diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/math/AngleImpl.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/math/AngleImpl.java
index 8ac617cd43a6..252a2b0d5f1f 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/math/AngleImpl.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/math/AngleImpl.java
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 package io.papermc.paper.math;
 
+import org.bukkit.util.NumberConversions;
+
 record AngleImpl(float degrees, boolean relative) implements Angle {
+    AngleImpl {
+        NumberConversions.checkFinite(degrees, "degrees not finite");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
index 517177ca7745..2bf41adf23b7 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ public interface Entity extends Metadatable, CommandSender, Nameable, Persistent
      * @param pitch the pitch
      * @see #setRotation(Angle, Angle)
      */
-    @ApiStatus.Obsolete(since = "26.2")
     public void setRotation(float yaw, float pitch);
 
     /**
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
index 02c0681c25b9..1b90b723993b 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
@@ -3815,7 +3815,6 @@ public int getPing() {
      * @param pitch the pitch
      * @see #setRotation(Angle, Angle)
      */
-    @ApiStatus.Obsolete(since = "26.2")
     void setRotation(float yaw, float pitch);
 
     /**
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
index adc00c69cf56..ee4a1a38a373 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
@@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ public void setRotation(float yaw, float pitch) {
 
     @Override
     public void setRotation(Angle yaw, Angle pitch) {
-        NumberConversions.checkFinite(pitch.degrees(), "pitch not finite");
-        NumberConversions.checkFinite(yaw.degrees(), "yaw not finite");
-
         float yawValue = Location.normalizeYaw(yaw.degrees());
         float pitchValue = Location.normalizePitch(pitch.degrees());