diff --git a/patches/api/Adventure.patch b/patches/api/Adventure.patch
index 04716b1ae7..dfc73601d6 100644
--- a/patches/api/Adventure.patch
+++ b/patches/api/Adventure.patch
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
          this.newTotalExp = newTotalExp;
          this.newLevel = newLevel;
          this.deathMessage = deathMessage;
-+        this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty(); // Paper
++        this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : null; // Paper
      }
  
      @NotNull
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +    @Deprecated // Paper
      public void setDeathMessage(@Nullable String deathMessage) {
          this.deathMessage = deathMessage;
-+        this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty(); // Paper
++        this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : null; // Paper
      }
  
      /**
diff --git a/patches/api/PlayerDeathEvent-getItemsToKeep.patch b/patches/api/PlayerDeathEvent-getItemsToKeep.patch
index 4d387d1cec..fcb8ae679b 100644
--- a/patches/api/PlayerDeathEvent-getItemsToKeep.patch
+++ b/patches/api/PlayerDeathEvent-getItemsToKeep.patch
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
          this(player, drops, droppedExp, 0, deathMessage);
      }
 @@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
-         this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.empty(); // Paper
+         this.adventure$deathMessage = deathMessage != null ? net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(deathMessage) : null; // Paper
      }
  
 +    @Deprecated // Paper