diff --git a/CommandWhitelistBukkit/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/bukkit/listeners/protocollib/PacketCommandPreProcessListener.java b/CommandWhitelistBukkit/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/bukkit/listeners/protocollib/PacketCommandPreProcessListener.java
index a54bdaf..1581da9 100644
--- a/CommandWhitelistBukkit/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/bukkit/listeners/protocollib/PacketCommandPreProcessListener.java
+++ b/CommandWhitelistBukkit/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/bukkit/listeners/protocollib/PacketCommandPreProcessListener.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
 public class PacketCommandPreProcessListener {
 
     public static void protocol(CommandWhitelistBukkit plugin) {
diff --git a/CommandWhitelistCommon/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/common/ConfigCache.java b/CommandWhitelistCommon/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/common/ConfigCache.java
index a8df890..15b74b1 100644
--- a/CommandWhitelistCommon/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/common/ConfigCache.java
+++ b/CommandWhitelistCommon/src/main/java/eu/endermite/commandwhitelist/common/ConfigCache.java
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public class ConfigCache {
             groupList.put(key, loadCWGroup(key, groupSection));
         }
 
+        if (canDoProtocolLib) {
+            warn("Protocollib support is deprecated and will be removed in future versions. If you have an actual" +
+                    " use case for it (aka plugin does not work without it), please reach out via discord (https://discord.youhavetrouble.me).");
+        }
+
         return saveConfig();
     }