diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaVersionPlugin.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
index 82c96b665..b11e0a75c 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaVersionPlugin.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.ViaAPI;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.command.ViaCommandSender;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.configuration.ConfigurationProvider;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.data.MappingDataLoader;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.platform.PlatformTask;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.platform.UnsupportedSoftware;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.platform.ViaPlatform;
@@ -79,11 +78,6 @@ public class ViaVersionPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements ViaPlatform<Player>
 
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
-        if (hasPaperPluginLoader()) {
-            // Paper's plugin loader constructs plugin only once they're actually loaded and there's no place for VB to enable caching before the protocols are initialized
-            MappingDataLoader.enableMappingsCache();
-        }
-
         protocolSupport = Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("ProtocolSupport") != null;
         lateBind = !((BukkitViaInjector) Via.getManager().getInjector()).isBinded();
 
@@ -95,15 +89,6 @@ public class ViaVersionPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements ViaPlatform<Player>
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean hasPaperPluginLoader() {
-        try {
-            Class.forName("io.papermc.paper.plugin.configuration.PluginMeta");
-            return true;
-        } catch (final ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
         if (lateBind) {