diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
index cedab1150..1a7abc3ec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import org.geysermc.geyser.registry.type.ItemMapping;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.registry.type.ItemMappings;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.registry.type.NonVanillaItemRegistration;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.registry.type.PaletteItem;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.util.MinecraftKey;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ public class ItemRegistryPopulator {
 
                             // ComponentItemData - used to register some custom properties
                             componentItemData.add(customMapping.componentItemData());
-                            customItemDefinitions.put(identifierToKey(customItem.model()), customMapping);
+                            customItemDefinitions.put(MinecraftKey.identifierToKey(customItem.model()), customMapping);
                             registry.put(customMapping.integerId(), customMapping.itemDefinition());
 
                             customIdMappings.put(customMapping.integerId(), customItemIdentifier.toString());
@@ -735,11 +736,6 @@ public class ItemRegistryPopulator {
         componentItemData.add(new ComponentItemData("geysermc:furnace_minecart", builder.build()));
     }
 
-    // TODO this needs to be moved elsewhere
-    public static Key identifierToKey(Identifier identifier) {
-        return Key.key(identifier.namespace(), identifier.path());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compares custom item definitions based on their predicates:
      *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/item/CustomItemTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/item/CustomItemTranslator.java
index 648d28b5c..ca660d692 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/item/CustomItemTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/item/CustomItemTranslator.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import org.geysermc.geyser.api.util.Identifier;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.item.GeyserCustomMappingData;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.item.Items;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.level.JavaDimension;
-import org.geysermc.geyser.registry.populator.ItemRegistryPopulator;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.session.GeyserSession;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.session.cache.registry.RegistryEntryData;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.util.MinecraftKey;
@@ -128,11 +127,11 @@ public final class CustomItemTranslator {
                     return false;
                 }
                 RegistryEntryData<TrimMaterial> registered = session.getRegistryCache().trimMaterials().entryById(trim.material().id());
-                return ItemRegistryPopulator.identifierToKey(material).equals(registered.key());
+                return MinecraftKey.identifierToKey(material).equals(registered.key());
             } else if (match.property() == MatchPredicateProperty.CONTEXT_DIMENSION) {
                 Identifier dimension = (Identifier) match.data();
                 RegistryEntryData<JavaDimension> registered = session.getRegistryCache().dimensions().entryByValue(session.getDimensionType());
-                return ItemRegistryPopulator.identifierToKey(dimension).equals(registered.key());
+                return MinecraftKey.identifierToKey(dimension).equals(registered.key());
             } else if (match.property() == MatchPredicateProperty.CUSTOM_MODEL_DATA) {
                 CustomModelDataString expected = (CustomModelDataString) match.data();
                 return expected.value().equals(getSafeCustomModelData(components, CustomModelData::strings, expected.index()));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/util/MinecraftKey.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/util/MinecraftKey.java
index 5f1c8e084..d2d54f579 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/util/MinecraftKey.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/util/MinecraftKey.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package org.geysermc.geyser.util;
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.Key;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.api.util.Identifier;
 import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Subst;
 
 public final class MinecraftKey {
@@ -36,4 +37,8 @@ public final class MinecraftKey {
     public static Key key(@Subst("empty") String s) {
         return Key.key(s);
     }
+
+    public static Key identifierToKey(Identifier identifier) {
+        return Key.key(identifier.namespace(), identifier.path());
+    }
 }