diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/bukkit/classloader/InjectedClassLoader.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/bukkit/classloader/InjectedClassLoader.java
index a3f0e857..fd2648bb 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/bukkit/classloader/InjectedClassLoader.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/bukkit/classloader/InjectedClassLoader.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 /**
- * A fake classloader instance which sits in-front of a PluginClassLoader, which
+ * A fake classloader instance which sits in-front of a PluginClassLoader, and
  * attempts to load classes from it's own sources before allowing the PCL to load
  * the class.
  *
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/dependencies/DependencyManager.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/dependencies/DependencyManager.java
index 965532e0..9695e452 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/dependencies/DependencyManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/dependencies/DependencyManager.java
@@ -103,14 +103,10 @@ public class DependencyManager {
             dependencies.add(Dependency.JEDIS);
         }
 
-        // don't load slf4j if it's already present
-        if (classExists("org.slf4j.Logger") && classExists("org.slf4j.LoggerFactory")) {
+        // don't load slf4j or configurate dependencies on sponge, as they're already present
+        if (plugin.getServerType() == PlatformType.SPONGE) {
             dependencies.remove(Dependency.SLF4J_API);
             dependencies.remove(Dependency.SLF4J_SIMPLE);
-        }
-
-        // don't load configurate dependencies on sponge
-        if (plugin.getServerType() == PlatformType.SPONGE) {
             dependencies.remove(Dependency.CONFIGURATE_CORE);
             dependencies.remove(Dependency.CONFIGURATE_GSON);
             dependencies.remove(Dependency.CONFIGURATE_YAML);
@@ -195,15 +191,6 @@ public class DependencyManager {
         }
     }
 
-    private static boolean classExists(String className) {
-        try {
-            Class.forName(className);
-            return true;
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     public static void loadUrlIntoClassLoader(URL url, ClassLoader classLoader) {
         if (classLoader instanceof URLClassLoader) {
             try {