diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
index f6de660ee..c3212d09e 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class MinecraftConnection extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
   private StateRegistry state;
   private @Nullable MinecraftSessionHandler sessionHandler;
   private ProtocolVersion protocolVersion;
-  private ProtocolVersion nextProtocolVersion;
   private @Nullable MinecraftConnectionAssociation association;
   private final VelocityServer server;
   private ConnectionType connectionType = ConnectionTypes.UNDETERMINED;
@@ -333,7 +332,6 @@ public class MinecraftConnection extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
     ensureInEventLoop();
 
     this.protocolVersion = protocolVersion;
-    this.nextProtocolVersion = protocolVersion;
     if (protocolVersion != ProtocolVersion.LEGACY) {
       this.channel.pipeline().get(MinecraftEncoder.class).setProtocolVersion(protocolVersion);
       this.channel.pipeline().get(MinecraftDecoder.class).setProtocolVersion(protocolVersion);
@@ -419,14 +417,6 @@ public class MinecraftConnection extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
     this.association = association;
   }
 
-  public ProtocolVersion getNextProtocolVersion() {
-    return this.nextProtocolVersion;
-  }
-
-  public void setNextProtocolVersion(ProtocolVersion nextProtocolVersion) {
-    this.nextProtocolVersion = nextProtocolVersion;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets the detected {@link ConnectionType}.
    * @return The {@link ConnectionType}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
index e2aaf7f74..fe1144157 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class VelocityServerConnection implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation,
 
     // Initiate the handshake.
     InetSocketAddress destAddress = registeredServer.getServerInfo().getAddress();
-    ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = proxyPlayer.getConnection().getNextProtocolVersion();
+    ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = proxyPlayer.getConnection().getProtocolVersion();
     Handshake handshake = new Handshake();
     handshake.setNextStatus(StateRegistry.LOGIN_ID);
     handshake.setProtocolVersion(protocolVersion);