diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/McMMOPlayer.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/McMMOPlayer.java
index b62f1b4cc..53b9bb66c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/McMMOPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/McMMOPlayer.java
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ public class McMMOPlayer {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (EventUtils.callPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(player, skill).isCancelled()) {
+        if (EventUtils.callPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(player, ability).isCancelled()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java
similarity index 67%
rename from src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java
rename to src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java
index f0b371fd3..dfd6358d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent.java
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
-package com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.abilities;
+package com.gmail.nossr50.events.abilities;
 
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
 
 public class McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent extends McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent implements Cancellable {
     private boolean cancelled;
 
+    @Deprecated
     public McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
         super(player, skill);
         cancelled = false;
     }
 
+    public McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
+        super(player, ability);
+        cancelled = false;
+    }
+
     public boolean isCancelled() {
         return cancelled;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java
similarity index 54%
rename from src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java
rename to src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java
index 6eeb7f479..ef5ef643b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent.java
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-package com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.abilities;
+package com.gmail.nossr50.events.abilities;
 
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
 
 public class McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent extends McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent {
+    @Deprecated
     public McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
         super(player, skill);
     }
+
+    public McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
+        super(player, ability);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b27f4c8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.events.abilities;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEvent;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+
+public abstract class McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent extends PlayerEvent {
+    private AbilityType ability;
+
+    @Deprecated
+    protected McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
+        super(player);
+        ability = skill.getAbility();
+    }
+
+    protected McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
+        super(player);
+        this.ability = ability;
+    }
+
+    public AbilityType getAbility() {
+        return ability;
+    }
+
+    /** Rest of file is required boilerplate for custom events **/
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a65752c55..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/skills/abilities/McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.abilities;
-
-import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
-
-import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.McMMOPlayerSkillEvent;
-
-public class McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent extends McMMOPlayerSkillEvent {
-    private AbilityType ability;
-
-    protected McMMOPlayerAbilityEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
-        super(player, skill);
-        ability = skill.getAbility();
-    }
-
-    public AbilityType getAbility() {
-        return ability;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
index b6d0e030c..2c44dbb56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.McMMOPlayer;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.PlayerProfile;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.events.abilities.McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.events.abilities.McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.experience.levels.McMMOPlayerLevelChangeEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.experience.levels.McMMOPlayerLevelDownEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.experience.levels.McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent;
@@ -27,8 +29,6 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakePlayerAnimationEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakePlayerFishEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.hardcore.McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.party.McMMOPartyTeleportEvent;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.abilities.McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.abilities.McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.fishing.McMMOPlayerFishingTreasureEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.fishing.McMMOPlayerMagicHunterEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.skills.repair.McMMOPlayerRepairCheckEvent;
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.player.UserManager;
 
 public class EventUtils {
-    public static McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent callPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
-        McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent event = new McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(player, skill);
+    public static McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent callPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
+        McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent event = new McMMOPlayerAbilityActivateEvent(player, ability);
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
 
         return event;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class EventUtils {
     }
 
     public static McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent callAbilityDeactivateEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
-        McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent event = new McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent(player, SkillType.byAbility(ability));
+        McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent event = new McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent(player, ability);
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
 
         return event;