diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/DamageTypeRegistryEntry.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/DamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
index 51c27fa7fe..8564adf8b1 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/DamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/DamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public interface DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
      *
      * @return the exhaustion
      */
-    Float exhaustion();
+    float exhaustion();
 
     /**
      * Provides the {@link DamageScaling} for this damage type.
@@ -45,16 +45,14 @@ public interface DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
      *
      * @return the damage effect
      */
-    @Nullable
-    DamageEffect damageEffect();
+    @Nullable DamageEffect damageEffect();
 
     /**
      * Provides the {@link DeathMessageType} for this damage type.
      *
      * @return the death message type
      */
-    @Nullable
-    DeathMessageType deathMessageType();
+    @Nullable DeathMessageType deathMessageType();
 
     @ApiStatus.Experimental
     @ApiStatus.NonExtendable
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ public interface DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
          * @see DamageType#getExhaustion()
          */
         @Contract(value = "_ -> this", mutates = "this")
-        Builder exhaustion(Float exhaustion);
+        Builder exhaustion(float exhaustion);
 
         /**
          * Sets the {@link DamageScaling} for this damage type.
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
index e5271645ba..e35af60ff6 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/registry/data/PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import static io.papermc.paper.registry.data.util.Checks.asConfigured;
 
 public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
     protected @Nullable String messageId;
-    protected @Nullable Float exhaustion;
+    protected float exhaustion;
     protected @Nullable DamageScaling damageScaling;
     protected @Nullable DamageEffects damageEffects;
     protected @Nullable DeathMessageType deathMessageType;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Float exhaustion() {
-        return asConfigured(exhaustion, "exhaustion");
+    public float exhaustion() {
+        return exhaustion;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Builder exhaustion(Float exhaustion) {
+        public Builder exhaustion(float exhaustion) {
             this.exhaustion = exhaustion;
             return this;
         }
@@ -100,20 +100,20 @@ public class PaperDamageTypeRegistryEntry implements DamageTypeRegistryEntry {
                 return new DamageType(
                         asConfigured(this.messageId, "messsageId"),
                         asConfigured(this.damageScaling, "scaling"),
-                        asConfigured(this.exhaustion, "exhaustion"),
+                        this.exhaustion,
                         this.damageEffects,
                         this.deathMessageType);
             } else if (this.damageEffects != null) {
                 return new DamageType(
                         asConfigured(this.messageId, "messsageId"),
                         asConfigured(this.damageScaling, "scaling"),
-                        asConfigured(this.exhaustion, "exhaustion"),
+                        this.exhaustion,
                         this.damageEffects);
             } else {
                 return new DamageType(
                         asConfigured(this.messageId, "messsageId"),
                         asConfigured(this.damageScaling, "scaling"),
-                        asConfigured(this.exhaustion, "exhaustion")
+                        this.exhaustion
                 );
             }
         }