diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/creeper123123321/viafabric/platform/VRPlatform.java b/src/main/java/com/github/creeper123123321/viafabric/platform/VRPlatform.java
index 4918271..b06e767 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/creeper123123321/viafabric/platform/VRPlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/creeper123123321/viafabric/platform/VRPlatform.java
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.platform.TaskId;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.platform.ViaConnectionManager;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.platform.ViaPlatform;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.dump.PluginInfo;
-import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.sponge.VersionInfo;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.GsonUtil;
+import us.myles.viaversion.libs.bungeecordchat.api.chat.TextComponent;
+import us.myles.viaversion.libs.bungeecordchat.chat.ComponentSerializer;
 import us.myles.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonObject;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -231,7 +232,9 @@ public class VRPlatform implements ViaPlatform<UUID> {
         runServerSync(() -> {
             ServerPlayerEntity player = server.getPlayerManager().getPlayer(uuid);
             if (player == null) return;
-            player.sendMessage(Text.Serializer.fromJson(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(s)), false);
+            player.sendMessage(Text.Serializer.fromJson(
+                    legacyToJson(s)
+            ), false);
         });
     }
 
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ public class VRPlatform implements ViaPlatform<UUID> {
         if (handler != null) {
             try {
                 handler.onGameMessage(new GameMessageS2CPacket(
-                        Text.Serializer.fromJson(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(s)), MessageType.SYSTEM, Util.NIL_UUID
+                        Text.Serializer.fromJson(legacyToJson(s)), MessageType.SYSTEM, Util.NIL_UUID
                 ));
             } catch (OffThreadException ignored) {
             }
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ public class VRPlatform implements ViaPlatform<UUID> {
         if (handler != null) {
             try {
                 handler.onDisconnect(new DisconnectS2CPacket(
-                        Text.Serializer.fromJson(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(msg))
+                        Text.Serializer.fromJson(legacyToJson(msg))
                 ));
             } catch (OffThreadException ignored) {
             }
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ public class VRPlatform implements ViaPlatform<UUID> {
         Supplier<Boolean> kickTask = () -> {
             ServerPlayerEntity player = server.getPlayerManager().getPlayer(uuid);
             if (player == null) return false;
-            player.networkHandler.disconnect(Text.Serializer.fromJson(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(s)));
+            player.networkHandler.disconnect(Text.Serializer.fromJson(legacyToJson(s)));
             return true;
         };
         if (server.isOnThread()) {
@@ -350,4 +353,8 @@ public class VRPlatform implements ViaPlatform<UUID> {
     public ViaConnectionManager getConnectionManager() {
         return connectionManager;
     }
+
+    private String legacyToJson(String legacy) {
+        return ComponentSerializer.toString(TextComponent.fromLegacyText(legacy));
+    }
 }