diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/ViaBackwards.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/ViaBackwards.java
index a8ca62c1..39b8e7f5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/ViaBackwards.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/ViaBackwards.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public final class ViaBackwards {
     private static ViaBackwardsConfig config;
 
     public static void init(ViaBackwardsPlatform platform, ViaBackwardsConfig config) {
-        Preconditions.checkArgument(ViaBackwardsPlatform.platform != null, "ViaBackwards is already initialized");
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(ViaBackwards.platform != null, "ViaBackwards is already initialized");
 
         ViaBackwards.platform = platform;
         ViaBackwards.config = config;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TagSerializer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TagSerializer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index adcd92a3..00000000
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_15_2to1_16/chat/TagSerializer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of ViaBackwards - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaBackwards
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2023 ViaVersion and contributors
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-package com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_15_2to1_16.chat;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonPrimitive;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-/**
- * Utility class to serialize a JsonObject with Minecraft's CompoundTag serialization
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class TagSerializer {
-
-    private static final Pattern PLAIN_TEXT = Pattern.compile("[A-Za-z0-9._+-]+");
-
-    public static String toString(JsonObject object) {
-        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("{");
-        for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : object.entrySet()) {
-            Preconditions.checkArgument(entry.getValue().isJsonPrimitive());
-            if (builder.length() != 1) {
-                builder.append(',');
-            }
-
-            String escapedText = escape(entry.getValue().getAsString());
-            builder.append(entry.getKey()).append(':').append(escapedText);
-        }
-        return builder.append('}').toString();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Utility method to convert a CompoundTag to a JsonObject, helpful for debugging.
-     */
-    public static JsonObject toJson(CompoundTag tag) {
-        JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Tag> entry : tag.entrySet()) {
-            object.add(entry.getKey(), toJson(entry.getValue()));
-        }
-        return object;
-    }
-
-    private static JsonElement toJson(Tag tag) {
-        if (tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
-            return toJson((CompoundTag) tag);
-        } else if (tag instanceof ListTag) {
-            ListTag list = (ListTag) tag;
-            JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
-            for (Tag listEntry : list) {
-                array.add(toJson(listEntry));
-            }
-            return array;
-        } else {
-            return new JsonPrimitive(tag.getValue().toString());
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static String escape(String s) {
-        if (PLAIN_TEXT.matcher(s).matches()) return s;
-
-        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(" ");
-        char currentQuote = '\0';
-        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); ++i) {
-            char c = s.charAt(i);
-            if (c == '\\') {
-                builder.append('\\');
-            } else if (c == '\"' || c == '\'') {
-                if (currentQuote == '\0') {
-                    currentQuote = ((c == '\"') ? '\'' : '\"');
-                }
-                if (currentQuote == c) {
-                    builder.append('\\');
-                }
-            }
-            builder.append(c);
-        }
-
-        if (currentQuote == '\0') {
-            currentQuote = '\"';
-        }
-
-        builder.setCharAt(0, currentQuote);
-        builder.append(currentQuote);
-        return builder.toString();
-    }
-}