diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/plotsquared/FaweDelegateSchematicHandler.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/plotsquared/FaweDelegateSchematicHandler.java
index f51a2794b..fd682ef12 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/plotsquared/FaweDelegateSchematicHandler.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/plotsquared/FaweDelegateSchematicHandler.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class FaweDelegateSchematicHandler {
             public void run(OutputStream output) {
                 if (weTag instanceof CompressedSchematicTag) {
                     Clipboard clipboard = ((CompressedSchematicTag) weTag).getSource();
-                    BuiltInClipboardFormat.SPONGE_SCHEMATIC.write(output, clipboard);
+                    BuiltInClipboardFormat.FAST.write(output, clipboard);
                 }
                 try {
                     try (ParallelGZIPOutputStream gzip = new ParallelGZIPOutputStream(output)) {
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/BuiltInClipboardFormat.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/BuiltInClipboardFormat.java
index 7c4c0d37d..0f73e67ee 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/BuiltInClipboardFormat.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/BuiltInClipboardFormat.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 public enum BuiltInClipboardFormat implements ClipboardFormat {
 
     //FAWE start - register fast clipboard io
-    FAST("fast", "fawe") {
+    FAST("fast", "fawe", "sponge", "schem") {
         @Override
         public String getPrimaryFileExtension() {
             return "schem";
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ public enum BuiltInClipboardFormat implements ClipboardFormat {
         }
     },
 
-    SPONGE_SCHEMATIC("sponge", "schem") {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Slow, resource intensive, but sometimes safer than using the recommended
+     * {@link BuiltInClipboardFormat#FAST}.
+     * Avoid using with any large schematics/clipboards for reading/writing.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    SPONGE_SCHEMATIC("slow", "safe") {
         @Override
         public String getPrimaryFileExtension() {
             return "schem";
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicReader.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicReader.java
index e5eb9bfcf..787a5253b 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicReader.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicReader.java
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /**
  * Reads schematic files using the Sponge Schematic Specification.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Slow, resource intensive, but sometimes safer than using the recommended
+ * {@link com.fastasyncworldedit.core.extent.clipboard.io.FastSchematicReader}.
+ * Avoid reading large schematics with this reader.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class SpongeSchematicReader extends NBTSchematicReader {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManagerCompat.getLogger();
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicWriter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicWriter.java
index 8f4a7fa80..47e3cb7f2 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicWriter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extent/clipboard/io/SpongeSchematicWriter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /**
  * Writes schematic files using the Sponge schematic format.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Slow, resource intensive, but sometimes safer than using the recommended
+ * {@link com.fastasyncworldedit.core.extent.clipboard.io.FastSchematicWriter}.
+ * Avoid using large clipboards to create schematics with this writer.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class SpongeSchematicWriter implements ClipboardWriter {
 
     private static final int CURRENT_VERSION = 2;