diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
index 7badf9ccb..51e625733 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import net.kyori.event.method.asm.ASMEventExecutorFactory;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public class VelocityEventManager implements EventManager {
 
@@ -87,14 +85,6 @@ public class VelocityEventManager implements EventManager {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("The plugin main instance is automatically registered.");
     }
 
-    for (Method method : listener.getClass().getDeclaredMethods()) {
-      if (method.isAnnotationPresent(com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe.class)) {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Method " + listener.getClass().getName() + "#"
-          + method.getName() + " has a Guava @Subscribe annotation. Use the Velocity @Subscribe "
-          + "annotation instead.");
-      }
-    }
-
     registeredListenersByPlugin.put(plugin, listener);
     methodAdapter.register(listener);
   }