diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustColorTransitionData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustColorTransitionData.java
index ccb8bf404..a173111d5 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustColorTransitionData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustColorTransitionData.java
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ public static ParticleDustColorTransitionData decode(NBTCompound compound, Clien
         String fromColorKey = "from_color";
         String toColorKey = "to_color";
         if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            compound = compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("value");
             fromColorKey = "fromColor";
             toColorKey = "toColor";
         }
@@ -173,9 +172,6 @@ public static void encode(ParticleDustColorTransitionData data, ClientVersion ve
         String fromColorKey = "from_color";
         String toColorKey = "to_color";
         if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            NBTCompound innerCompound = new NBTCompound();
-            compound.setTag("value", innerCompound);
-            compound = innerCompound;
             fromColorKey = "fromColor";
             toColorKey = "toColor";
         }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustData.java
index 156e7daeb..f928efb20 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleDustData.java
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ public static NBT encodeColor(@Nullable Float alpha, float red, float green, flo
     }
 
     public static ParticleDustData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion version) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            compound = compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("value");
-        }
         NBT colorNBT = compound.getTagOrNull("color");
         float[] color = decodeColor(colorNBT);
         float scale = compound.getNumberTagOrThrow("scale").getAsFloat();
@@ -166,11 +163,6 @@ public static ParticleDustData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion versio
     }
 
     public static void encode(ParticleDustData data, ClientVersion version, NBTCompound compound) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            NBTCompound innerCompound = new NBTCompound();
-            compound.setTag("value", innerCompound);
-            compound = innerCompound;
-        }
         compound.setTag("color", encodeColor(null, data.red, data.green, data.blue));
         compound.setTag("scale", new NBTFloat(data.scale));
     }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleSculkChargeData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleSculkChargeData.java
index f5f89e99b..16fa70276 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleSculkChargeData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleSculkChargeData.java
@@ -30,19 +30,11 @@ public static void write(PacketWrapper<?> wrapper, ParticleSculkChargeData data)
     }
 
     public static ParticleSculkChargeData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion version) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            compound = compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("value");
-        }
         float roll = compound.getNumberTagOrThrow("roll").getAsFloat();
         return new ParticleSculkChargeData(roll);
     }
 
     public static void encode(ParticleSculkChargeData data, ClientVersion version, NBTCompound compound) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            NBTCompound innerCompound = new NBTCompound();
-            compound.setTag("value", innerCompound);
-            compound = innerCompound;
-        }
         compound.setTag("roll", new NBTFloat(data.roll));
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleShriekData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleShriekData.java
index dc698586d..cdc05e8e4 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleShriekData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleShriekData.java
@@ -30,19 +30,11 @@ public static void write(PacketWrapper<?> wrapper, ParticleShriekData data) {
     }
 
     public static ParticleShriekData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion version) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            compound = compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("value");
-        }
         int delay = compound.getNumberTagOrThrow("delay").getAsInt();
         return new ParticleShriekData(delay);
     }
 
     public static void encode(ParticleShriekData data, ClientVersion version, NBTCompound compound) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            NBTCompound innerCompound = new NBTCompound();
-            compound.setTag("value", innerCompound);
-            compound = innerCompound;
-        }
         compound.setTag("delay", new NBTInt(data.delay));
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleVibrationData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleVibrationData.java
index 0c7cf3ca9..fba3bfb38 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleVibrationData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/github/retrooper/packetevents/protocol/particle/data/ParticleVibrationData.java
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ public static void write(PacketWrapper<?> wrapper, ParticleVibrationData data) {
     }
 
     public static ParticleVibrationData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion version) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            compound = compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("value");
-        }
         Vector3i origin = version.isNewerThanOrEquals(ClientVersion.V_1_19) ? null :
                 new Vector3i(compound.getTagOfTypeOrThrow("origin", NBTIntArray.class).getValue());
         PositionSource destination = PositionSource.decode(compound.getCompoundTagOrThrow("destination"), version);
@@ -167,11 +164,6 @@ public static ParticleVibrationData decode(NBTCompound compound, ClientVersion v
     }
 
     public static void encode(ParticleVibrationData data, ClientVersion version, NBTCompound compound) {
-        if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_20_5)) {
-            NBTCompound innerCompound = new NBTCompound();
-            compound.setTag("value", innerCompound);
-            compound = innerCompound;
-        }
         if (version.isOlderThan(ClientVersion.V_1_19)) {
             Vector3i startPos = data.getStartingPosition();
             if (startPos != null) {