diff --git a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudience.java b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudience.java
index fad9d6d7..60167578 100644
--- a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudience.java
+++ b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudience.java
@@ -25,21 +25,17 @@
 
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import net.kyori.adventure.bossbar.BossBar;
-import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.facet.Facet;
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.facet.FacetAudience;
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.facet.FacetAudienceProvider;
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.viaversion.ViaFacet;
-import net.kyori.adventure.pointer.Pointers;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("Convert2MethodRef")
 final class BukkitAudience extends FacetAudience<CommandSender> {
@@ -95,30 +91,12 @@ final class BukkitAudience extends FacetAudience<CommandSender> {
   );
 
   private final @NotNull Plugin plugin;
-  // Bukkit only provides this as a String
-  private @Nullable Locale locale;
 
   BukkitAudience(final @NotNull Plugin plugin, final FacetAudienceProvider<?, ?> provider, final @NotNull Collection<CommandSender> viewers) {
     super(provider, viewers, CHAT, ACTION_BAR, TITLE, SOUND, ENTITY_SOUND, BOOK, BOSS_BAR, TAB_LIST, POINTERS);
     this.plugin = plugin;
   }
 
-  void locale(final @Nullable Locale locale) {
-    final boolean changed = this.locale != (this.locale = locale);
-    if (changed) {
-      this.refresh();
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Nullable Locale locale() {
-    return this.locale;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  protected void contributePointers(final Pointers.Builder builder) {
-    builder.withDynamic(Identity.LOCALE, BukkitAudience.this::locale);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void showBossBar(final @NotNull BossBar bar) {
     // Some boss bar listeners need access to a Plugin to register events.
diff --git a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
index eb11efd7..bc66e36c 100644
--- a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
+++ b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -107,10 +106,6 @@ static BukkitAudiences instanceFor(final @NotNull Plugin plugin) {
       this.addViewer(event.getPlayer()));
     this.registerEvent(PlayerQuitEvent.class, EventPriority.MONITOR, event ->
       this.removeViewer(event.getPlayer()));
-    this.registerLocaleEvent(EventPriority.MONITOR, (viewer, locale) -> {
-      final @Nullable BukkitAudience audience = this.viewers.get(viewer);
-      if (audience != null) audience.locale(locale);
-    });
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -127,46 +122,9 @@ static BukkitAudiences instanceFor(final @NotNull Plugin plugin) {
     return this.createAudience(Collections.singletonList(sender));
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public @NotNull Audience player(final @NotNull UUID playerId) {
-    final Player player = Bukkit.getPlayer(playerId);
-    if (player != null) {
-      return this.player(playerId, this.playerLocale(player));
-    }
-    return this.player(playerId, null);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public @NotNull Audience player(final @NotNull Player player) {
-    return this.player(player.getUniqueId(), this.playerLocale(player));
-  }
-
-  private @NotNull Audience player(final @NotNull UUID playerId, final @Nullable String locale) {
-    final Audience audience = super.player(playerId);
-    if (locale != null) {
-      if (audience instanceof BukkitAudience) {
-        ((BukkitAudience) audience).locale(Translator.parseLocale(locale));
-      }
-    }
-    return audience;
-  }
-
-  private @Nullable String playerLocale(final Player player) {
-    final Class<?> playerClass = Player.class;
-
-    MethodHandle getMethod = findMethod(playerClass, "locale", String.class);
-    if (getMethod == null) {
-      getMethod = findMethod(playerClass, "getLocale", String.class);
-    }
-    if (getMethod == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    try {
-      return (String) getMethod.invoke(player);
-    } catch (final Throwable error) {
-      logError(error, "Failed to call %s for %s", getMethod, player);
-    }
-    return null;
+    return super.player(player.getUniqueId());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitFacet.java b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitFacet.java
index 94fd181a..55a94a37 100644
--- a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitFacet.java
+++ b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitFacet.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.facet.FacetPointers;
 import net.kyori.adventure.sound.SoundStop;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.translation.Translator;
 import net.kyori.adventure.util.TriState;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
@@ -418,6 +420,8 @@ public void contributePointers(final ConsoleCommandSender viewer, final net.kyor
 
   static final class PlayerPointers extends BukkitFacet<Player> implements Facet.Pointers<Player> {
 
+    private static final MethodHandle LOCALE_SUPPORTED = findMethod(Player.class, "getLocale", String.class);
+
     PlayerPointers() {
       super(Player.class);
     }
@@ -426,6 +430,16 @@ static final class PlayerPointers extends BukkitFacet<Player> implements Facet.P
     public void contributePointers(final Player viewer, final net.kyori.adventure.pointer.Pointers.Builder builder) {
       builder.withDynamic(Identity.UUID, viewer::getUniqueId);
       builder.withDynamic(Identity.DISPLAY_NAME, () -> BukkitComponentSerializer.legacy().deserializeOrNull(viewer.getDisplayName()));
+      builder.withDynamic(Identity.LOCALE, () -> {
+        if (LOCALE_SUPPORTED != null) {
+          try {
+            return Translator.parseLocale((String) LOCALE_SUPPORTED.invoke(viewer));
+          } catch (final Throwable error) {
+            logError(error, "Failed to call getLocale() for %s", viewer);
+          }
+        }
+        return Locale.getDefault();
+      });
       builder.withStatic(FacetPointers.TYPE, FacetPointers.Type.PLAYER);
       builder.withDynamic(FacetPointers.WORLD, () -> Key.key(viewer.getWorld().getName())); // :(
     }