diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index b0f9c3c..c43a5c3 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ local base = minetest.settings:get("color_boring")
 local success = minetest.settings:get("color_success")
 local failure = minetest.settings:get("color_failure")
 
-if minetest.get_modpath("irc") then
-	bridge = 'irc'
-elseif minetest.get_modpath('matrix_chat') then
-	bridge = 'matrix'
-end
-
 core.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
 	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
 	local node = core.registered_nodes[core.get_node(player:get_pos()).name]
@@ -68,24 +62,24 @@ core.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
 	-- Death by lava
 	if node.groups.lava ~= nil then
 		core.chat_send_all(core.colorize(failure, "- ") .. string.format(core.colorize(base, messages.lava[math.random(1,#messages.lava)]), player_name))
-		bridge.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
+		irc.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
         -- Death by drowning
 	elseif player:get_breath() == 0 then
 		core.chat_send_all(core.colorize(failure, "- ") .. string.format(core.colorize(base, messages.water[math.random(1,#messages.water)]), player_name))
-		bridge.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
+		irc.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
         -- Death by fire
 	elseif node.name == 'fire:basic_flame' then
 		core.chat_send_all(core.colorize(failure, "* ") .. string.format(core.colorize(base, messages.fire[math.random(1,#messages.fire)]), player_name))
-		bridge.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
+		irc.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
         -- Death by something else
 	else
 		core.chat_send_all(core.colorize(failure, "- ") .. string.format(core.colorize(base, messages.other[math.random(1,#messages.other)]), player_name))
-		bridge.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
+		irc.say(string.format('*** %s died.', player_name))
 	end
 end)
 
 minetest.register_on_respawnplayer( function(player)
     local player_name = player:get_player_name()
         core.chat_send_all(core.colorize(success, "* ") .. string.format(core.colorize(base, messages.respawn[math.random(1,#messages.respawn)]), player_name))
-	bridge.say(string.format('*** %s returns.', player_name))
+	irc.say(string.format('*** %s returns.', player_name))
 end)