diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/internal.lua b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/internal.lua
index a552fed70e..f4ed9df4eb 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/internal.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/internal.lua
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ local equals = vector.equals
 local get_node_force = mesecon.get_node_force
 local invertRule = mesecon.invertRule
 local copy, insert = table.copy, table.insert
-local registered_nodes
-minetest.register_on_mods_loaded(function()
-	registered_nodes = minetest.registered_nodes
-end)
+local registered_nodes = minetest.registered_nodes
+
 -- General
 function mesecon.get_effector(nodename)
 	if  registered_nodes[nodename]