diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TranslatableRewriter1_16.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TranslatableRewriter1_16.java
index 76b60395..f37b59f0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TranslatableRewriter1_16.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TranslatableRewriter1_16.java
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_15_2to1_16.chat;
 
-import com.viaversion.viabackwards.ViaBackwards;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.api.rewriters.TranslatableRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_15_2to1_16.Protocol1_15_2To1_16;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonParseException;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonPrimitive;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_16to1_15_2.ClientboundPackets1_16;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 
 public class TranslatableRewriter1_16 extends TranslatableRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_16> {
 
@@ -76,33 +74,8 @@ public class TranslatableRewriter1_16 extends TranslatableRewriter<ClientboundPa
         }
 
         // show_text as chat component json, show_entity and show_item serialized as snbt
-        // Let adventure handle all of that
-        try {
-            Component component = ChatRewriter.HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER.deserializeFromTree(object);
-            JsonObject convertedObject;
-            try {
-                convertedObject = (JsonObject) ChatRewriter.HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER.serializeToTree(component);
-            } catch (JsonParseException e) {
-                JsonObject contents = hoverEvent.getAsJsonObject("contents");
-                if (contents.remove("tag") == null) {
-                    throw e; // Just rethrow if this is not an item with a tag provided
-                }
-
-                // Most likely an invalid nbt tag - try again after its removal
-                component = ChatRewriter.HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER.deserializeFromTree(object);
-                convertedObject = (JsonObject) ChatRewriter.HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER.serializeToTree(component);
-            }
-
-            // Remove new format
-            JsonObject processedHoverEvent = convertedObject.getAsJsonObject("hoverEvent");
-            processedHoverEvent.remove("contents");
-            object.add("hoverEvent", processedHoverEvent);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            if (!Via.getConfig().isSuppressConversionWarnings()) {
-                ViaBackwards.getPlatform().getLogger().severe("Error converting hover event component: " + object);
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
-        }
+        JsonObject convertedObject = (JsonObject) ComponentUtil.convertJson(object, ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_16, ComponentUtil.SerializerVersion.V1_15);
+        object.add("hoverEvent", convertedObject.getAsJsonObject("hoverEvent"));
     }
 
     private String getClosestChatColor(int rgb) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19_1to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_1To1_19_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19_1to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_1To1_19_3.java
index a843f0ce..b34ccfa5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19_1to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_1To1_19_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19_1to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_1To1_19_3.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19_3 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundP
                     }
 
                     final JsonElement unsignedContent = wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_COMPONENT);
-                    final JsonElement content = unsignedContent != null ? unsignedContent : ComponentUtil.plainTextToJson(plainContent);
+                    final JsonElement content = unsignedContent != null ? unsignedContent : ComponentUtil.plainToJson(plainContent);
                     translatableRewriter.processText(content);
                     final int filterMaskType = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
                     if (filterMaskType == 2) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19to1_19_1/Protocol1_19To1_19_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19to1_19_1/Protocol1_19To1_19_1.java
index c05e6e98..7eb343fb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19to1_19_1/Protocol1_19To1_19_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_19to1_19_1/Protocol1_19To1_19_1.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19To1_19_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPac
             }
             if (message == null) {
                 // If no decorated or unsigned message is given, use the plain one
-                message = ComponentUtil.plainTextToJson(plainMessage);
+                message = ComponentUtil.plainToJson(plainMessage);
             }
 
             final int filterMaskType = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3.java
index cefe9cf7..205d5743 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3.java
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.Protocol1_20_3
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ClientboundConfigurationPackets1_20_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ClientboundPackets1_20_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ServerboundPackets1_20_3;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.util.ComponentConverter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ComponentRewriter.ReadType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import java.util.BitSet;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -368,13 +368,13 @@ public final class Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundP
     private void convertComponent(final PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
         final Tag tag = wrapper.read(Type.TAG);
         translatableRewriter.processTag(tag);
-        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentConverter.tagComponentToJson(tag));
+        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.tagToJson(tag));
     }
 
     private void convertOptionalComponent(final PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
         final Tag tag = wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_TAG);
         translatableRewriter.processTag(tag);
-        wrapper.write(Type.OPTIONAL_COMPONENT, ComponentConverter.tagComponentToJson(tag));
+        wrapper.write(Type.OPTIONAL_COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.tagToJson(tag));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
index 14e48b32..3ac8307e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_2to1_20_3/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_20_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_20_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_2to1_20.packet.ClientboundConfigurationPackets1_20_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ClientboundPackets1_20_3;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.util.ComponentConverter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 
 public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3 extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_20_3, Protocol1_20_2To1_20_3> {
 
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
         filter().handler((event, meta) -> {
             final MetaType type = meta.metaType();
             if (type == Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.componentType) {
-                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.componentType, ComponentConverter.tagComponentToJson(meta.value()));
+                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.componentType, ComponentUtil.tagToJson(meta.value()));
                 return;
             } else if (type == Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType) {
-                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ComponentConverter.tagComponentToJson(meta.value()));
+                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ComponentUtil.tagToJson(meta.value()));
                 return;
             } else if (type == Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.particleType) {
                 final Particle particle = (Particle) meta.getValue();