diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Objective.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Objective.java
index 41d35d42f..5a7748f79 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Objective.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Objective.java
@@ -150,20 +150,6 @@ public final class Objective {
         updateType = UpdateType.REMOVE;
     }
 
-    public ScoreboardPosition getPositionCategory() {
-        return switch (displaySlot) {
-            case PLAYER_LIST -> ScoreboardPosition.PLAYER_LIST;
-            case BELOW_NAME -> ScoreboardPosition.BELOW_NAME;
-            default -> ScoreboardPosition.SIDEBAR;
-        };
-    }
-
-    public boolean hasTeamColor() {
-        return displaySlot != ScoreboardPosition.PLAYER_LIST &&
-                displaySlot != ScoreboardPosition.BELOW_NAME &&
-                displaySlot != ScoreboardPosition.SIDEBAR;
-    }
-
     public TeamColor getTeamColor() {
         return switch (displaySlot) {
             case SIDEBAR_TEAM_RED -> TeamColor.RED;
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Scoreboard.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Scoreboard.java
index c32353b78..682ff8331 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Scoreboard.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/scoreboard/Scoreboard.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public final class Scoreboard {
 
         Objective storedObjective = objectiveSlots.get(displaySlot);
         if (storedObjective != null && storedObjective != objective) {
-            objective.pendingRemove();
+            storedObjective.pendingRemove();
         }
         objectiveSlots.put(displaySlot, objective);
 
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ public final class Scoreboard {
             correctSidebar = objectiveSlots.get(ScoreboardPosition.SIDEBAR);
         }
 
+        for (Objective objective : removedObjectives) {
+            // Deletion must be handled before the active objectives are handled - otherwise if a scoreboard display is changed before the current
+            // scoreboard is removed, the client can crash
+            deleteObjective(objective, true);
+        }
+
         handleObjective(objectiveSlots.get(ScoreboardPosition.PLAYER_LIST), addScores, removeScores);
         handleObjective(correctSidebar, addScores, removeScores);
         handleObjective(objectiveSlots.get(ScoreboardPosition.BELOW_NAME), addScores, removeScores);
@@ -194,10 +200,6 @@ public final class Scoreboard {
             session.sendUpstreamPacket(setScorePacket);
         }
 
-        for (Objective objective : removedObjectives) {
-            deleteObjective(objective, true);
-        }
-
         lastAddScoreCount = addScores.size();
         lastRemoveScoreCount = removeScores.size();
     }