODAMAGE_TICKS,
-                                Setting.DEFAULT_SPAWN_NODAMAGE_DURATION.asTicks()));
-                    }
+                    entity.setNoDamageTicks(data().get(NPC.Metadata.SPAWN_NODAMAGE_TICKS,
+                            Setting.DEFAULT_SPAWN_NODAMAGE_DURATION.asTicks()));
                 }
                 if (requiresNameHologram() && !hasTrait(HologramTrait.class)) {
                     addTrait(HologramTrait.class);
@@ -614,16 +612,10 @@ public class CitizensNPC extends AbstractNPC {
     private static final SetMultimap<ChunkCoord, NPC> CHUNK_LOADERS = HashMultimap.create();
     private static boolean SUPPORT_ATTRIBUTES = false;
     private static boolean SUPPORT_GLOWING = false;
-    private static boolean SUPPORT_NODAMAGE_TICKS = false;
     private static boolean SUPPORT_PICKUP_ITEMS = false;
     private static boolean SUPPORT_SILENT = false;
     private static boolean SUPPORT_USE_ITEM = true;
     static {
-        try {
-            Entity.class.getMethod("setNoDamageTicks", int.class);
-            SUPPORT_NODAMAGE_TICKS = true;
-        } catch (NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException e) {
-        }
         try {
             Entity.class.getMethod("setGlowing", boolean.class);
             SUPPORT_GLOWING = true;