diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 015b5f7a0..a351f034e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@
             <version>${paper.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- AuthLib. Used for Head Getter. -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.mojang</groupId>
-            <artifactId>authlib</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.29</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- Metrics -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bstats</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadCache.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadCache.java
index 794aa7d1b..63086fddb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadCache.java
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 package world.bentobox.bentobox.util.heads;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 
-import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
-import com.mojang.authlib.properties.Property;
-
-import world.bentobox.bentobox.BentoBox;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.SkullMeta;
+import org.bukkit.profile.PlayerProfile;
 
 
 /**
@@ -35,9 +31,9 @@ public class HeadCache
     private final UUID userId;
 
     /**
-     * Base64 Encoded texture link to given player skin.
+     * Player profile for cached head.
      */
-    public final String encodedTextureLink;
+    public final PlayerProfile playerProfile;
 
     /**
      * Time when head was created. Setting it to 0 will result in keeping head in cache
@@ -54,31 +50,31 @@ public class HeadCache
     /**
      * Constructor HeadCache creates a new HeadCache instance.
      *
-     * @param userName           of type String
-     * @param userId             of type String
-     * @param encodedTextureLink of type String
+     * @param userName      of type String
+     * @param userId        of type String
+     * @param playerProfile of type PlayerProfile
      */
-    public HeadCache(String userName, UUID userId, String encodedTextureLink)
+    public HeadCache(String userName, UUID userId, PlayerProfile playerProfile)
     {
-        this(userName, userId, encodedTextureLink, System.currentTimeMillis());
+        this(userName, userId, playerProfile, System.currentTimeMillis());
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Constructor HeadCache creates a new HeadCache instance.
      *
-     * @param userName           of type String
-     * @param userId             of type UUID
-     * @param encodedTextureLink of type String
-     * @param timestamp          of type long
+     * @param userName      of type String
+     * @param userId        of type UUID
+     * @param playerProfile of type String
+     * @param timestamp     of type long
      */
     public HeadCache(String userName,
         UUID userId,
-        String encodedTextureLink,
+        PlayerProfile playerProfile,
         long timestamp)
     {
         this.userName = userName;
-        this.encodedTextureLink = encodedTextureLink;
+        this.playerProfile = playerProfile;
         this.userId = userId;
         this.timestamp = timestamp;
     }
@@ -99,26 +95,13 @@ public class HeadCache
     public ItemStack getPlayerHead()
     {
         ItemStack item = new ItemStack(Material.PLAYER_HEAD);
-        ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
+        SkullMeta meta = (SkullMeta) item.getItemMeta();
 
         // Set correct Skull texture
-        if (meta != null && this.encodedTextureLink != null && !this.encodedTextureLink.isEmpty())
+        if (meta != null && this.playerProfile != null)
         {
-            GameProfile profile = new GameProfile(this.userId, this.userName);
-            profile.getProperties().put("textures",
-                new Property("textures", this.encodedTextureLink));
-
-            try
-            {
-                Field profileField = meta.getClass().getDeclaredField("profile");
-                profileField.setAccessible(true);
-                profileField.set(meta, profile);
-                item.setItemMeta(meta);
-            }
-            catch (NoSuchFieldException | IllegalArgumentException | IllegalAccessException e)
-            {
-                BentoBox.getInstance().log("Error while creating Skull Icon");
-            }
+            meta.setOwnerProfile(this.playerProfile);
+            item.setItemMeta(meta);
         }
 
         return item;
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadGetter.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadGetter.java
index 04012b0e1..e0a47a929 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadGetter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/util/heads/HeadGetter.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.profile.PlayerProfile;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ public class HeadGetter {
                             // Create new cache object.
                             cache = new HeadCache(userName,
                                 playerSkin.getKey(),
-                                playerSkin.getValue());
+                                HeadGetter.createProfile(userName, playerSkin.getKey(), playerSkin.getValue()));
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -178,14 +180,14 @@ public class HeadGetter {
                             // Create new cache object.
                             cache = new HeadCache(userName,
                                 userId,
-                                HeadGetter.getTextureFromUUID(userId));
+                                HeadGetter.createProfile(userName, userId, HeadGetter.getTextureFromUUID(userId)));
                         }
 
                         // Save in cache
                         HeadGetter.cachedHeads.put(userName, cache);
 
                         // Tell requesters the head came in, but only if the texture is usable.
-                        if (cache.encodedTextureLink != null && HeadGetter.headRequesters.containsKey(userName))
+                        if (cache.playerProfile != null && HeadGetter.headRequesters.containsKey(userName))
                         {
                             for (HeadRequester req : HeadGetter.headRequesters.get(userName))
                             {
@@ -397,4 +399,40 @@ public class HeadGetter {
 
         return returnValue;
     }
+
+    private static URL getSkinURLFromBase64(String base64) {
+        /*
+         * Base64 encoded string is in format:
+         * {
+         *    "timestamp": 0,
+         *    "profileId": "UUID",
+         *    "profileName": "USERNAME",
+         *    "textures": {
+         *      "SKIN": {
+         *          "url": "https://textures.minecraft.net/texture/TEXTURE_ID"
+         *      },
+         *      "CAPE": {
+         *          "url": "https://textures.minecraft.net/texture/TEXTURE_ID"
+         *      }
+         *    }
+         * }
+         */
+        try {
+            String decoded = new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(base64));
+            JsonObject json = new Gson().fromJson(decoded, JsonObject.class);
+            String url = json.getAsJsonObject("textures").getAsJsonObject("SKIN").get("url").getAsString();
+            return new URL(url);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static PlayerProfile createProfile(@NonNull String userName, @NonNull UUID uuid, @Nullable String encodedBase64Texture) {
+        PlayerProfile profile = Bukkit.createPlayerProfile(uuid, userName);
+        if (encodedBase64Texture != null && !encodedBase64Texture.isEmpty()) {
+            URL skinURL = HeadGetter.getSkinURLFromBase64(encodedBase64Texture);
+            profile.getTextures().setSkin(skinURL);
+        }
+        return profile;
+    }
 }