diff --git a/mining_lasers.lua b/mining_lasers.lua
index 2c16113..0db1741 100644
--- a/mining_lasers.lua
+++ b/mining_lasers.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 --license LGPLv2+
 
---local r_corr = 0.25 --remove a bit more nodes (if shooting diagonal) to let it look like a hole (sth like antialiasing)
 local mk1_charge = 40000
 
 local mining_lasers_list = {
@@ -10,9 +9,6 @@ local mining_lasers_list = {
 	{"3", 30, mk1_charge*16, 1.08},
 }
 
---local f_1 = 0.5-r_corr
---local f_2 = 0.5+r_corr
-
 -- Taken from the Flowers mod by erlehmann.
 local function table_contains(t, v)
 	for _,i in ipairs(t) do
@@ -23,39 +19,6 @@ local function table_contains(t, v)
 	return false
 end
 
---[[local function get_used_dir(dir)
-	local abs_dir = {x=math.abs(dir.x), y=math.abs(dir.y), z=math.abs(dir.z)}
-	local dir_max = math.max(abs_dir.x, abs_dir.y, abs_dir.z)
-	if dir_max == abs_dir.x then
-		local tab = {"x", {x=1, y=dir.y/dir.x, z=dir.z/dir.x}}
-		if dir.x >= 0 then
-			tab[3] = "+"
-		end
-		return tab
-	end
-	if dir_max == abs_dir.y then
-		local tab = {"y", {x=dir.x/dir.y, y=1, z=dir.z/dir.y}}
-		if dir.y >= 0 then
-			tab[3] = "+"
-		end
-		return tab
-	end
-	local tab = {"z", {x=dir.x/dir.z, y=dir.y/dir.z, z=1}}
-	if dir.z >= 0 then
-		tab[3] = "+"
-	end
-	return tab
-end
-
-local function node_tab(z, d)
-	local n1 = math.floor(z*d+f_1)
-	local n2 = math.floor(z*d+f_2)
-	if n1 == n2 then
-		return {n1}
-	end
-	return {n1, n2}
-end]]
-
 local function laser_node(pos, player)	
 	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	if table_contains({"air", "ignore", "default:lava_source", "default:lava_flowing"}, node.name) then
@@ -73,56 +36,6 @@ local function laser_node(pos, player)
 	end
 end
 
-local function laser_nodes(pos, dir, player, range)
-	for _,p in ipairs(vector.line(pos, dir, range)) do
-		laser_node(p, player)
-	end
---[[	local t_dir = get_used_dir(dir)
-	local dir_typ = t_dir[1]
-	if t_dir[3] == "+" then
-		f_tab = {0, range}
-	else
-		f_tab = {-range,0}
-	end
-	local d_ch = t_dir[2]
-	if dir_typ == "x" then
-		for d = f_tab[1],f_tab[2],1 do
-			local x = d
-			local ytab = node_tab(d_ch.y, d)
-			local ztab = node_tab(d_ch.z, d)
-			for _,y in ipairs(ytab) do
-				for _,z in ipairs(ztab) do
-					laser_node({x=pos.x+x, y=pos.y+y, z=pos.z+z}, player)
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		return
-	end
-	if dir_typ == "y" then
-		for d = f_tab[1],f_tab[2],1 do
-			local xtab = node_tab(d_ch.x, d)
-			local y = d
-			local ztab = node_tab(d_ch.z, d)
-			for _,x in ipairs(xtab) do
-				for _,z in ipairs(ztab) do
-					laser_node({x=pos.x+x, y=pos.y+y, z=pos.z+z}, player)
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		return
-	end
-	for d = f_tab[1],f_tab[2],1 do
-		local xtab = node_tab(d_ch.x, d)
-		local ytab = node_tab(d_ch.y, d)
-		local z = d
-		for _,x in ipairs(xtab) do
-			for _,y in ipairs(ytab) do
-				laser_node({x=pos.x+x, y=pos.y+y, z=pos.z+z}, player)
-			end
-		end
-	end]]
-end
-
 local function laser_shoot(player, range, particle_texture, particle_time, sound)
 	local t1 = os.clock()
 
@@ -131,12 +44,15 @@ local function laser_shoot(player, range, particle_texture, particle_time, sound
 
 	local startpos = {x=playerpos.x, y=playerpos.y+1.6, z=playerpos.z}
 	local a = vector.multiply(dir, 50)
+	local nodes = vector.line(vector.round(startpos), dir, range)
+
 	minetest.add_particle(startpos, dir, a, particle_time, 1, false, particle_texture)
-	laser_nodes(vector.round(startpos), dir, player, range)
+	for _,p in ipairs(nodes) do --minetest.after isn't necessary for a laser
+		laser_node(p, player)
+	end
 	minetest.sound_play(sound, {pos = playerpos, gain = 1.0, max_hear_distance = range})
 
 	print("[technic] <mining_laser> my shot was calculated after "..tostring(os.clock()-t1).."s")
-	return true --Why?
 end