diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
index 6ab27ecd20..50bbdd15be 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
     public void removeClass(String name) {
         Class<?> clazz = classes.remove(name);
         
-        if (ConfigurationSerializable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+        if ((clazz != null) && (ConfigurationSerializable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz))) {
             Class<? extends ConfigurationSerializable> serializable = (Class<? extends ConfigurationSerializable>)clazz;
             ConfigurationSerialization.unregisterClass(serializable);
         }