diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
index db2e2ed..fd9e9f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.ExpansionManager;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.Version;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.cloud.ExpansionCloudManager;
-import me.clip.placeholderapi.external.EZPlaceholderHook;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.listeners.PlaceholderListener;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.listeners.ServerLoadEventListener;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.updatechecker.UpdateChecker;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
-import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ public final class PlaceholderAPIPlugin extends JavaPlugin
 		{
 			new UpdateChecker(this).fetch();
 		}
-
-		getServer().getScheduler().runTaskLater(this, this::serveWarning, 40);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -211,28 +207,6 @@ public final class PlaceholderAPIPlugin extends JavaPlugin
 		}));
 	}
 
-	private void serveWarning()
-	{
-		for (final PlaceholderHook hook : PlaceholderAPI.getPlaceholders().values())
-		{
-			if (!(hook instanceof EZPlaceholderHook))
-			{
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			final EZPlaceholderHook legacy = (EZPlaceholderHook) hook;
-			final Plugin            plugin = Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin(legacy.getPluginName());
-
-
-			getLogger().severe(String.format("%s is using a legacy PlaceholderAPI hook, these placeholders will no longer work.\nPlease consult %s and urge them to update it ASAP.",
-											 legacy.getPluginName(),
-											 plugin == null ? "the author of the hook's plugin" : plugin.getDescription().getAuthors().toString()));
-
-			// disable the hook on startup
-			PlaceholderAPI.unregisterPlaceholderHook(legacy.getPlaceholderName());
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void setupExpansions()
 	{
 		try
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/external/EZPlaceholderHook.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/external/EZPlaceholderHook.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a51893d..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/external/EZPlaceholderHook.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- * PlaceholderAPI
- * Copyright (C) 2019 Ryan McCarthy
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- *
- */
-package me.clip.placeholderapi.external;
-
-import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI;
-import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderHook;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
-import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
-
-/**
- * Use {@link me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion} instead
- */
-@Deprecated
-public abstract class EZPlaceholderHook extends PlaceholderHook {
-
-    private final String identifier;
-    private final String plugin;
-
-    public EZPlaceholderHook(Plugin plugin, String identifier) {
-        Validate.notNull(plugin, "Plugin can not be null!");
-        Validate.notNull(identifier, "Placeholder name can not be null!");
-        this.identifier = identifier;
-        this.plugin = plugin.getName();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isHooked() {
-        return PlaceholderAPI.getRegisteredPlaceholderPlugins().contains(identifier);
-    }
-
-    public boolean hook() {
-        return PlaceholderAPI.registerPlaceholderHook(identifier, this);
-    }
-
-    public String getPlaceholderName() {
-        return identifier;
-    }
-
-    public String getPluginName() {
-        return plugin;
-    }
-}