diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/nova/serialization/gson/EnumMapInstanceCreator.java b/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/nova/serialization/gson/EnumMapInstanceCreator.java
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-package xyz.xenondevs.nova.serialization.gson;
-
-import com.google.gson.InstanceCreator;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
-import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.EnumMap;
-
-// doesn't seem to work in kotlin
-@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
-public class EnumMapInstanceCreator implements InstanceCreator<EnumMap<?, ?>> {
-    
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54966118/how-to-deserialize-an-enummap
-    public EnumMap<?, ?> createInstance(Type type) {
-        return new EnumMap((Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) type).getActualTypeArguments()[0]);
-    }
-    
-}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/xenondevs/nova/serialization/gson/EnumMapInstanceCreator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/xenondevs/nova/serialization/gson/EnumMapInstanceCreator.kt
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+package xyz.xenondevs.nova.serialization.gson
+
+import com.google.gson.InstanceCreator
+import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType
+import java.lang.reflect.Type
+import java.util.*
+
+private val ENUMMAP_CONSTRUCTOR = EnumMap::class.java.getConstructor(Class::class.java)
+
+class EnumMapInstanceCreator : InstanceCreator<EnumMap<*, *>> {
+    
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54966118/how-to-deserialize-an-enummap
+    override fun createInstance(type: Type): EnumMap<*, *> {
+        return ENUMMAP_CONSTRUCTOR.newInstance((type as ParameterizedType).actualTypeArguments[0] as Class<*>)
+    }
+    
+}
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