diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/format/Chunk.php b/src/pocketmine/level/format/Chunk.php
index da04e38ea..2a7521643 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/format/Chunk.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/format/Chunk.php
@@ -1004,11 +1004,6 @@ class Chunk{
 		return $chunk;
 	}
 
-	//TODO: get rid of this
-	public static function getEmptyChunk(int $x, int $z) : Chunk{
-		return new Chunk($x, $z);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a block hash from chunk block coordinates. Used for extra data keys in chunk packets.
 	 * @internal
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
index f8cf54fb1..0f765a9f6 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class LevelDB extends BaseLevelProvider{
 		$this->level->timings->syncChunkLoadDataTimer->startTiming();
 		$chunk = $this->readChunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
 		if($chunk === null and $create){
-			$chunk = Chunk::getEmptyChunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
+			$chunk = new Chunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
 		}
 		$this->level->timings->syncChunkLoadDataTimer->stopTiming();
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/McRegion.php b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/McRegion.php
index 8f6f5d22a..eab5036b5 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/McRegion.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/format/io/region/McRegion.php
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class McRegion extends BaseLevelProvider{
 		/** @noinspection PhpStrictTypeCheckingInspection */
 		$chunk = $this->getRegion($regionX, $regionZ)->readChunk($chunkX - $regionX * 32, $chunkZ - $regionZ * 32);
 		if($chunk === null and $create){
-			$chunk = $this->getEmptyChunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
+			$chunk = new Chunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
 		}
 		$this->level->timings->syncChunkLoadDataTimer->stopTiming();
 
@@ -418,16 +418,6 @@ class McRegion extends BaseLevelProvider{
 		$z = $chunkZ >> 5;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param int $chunkX
-	 * @param int $chunkZ
-	 *
-	 * @return Chunk
-	 */
-	public function getEmptyChunk(int $chunkX, int $chunkZ) : Chunk{
-		return Chunk::getEmptyChunk($chunkX, $chunkZ);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @param int $x
 	 * @param int $z
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/generator/PopulationTask.php b/src/pocketmine/level/generator/PopulationTask.php
index ea0a78910..ed38db6d4 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/generator/PopulationTask.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/generator/PopulationTask.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class PopulationTask extends AsyncTask{
 			$zz = -1 + (int) ($i / 3);
 			$ck = $this->{"chunk$i"};
 			if($ck === null){
-				$chunks[$i] = Chunk::getEmptyChunk($chunk->getX() + $xx, $chunk->getZ() + $zz);
+				$chunks[$i] = new Chunk($chunk->getX() + $xx, $chunk->getZ() + $zz);
 			}else{
 				$chunks[$i] = Chunk::fastDeserialize($ck);
 			}