diff --git a/src/basicmacros.h b/src/basicmacros.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b183d6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basicmacros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Minetest
+Copyright (C) 2010-2013 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef BASICMACROS_HEADER
+#define BASICMACROS_HEADER
+
+#define ARRLEN(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
+
+#define MYMIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+
+#define MYMAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+
+#define CONTAINS(c, v) (std::find((c).begin(), (c).end(), (v)) != (c).end())
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/numeric.h b/src/util/numeric.h
index 8a17d892d..643c44440 100644
--- a/src/util/numeric.h
+++ b/src/util/numeric.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #ifndef UTIL_NUMERIC_HEADER
 #define UTIL_NUMERIC_HEADER
 
+#include "../basicmacros.h"
 #include "../irrlichttypes.h"
 #include "../irr_v2d.h"
 #include "../irr_v3d.h"
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
-#include <algorithm>
 
 
 /*
@@ -166,9 +166,6 @@ inline v3s16 arealim(v3s16 p, s16 d)
 	return p;
 }
 
-#define ARRLEN(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
-#define CONTAINS(c, v) (std::find((c).begin(), (c).end(), (v)) != (c).end())
-
 // The naive swap performs better than the xor version
 #define SWAP(t, x, y) do { \
 	t temp = x;            \
@@ -278,12 +275,6 @@ u64 murmur_hash_64_ua(const void *key, int len, unsigned int seed);
 bool isBlockInSight(v3s16 blockpos_b, v3f camera_pos, v3f camera_dir,
 		f32 camera_fov, f32 range, f32 *distance_ptr=NULL);
 
-/*
-	Some helper stuff
-*/
-#define MYMIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
-#define MYMAX(a,b) ((a)>(b)?(a):(b))
-
 /*
 	Returns nearest 32-bit integer for given floating point number.
 	<cmath> and <math.h> in VC++ don't provide round().