diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
index b3b1f9ace..dfa7d4897 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class Entity implements Viewable, Tickable, Schedulable, Snapshotable, Ev
     }
 
     public boolean isOnGround() {
-        return onGround || EntityUtils.isOnGround(this) /* backup for levitating entities */;
+        return onGround;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/entity/EntityUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/entity/EntityUtils.java
index 43332bb68..4d2054519 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/entity/EntityUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/entity/EntityUtils.java
@@ -30,22 +30,4 @@ public final class EntityUtils {
 
     private EntityUtils() {
     }
-
-    public static boolean isOnGround(@NotNull Entity entity) {
-        final Chunk chunk = entity.getChunk();
-        if (chunk == null)
-            return false;
-        final Pos entityPosition = entity.getPosition();
-        // TODO: check entire bounding box
-        try {
-            final Block block;
-            synchronized (chunk) {
-                block = chunk.getBlock(entityPosition.sub(0, 1, 0));
-            }
-            return block.isSolid();
-        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
-            // Probably an entity at the border of an unloaded chunk
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityVelocityIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityVelocityIntegrationTest.java
index f4a0c3e83..107d2335e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityVelocityIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/minestom/server/entity/EntityVelocityIntegrationTest.java
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ public class EntityVelocityIntegrationTest {
         // Only entities on the ground should ignore the default velocity.
         assertTrue(entity.hasVelocity());
 
-        env.tick();
+        // Tick entity so it falls on the ground
+        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            entity.tick(0);
+        }
 
         // Now that the entity is on the ground, it should no longer have a velocity.
         assertFalse(entity.hasVelocity());