diff --git a/src/event/Listener.php b/src/event/Listener.php
index 00d12c3f5..e39d0dcd9 100644
--- a/src/event/Listener.php
+++ b/src/event/Listener.php
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ use pocketmine\plugin\PluginManager;
  * Functions which meet the criteria can have the following annotations in their doc comments:
  *
  * - `@notHandler`: Marks a function as NOT being an event handler. Only needed if the function meets the above criteria.
- * - `@softDepend [PluginName]`: Handler WILL NOT be registered if its event doesn't exist. Useful for soft-depending
- *     on plugin events. Plugin name is optional.
- *     Example: `@softDepend SimpleAuth`
  * - `@handleCancelled`: Cancelled events will STILL invoke this handler.
  * - `@priority <PRIORITY>`: Sets the priority at which this event handler will receive events.
  *     Example: `@priority HIGHEST`
diff --git a/src/plugin/PluginManager.php b/src/plugin/PluginManager.php
index 15002bbdd..d1a0325f7 100644
--- a/src/plugin/PluginManager.php
+++ b/src/plugin/PluginManager.php
@@ -433,22 +433,13 @@ class PluginManager{
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				$handlerClosure = $method->getClosure($listener);
-
-				try{
-					$eventClass = $parameters[0]->getClass();
-				}catch(\ReflectionException $e){ //class doesn't exist
-					if(isset($tags["softDepend"]) && !isset($this->plugins[$tags["softDepend"]])){
-						$this->server->getLogger()->debug("Not registering @softDepend listener " . Utils::getNiceClosureName($handlerClosure) . "() because plugin \"" . $tags["softDepend"] . "\" not found");
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					throw $e;
-				}
+				$eventClass = $parameters[0]->getClass();
 				if($eventClass === null or !$eventClass->isSubclassOf(Event::class)){
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				$handlerClosure = $method->getClosure($listener);
+
 				try{
 					$priority = isset($tags["priority"]) ? EventPriority::fromString($tags["priority"]) : EventPriority::NORMAL;
 				}catch(\InvalidArgumentException $e){