diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
index 27fa6f299..66c5b433a 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.Key;
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.Keyed;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEventSource;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
@@ -288,17 +287,6 @@ public interface Player extends CommandSource, Identified, InboundConnection,
     return Key.key("player");
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets a {@link Component} that renders a player name similarly to vanilla.
-   *
-   * @return a Component representing this player
-   */
-  default @NotNull Component getDisplayName() {
-    return Component.text(getUsername()).hoverEvent(this)
-            .clickEvent(ClickEvent.suggestCommand("/tell " + getUsername()))
-            .insertion(getUsername());
-  }
-
   @Override
   default @NotNull HoverEvent<HoverEvent.ShowEntity> asHoverEvent(
           @NotNull UnaryOperator<HoverEvent.ShowEntity> op) {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
index 7807c8518..f0f31f0ed 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
   private final @NotNull Pointers pointers = Player.super.pointers().toBuilder()
           .withDynamic(Identity.UUID, this::getUniqueId)
           .withDynamic(Identity.NAME, this::getUsername)
-          .withDynamic(Identity.DISPLAY_NAME, this::getDisplayName)
           .withStatic(PermissionChecker.POINTER, getPermissionChecker())
           .build();