diff --git a/proxy/build.gradle b/proxy/build.gradle
index 61cfc8e91..47f174565 100644
--- a/proxy/build.gradle
+++ b/proxy/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ jar {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    // Note: we depend on the API twice, first the main sourceset, and then the annotation processor.
     compile project(':velocity-api')
+    compile project(':velocity-api').sourceSets.ap.output
     compile project(':velocity-native')
 
     compile "io.netty:netty-codec:${nettyVersion}"
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
index c67a18bd2..1931f36ad 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.InvalidPluginException;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginContainer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginDescription;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.ap.SerializedPluginDescription;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.meta.PluginDependency;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.PluginClassLoader;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.loader.java.JavaVelocityPluginDescription;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.loader.java.SerializedPluginDescription;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.loader.java.VelocityPluginModule;
 
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
 import java.util.jar.JarInputStream;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
     private final ProxyServer server;
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b12b1694e..000000000
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-package com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.loader.java;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Plugin;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-public class SerializedPluginDescription {
-    // @Nullable is used here to make GSON skip these in the serialized file
-    private final String id;
-    private final @Nullable String name;
-    private final @Nullable String version;
-    private final @Nullable String description;
-    private final @Nullable String url;
-    private final @Nullable List<String> authors;
-    private final @Nullable List<Dependency> dependencies;
-    private final String main;
-
-    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, String name, String version, String description, String url,
-            List<String> authors, List<Dependency> dependencies, String main) {
-        this.id = Preconditions.checkNotNull(id, "id");
-        this.name = Strings.emptyToNull(name);
-        this.version = Strings.emptyToNull(version);
-        this.description = Strings.emptyToNull(description);
-        this.url = Strings.emptyToNull(url);
-        this.authors = authors == null || authors.isEmpty() ? null : authors;
-        this.dependencies = dependencies == null || dependencies.isEmpty() ? null : dependencies;
-        this.main = Preconditions.checkNotNull(main, "main");
-    }
-
-    public static SerializedPluginDescription from(Plugin plugin, String qualifiedName) {
-        List<Dependency> dependencies = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Dependency dependency : plugin.dependencies()) {
-            dependencies.add(new Dependency(dependency.id(), dependency.optional()));
-        }
-        return new SerializedPluginDescription(plugin.id(), plugin.name(), plugin.version(), plugin.description(), plugin.url(),
-                Arrays.stream(plugin.authors()).filter(author -> !author.isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList()), dependencies, qualifiedName);
-    }
-
-    public String getId() {
-        return id;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable String getVersion() {
-        return version;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable String getDescription() {
-        return description;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable String getUrl() {
-        return url;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable List<String> getAuthors() {
-        return authors;
-    }
-
-    public @Nullable List<Dependency> getDependencies() {
-        return dependencies;
-    }
-
-    public String getMain() {
-        return main;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        if (this == o) return true;
-        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
-        SerializedPluginDescription that = (SerializedPluginDescription) o;
-        return Objects.equals(id, that.id) &&
-                Objects.equals(name, that.name) &&
-                Objects.equals(version, that.version) &&
-                Objects.equals(description, that.description) &&
-                Objects.equals(url, that.url) &&
-                Objects.equals(authors, that.authors) &&
-                Objects.equals(dependencies, that.dependencies) &&
-                Objects.equals(main, that.main);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(id, name, version, description, url, authors, dependencies);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "SerializedPluginDescription{" +
-                "id='" + id + '\'' +
-                ", name='" + name + '\'' +
-                ", version='" + version + '\'' +
-                ", description='" + description + '\'' +
-                ", url='" + url + '\'' +
-                ", authors=" + authors +
-                ", dependencies=" + dependencies +
-                ", main='" + main + '\'' +
-                '}';
-    }
-
-    public static class Dependency {
-        private final String id;
-        private final boolean optional;
-
-        public Dependency(String id, boolean optional) {
-            this.id = id;
-            this.optional = optional;
-        }
-
-        public String getId() {
-            return id;
-        }
-
-        public boolean isOptional() {
-            return optional;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean equals(Object o) {
-            if (this == o) return true;
-            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
-            Dependency that = (Dependency) o;
-            return optional == that.optional &&
-                    Objects.equals(id, that.id);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hash(id, optional);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public String toString() {
-            return "Dependency{" +
-                    "id='" + id + '\'' +
-                    ", optional=" + optional +
-                    '}';
-        }
-    }
-}