diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/Component.java b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/Component.java
index 48caeee6f..2008d57e9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/Component.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/Component.java
@@ -1297,8 +1297,10 @@ default boolean contains(final @NonNull Component that) {
    * Prevents a cycle between this component and the provided component.
    *
    * @param that the other component
+   * @deprecated for removal since 4.7.0, with no replacement - this method is not necessary due to the fact {@code Component}s are immutable
    * @since 4.0.0
    */
+  @Deprecated
   default void detectCycle(final @NonNull Component that) {
     if(that.contains(this)) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Component cycle detected between " + this + " and " + that);
@@ -1598,13 +1600,7 @@ default boolean hasDecoration(final @NonNull TextDecoration decoration) {
    */
   @Contract(pure = true)
   default @NonNull Component hoverEvent(final @Nullable HoverEventSource<?> source) {
-    final HoverEvent<?> event = HoverEventSource.unbox(source);
-    if(event != null) {
-      if(event.action().type().isAssignableFrom(Component.class)) {
-        this.detectCycle((Component) event.value()); // detect cycle before modifying
-      }
-    }
-    return this.style(this.style().hoverEvent(event));
+    return this.style(this.style().hoverEvent(source));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/ScopedComponent.java b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/ScopedComponent.java
index ec1a416c2..79890b2f0 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/ScopedComponent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/ScopedComponent.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public interface ScopedComponent<C extends Component> extends Component {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   default @NonNull C append(final @NonNull Component component) {
     if(component == Component.empty()) return (C) this;
-    this.detectCycle(component); // detect cycle before modifying
     final List<Component> oldChildren = this.children();
     return this.children(AbstractComponent.addOne(oldChildren, component));
   }
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/AbstractComponentTest.java b/api/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/AbstractComponentTest.java
index e8e65f113..3df50d9bd 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/AbstractComponentTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/AbstractComponentTest.java
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 
 abstract class AbstractComponentTest<C extends BuildableComponent<C, B> & ScopedComponent<C>, B extends ComponentBuilder<C, B>> {
   abstract B builder();
@@ -72,15 +70,6 @@ void testChildren() {
     assertThat(c1.children()).containsExactly(child).inOrder();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void testCycleSelf() {
-    assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> {
-      final Component component = this.buildOne();
-      component.append(component);
-      fail("A component was added to itself");
-    });
-  }
-
   @Test
   void testDecorations() {
     Component component = this.buildOne();
@@ -336,32 +325,6 @@ void testBasicEquals() {
       .testEquals();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void testCycleHoverRoot() {
-    assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> {
-      final Component hoverComponent = Component.text("hover");
-      final Component component = this.builder()
-        .hoverEvent(HoverEvent.showText(hoverComponent))
-        .build();
-      // component's hover event value is hoverComponent, we should not be able to add it
-      hoverComponent.append(component);
-      fail("A component was added to itself");
-    });
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void testCycleHoverChild() {
-    assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> {
-      final Component hoverComponent = Component.text("hover child");
-      final Component component = this.builder()
-        .hoverEvent(HoverEvent.showText(Component.text("hover").append(hoverComponent)))
-        .build();
-      // component's hover event value contains hoverComponent, we should not be able to add it
-      hoverComponent.append(component);
-      fail("A component was added to itself");
-    });
-  }
-
   // -----------------
   // ---- Builder ----
   // -----------------