diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/gear/WitchHat.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/gear/WitchHat.java
index 802a511b..fefe6e15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/gear/WitchHat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/gear/WitchHat.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.client.model.gear;
 
-import net.minecraft.client.model.ModelPart;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 
-import com.minelittlepony.client.util.render.Part;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.BodyPart;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.IModel;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.gear.IStackable;
@@ -15,34 +13,11 @@ public class WitchHat extends AbstractGear implements IStackable {
 
     private static final Identifier WITCH_TEXTURES = new Identifier("textures/entity/witch.png");
 
-    private ModelPart witchHat;
-
-    public WitchHat() {
-        init(0, 0);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void init(ModelContext context) {
-        witchHat = context.findByName("witch_hat");
+        accept(context.findByName("witch_hat"));
     }
 
-    @Deprecated
-    public void init(float yOffset, float stretch) {
-        accept(witchHat = new Part(this).size(64, 128));
-        ((Part)witchHat).around(HEAD_RP_X, HEAD_RP_Y + yOffset, HEAD_RP_Z)
-                .tex(0, 64).box(-5, -6, -7, 10, 2, 10, stretch)
-                .child(0).around(1.75F, -4, 2)
-                    .tex(0, 76).box(-5, -5, -7, 7, 4, 7, stretch)
-                    .rotate(-0.05235988F, 0, 0.02617994F)
-                    .child(0).around(1.75F, -4, 2)
-                        .tex(0, 87).box(-5, -4, -7, 4, 4, 4, stretch)
-                        .rotate(-0.10471976F, 0, 0.05235988F)
-                        .child(0).around(1.75F, -2, 2)
-                            .tex(0, 95).box(-5, -2, -7, 1, 2, 1, stretch)
-                            .rotate(-0.20943952F, 0, 0.10471976F);
-    }
-
-
     @Override
     public boolean canRender(IModel model, Entity entity) {
         return model.isWearing(Wearable.HAT);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/gear/witch_hat.json b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/gear/witch_hat.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c8dc055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/gear/witch_hat.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+	"texture": {"w": 16, "h": 8, "u": 64, "h": 128},
+	"witch_hat": {
+		"texture": {"u": 0, "v": 64},
+		"cubes": [
+			{ "from": [-5, -6, -7], "size": [10, 2, 10] }
+		],
+		"children": [
+			{
+				"center": [1.75, -4, 2],
+				"texture": {"u": 0, "v": 76},
+				"rotate": [3, 0, 1.5],
+				"cubes": [
+					{ "from": [-5, -5, -7], "size": [7, 4, 7] }
+				],
+				"children": [
+					"center": [1.75, -4, 2],
+					"texture": {"u": 0, "v": 87},
+					"rotate": [6, 0, 3],
+					"cubes": [
+						{ "from": [-5, -4, -7], "size": [4, 4, 4] }
+					],
+					"children": [
+						"center": [1.75, -2, 2],
+						"texture": {"u": 0, "v": 95],
+						"rotate": [12, 0, 6],
+						"cubes": [
+							{ "from": [-5, -2, -7], "size": [1, 2, 1] }
+						]
+					]
+				]
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}