diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index b6dff0da7..3b8fa7c37 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson:${adventureVersion}"
     compile "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy:${adventureVersion}"
     compile "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-plain:${adventureVersion}"
+    compile "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy-text3:${adventureVersion}"
 
     compile "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}"
     compile 'com.google.inject:guice:4.2.3'
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandSource.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandSource.java
index 63fa4bee4..d2862d404 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandSource.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandSource.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package com.velocitypowered.api.command;
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.permission.PermissionSubject;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyAudience;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ public interface CommandSource extends PermissionSubject, ProxyAudience {
 
   @Override
   default void sendMessage(@NonNull Component message) {
-    this.sendMessage(AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(message));
+    this.sendMessage(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(message));
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/ResultedEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/ResultedEvent.java
index 2785d3eee..66bd15a69 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/ResultedEvent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/ResultedEvent.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.api.event;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public interface ResultedEvent<R extends ResultedEvent.Result> {
 
     @Deprecated
     public Optional<net.kyori.text.Component> getReason() {
-      return Optional.ofNullable(reason).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+      return Optional.ofNullable(reason).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
     }
 
     public Optional<Component> getReasonComponent() {
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public interface ResultedEvent<R extends ResultedEvent.Result> {
     @Deprecated
     public static ComponentResult denied(net.kyori.text.Component reason) {
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(reason, "reason");
-      return new ComponentResult(false, AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(reason));
+      return new ComponentResult(false, LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()
+          .deserialize(reason));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/connection/PreLoginEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/connection/PreLoginEvent.java
index aa714bfdb..018e4f2fb 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/connection/PreLoginEvent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/connection/PreLoginEvent.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package com.velocitypowered.api.event.connection;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.ResultedEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.InboundConnection;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public final class PreLoginEvent implements ResultedEvent<PreLoginEvent.PreLogin
 
     @Deprecated
     public Optional<net.kyori.text.Component> getReason() {
-      return Optional.ofNullable(reason).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+      return Optional.ofNullable(reason).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
     }
 
     public Optional<net.kyori.adventure.text.Component> getReasonComponent() {
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ public final class PreLoginEvent implements ResultedEvent<PreLoginEvent.PreLogin
     @Deprecated
     public static PreLoginComponentResult denied(net.kyori.text.Component reason) {
       Preconditions.checkNotNull(reason, "reason");
-      return new PreLoginComponentResult(Result.DISALLOWED,
-          AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(reason));
+      return new PreLoginComponentResult(Result.DISALLOWED, LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()
+          .deserialize(reason));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
index 677848b7b..fcb26e3ed 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/KickedFromServerEvent.java
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.ResultedEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.text.Component;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
   @Deprecated
   public KickedFromServerEvent(Player player, RegisteredServer server,
       @Nullable Component originalReason, boolean duringServerConnect, ServerKickResult result) {
-    this(player, server, AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(originalReason), duringServerConnect,
-        result);
+    this(player, server, originalReason == null ? null : LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()
+            .deserialize(originalReason), duringServerConnect, result);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
    */
   @Deprecated
   public Optional<Component> getOriginalReason() {
-    return Optional.ofNullable(originalReason).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+    return Optional.ofNullable(originalReason).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
   }
 
   public Optional<net.kyori.adventure.text.Component> getServerKickReason() {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
 
     @Deprecated
     public Component getReason() {
-      return AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(component);
+      return LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(component);
     }
 
     public net.kyori.adventure.text.Component getReasonComponent() {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static DisconnectPlayer create(Component reason) {
-      return new DisconnectPlayer(AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(reason));
+      return new DisconnectPlayer(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(reason));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
 
     @Deprecated
     public Component getMessage() {
-      return AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(message);
+      return LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(message);
     }
 
     public net.kyori.adventure.text.Component getMessageComponent() {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
       if (message == null) {
         return new RedirectPlayer(server, null);
       }
-      return new RedirectPlayer(server, AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(message));
+      return new RedirectPlayer(server, LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(message));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
 
     @Deprecated
     public Component getMessage() {
-      return AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(message);
+      return LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(message);
     }
 
     @Deprecated
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public final class KickedFromServerEvent implements
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static Notify create(Component message) {
-      return new Notify(AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(message));
+      return new Notify(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(message));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/player/TabListEntry.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/player/TabListEntry.java
index 5b0ba7549..0ae4f574f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/player/TabListEntry.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/player/TabListEntry.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player;
 
