diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/event/player/IllegalPacketEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/event/player/IllegalPacketEvent.java
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+package com.destroystokyo.paper.event.player;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEvent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Not used
+ */
+@Deprecated(since = "1.16.4")
+public class IllegalPacketEvent extends PlayerEvent {
+
+    private static final HandlerList HANDLER_LIST = new HandlerList();
+
+    @Nullable private final String type;
+    @Nullable private final String exceptionMessage;
+    @Nullable private String kickMessage;
+    private boolean shouldKick = true;
+
+    @ApiStatus.Internal
+    public IllegalPacketEvent(@NotNull Player player, @Nullable String type, @Nullable String kickMessage, @NotNull Exception e) {
+        super(player);
+        this.type = type;
+        this.kickMessage = kickMessage;
+        this.exceptionMessage = e.getMessage();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isShouldKick() {
+        return this.shouldKick;
+    }
+
+    public void setShouldKick(boolean shouldKick) {
+        this.shouldKick = shouldKick;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public String getKickMessage() {
+        return this.kickMessage;
+    }
+
+    public void setKickMessage(@Nullable String kickMessage) {
+        this.kickMessage = kickMessage;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public String getType() {
+        return this.type;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public String getExceptionMessage() {
+        return this.exceptionMessage;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+}