SPIGOT-5707: PersistentDataHolder not Persistent on API dropped Item

src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java

@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@ public class CraftWorld implements World {
         EntityItem entity = new EntityItem(world, loc.getX(), loc.getY(), loc.getZ(), CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(item));
         entity.pickupDelay = 10;
         world.addEntity(entity, SpawnReason.CUSTOM);
-        // TODO this is inconsistent with how Entity.getBukkitEntity() works.
-        // However, this entity is not at the moment backed by a server entity class so it may be left.
-        return new CraftItem(world.getServer(), entity);
+        return (org.bukkit.entity.Item) entity.getBukkitEntity();
     }
 
     @Override