diff --git a/mods/nc_api_active/abmhack.lua b/mods/nc_api_active/abmhack.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index bf6ec65f..00000000
--- a/mods/nc_api_active/abmhack.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
--- LUALOCALS < ---------------------------------------------------------
-local minetest, nodecore
-    = minetest, nodecore
--- LUALOCALS > ---------------------------------------------------------
-
--- local ratio = math_floor(tonumber(minetest.settings:get(nodecore.product
--- .. "_abm_launder_ratio")) or 4)
--- if ratio < 2 then return end
-
--- local defer = {}
--- for i = 1, (ratio - 1) do defer[i] = {} end
-
--- local skip
--- local proc = 0
--- minetest.register_globalstep(function()
--- if skip then
--- skip = nil
--- return
--- end
--- proc = (proc % (ratio - 1)) + 1
--- local batch = defer[proc]
--- if #batch > 0 then
--- local getnode = minetest.get_node
--- for _, v in pairs(batch) do
--- local node = getnode(v[1])
--- if node.name == v[2] then v[3](v[1], node) end
--- end
--- defer[proc] = {}
--- end
--- end)
-
--- local bucket = 0
--- local oldreg = minetest.register_abm
--- function minetest.register_abm(def, ...)
--- local oldact = def.action
--- def.action = function(pos, node)
--- skip = true
--- bucket = (bucket + 1) % ratio
--- if bucket == 0 then
--- return oldact(pos, node)
--- else
--- local batch = defer[bucket]
--- batch[#batch + 1] = {pos, node.name, oldact}
--- end
--- end
--- return oldreg(def, ...)
--- end
-
-nodecore.register_limited_abm = function(...) return minetest.register_abm(...) end
diff --git a/mods/nc_api_active/init.lua b/mods/nc_api_active/init.lua
index f8930acd..56e3bb89 100644
--- a/mods/nc_api_active/init.lua
+++ b/mods/nc_api_active/init.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 -- LUALOCALS < ---------------------------------------------------------
-local include, nodecore
-    = include, nodecore
+local include, minetest, nodecore
+    = include, minetest, nodecore
 -- LUALOCALS > ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 nodecore.amcoremod()
 
+nodecore.register_limited_abm = function(...) return minetest.register_abm(...) end
+
 include("abmmux")
 include("stasis")
-include("abmhack")
 include("dnts")
 include("aism")
 include("soaking")