diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeWorld.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeWorld.java
index c6309cb22..33914c626 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeWorld.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeWorld.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import org.spongepowered.api.data.property.block.SkyLuminanceProperty;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.EntityType;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.EntityTypes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.event.cause.Cause;
+import org.spongepowered.api.event.cause.entity.spawn.SpawnCause;
+import org.spongepowered.api.event.cause.entity.spawn.SpawnTypes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.world.World;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -262,6 +264,8 @@ public abstract class SpongeWorld extends AbstractWorld {
 
     protected abstract void applyEntityData(org.spongepowered.api.entity.Entity entity, BaseEntity data);
 
+    private static final Cause ENTITY_SPAWN_CAUSE = Cause.source(SpawnCause.builder().type(SpawnTypes.PLUGIN).build()).build();
+
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public Entity createEntity(Location location, BaseEntity entity) {
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ public abstract class SpongeWorld extends AbstractWorld {
                     new Vector3d(dir.getX(), dir.getY(), dir.getZ())
             );
 
-            if (world.spawnEntity(newEnt, Cause.source(SpongeWorldEdit.container()).build())) {
+            if (world.spawnEntity(newEnt, ENTITY_SPAWN_CAUSE)) {
                 return new SpongeEntity(newEnt);
             }
         }