diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/text/MessageTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/text/MessageTranslator.java
index aab045d0b..730e5217c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/text/MessageTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/text/MessageTranslator.java
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ public class MessageTranslator {
     // Reset character
     private static final String RESET = BASE + "r";
 
-    private static final char CHAR_NON_BREAKING_SPACE = 160;
-    private static final char CHAR_SPACE = 32;
-
     static {
         TEAM_COLORS.put(TeamColor.RESET, RESET);
 
@@ -412,7 +409,7 @@ public class MessageTranslator {
                 whitespacesCount++;
             } else {
                 startWhitespaces = false;
-                newChars[count++] = (actualChar == CHAR_NON_BREAKING_SPACE ? CHAR_SPACE : actualChar);
+                newChars[count++] = (actualChar == '\u00A0' ? ' ' : actualChar);
                 whitespacesCount = 0;
             }
         }