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public interface TabListEntry {
      */
     @Deprecated
     public Builder displayName(net.kyori.text.Component displayName) {
-      return displayName(AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(displayName));
+      return displayName(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(displayName));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/server/ServerPing.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/server/ServerPing.java
index f1a7ccd66..f1979d491 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/server/ServerPing.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/server/ServerPing.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.Favicon;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.ModInfo;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class ServerPing {
   @Deprecated
   public ServerPing(Version version, @Nullable Players players,
       net.kyori.text.Component description, @Nullable Favicon favicon) {
-    this(version, players, AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(description), favicon,
+    this(version, players, LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(description), favicon,
         ModInfo.DEFAULT);
   }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public final class ServerPing {
   public ServerPing(Version version, @Nullable Players players,
       net.kyori.text.Component description, @Nullable Favicon favicon,
       @Nullable ModInfo modinfo) {
-    this(version, players, AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(description), favicon, modinfo);
+    this(version, players, LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(description), favicon,
+        modinfo);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public final class ServerPing {
 
   @Deprecated
   public net.kyori.text.Component getDescription() {
-    return AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(description);
+    return LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(description);
   }
 
   public net.kyori.adventure.text.Component getDescriptionComponent() {
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public final class ServerPing {
 
     @Deprecated
     public Builder description(net.kyori.text.Component description) {
-      this.description(AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(description));
+      this.description(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(description));
       return this;
     }
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ public final class ServerPing {
 
     @Deprecated
     public Optional<net.kyori.text.Component> getDescription() {
-      return Optional.ofNullable(description).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+      return Optional.ofNullable(description).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
     }
 
     public Optional<net.kyori.adventure.text.Component> getDescriptionComponent() {
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/AdventureCompat.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/AdventureCompat.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 85d6d338a..000000000
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/AdventureCompat.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-package com.velocitypowered.api.util;
-
-/**
- * Utilities to convert from adventure {@link net.kyori.adventure.text.Component}s to text
- * {@link net.kyori.text.Component}s and vice versa.
- *
- * @deprecated Provided only as a transitional aid, will be removed in Velocity 2.0.0
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class AdventureCompat {
-  private AdventureCompat() {
-    throw new AssertionError("Do not create instances of this class.");
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Converts an {@link net.kyori.text.Component} component into an adventure
-   * {@link net.kyori.adventure.text.Component} component.
-   * @param component the component to translate
-   * @return the translated component
-   */
-  public static net.kyori.adventure.text.Component asAdventureComponent(
-      net.kyori.text.Component component) {
-    String json = net.kyori.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer.INSTANCE
-        .serialize(component);
-    return net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer.gson()
-        .deserialize(json);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Converts an {@link net.kyori.adventure.text.Component} component into an text
-   * {@link net.kyori.text.Component} component.
-   * @param component the component to translate
-   * @return the translated component
-   */
-  public static net.kyori.text.Component asOriginalTextComponent(
-      net.kyori.adventure.text.Component component) {
-    String json = net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer
-        .colorDownsamplingGson().serialize(component);
-    return net.kyori.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(json);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index 076eecb47..32f5ca918 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.ProxyConfig;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.Favicon;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.AddressUtil;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
    */
   @Override
   public net.kyori.text.Component getMotdComponent() {
-    return AdventureCompat.asOriginalTextComponent(this.getMotd());
+    return LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(this.getMotd());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionRequestResults.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionRequestResults.java
index 307f97fa7..ce97458db 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionRequestResults.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionRequestResults.java
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.util;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ConnectionRequestBuilder;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ConnectionRequestBuilder.Status;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.Disconnect;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 
 public class ConnectionRequestResults {
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class ConnectionRequestResults {
 
     @Override
     public Optional<net.kyori.text.Component> getReason() {
-      return Optional.ofNullable(component).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+      return Optional.ofNullable(component).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
index 86ceddfff..c9208284f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.velocitypowered.proxy.tablist;
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.TabList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.TabListEntry;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.util.AdventureCompat;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.PlayerListItem;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.text.Component;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class VelocityTabListEntry implements TabListEntry {
 
   @Override
   public Optional<Component> getDisplayName() {
-    return Optional.ofNullable(displayName).map(AdventureCompat::asOriginalTextComponent);
+    return Optional.ofNullable(displayName).map(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get()::serialize);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ public class VelocityTabListEntry implements TabListEntry {
 
   @Override
   public TabListEntry setDisplayName(@Nullable Component displayName) {
-    return this.setDisplayName(AdventureCompat.asAdventureComponent(displayName));
+    if (displayName == null) {
+      return this.setDisplayName((net.kyori.adventure.text.Component) null);
+    }
+    return this.setDisplayName(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().deserialize(displayName));
   }
 
   @Override