diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFVelocityUtil.java b/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFVelocityUtil.java
index fa9d9ce8..f032d722 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFVelocityUtil.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFVelocityUtil.java
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class ACFVelocityUtil {
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public static TextComponent color(String message) {
-        return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacy('&').deserialize(message);
+        return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacyAmpersand().deserialize(message);
     }
 
     public static Player findPlayerSmart(ProxyServer server, CommandIssuer issuer, String search) {
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/VelocityMessageFormatter.java b/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/VelocityMessageFormatter.java
index 04c60888..9e5e15ee 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/VelocityMessageFormatter.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/VelocityMessageFormatter.java
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ public class VelocityMessageFormatter extends MessageFormatter<TextColor> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     String format(TextColor color, String message) {
-        return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacy('&').serialize(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacy('&').deserialize(message).color(color));
+        return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacyAmpersand().serialize(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacy('&').deserialize(message).color(color));
     }
 }
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