diff --git a/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index 8de221e3..6aa0f35e 100644
--- a/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
 
         <!-- Miscellaneous -->
         <module name="ArrayTypeStyle"/>
-        <module name="AvoidEscapedUnicodeCharacters"/>
         <module name="CommentsIndentation"/>
         <module name="Indentation">
             <property name="basicOffset" value="4"/>
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/me/filoghost/holographicdisplays/plugin/config/SettingsModel.java b/plugin/src/main/java/me/filoghost/holographicdisplays/plugin/config/SettingsModel.java
index 81a07264..20c3487c 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/me/filoghost/holographicdisplays/plugin/config/SettingsModel.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/me/filoghost/holographicdisplays/plugin/config/SettingsModel.java
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ public class SettingsModel implements MappedConfig {
     int placeholderAPIDefaultRefreshIntervalTicks = 200;
 
     @Path("image-rendering.solid-pixel")
-    String imageRenderingSolidPixel = "\\u2588";
+    String imageRenderingSolidPixel = "\u2588";
 
     @Path("image-rendering.transparent-pixel")
-    String imageRenderingTransparentPixel = "&7 \\u23B9 ";
+    String imageRenderingTransparentPixel = "&7 \u23B9 ";
 
     @Path("bungee.refresh-seconds")
     int bungeeRefreshSeconds = 3;