diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_potions/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_potions/init.lua
index ddc3e13b7..d78a5fda5 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_potions/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_potions/init.lua
@@ -106,31 +106,6 @@ local potion_image = function(colorstring, opacity)
 	return "mcl_potions_potion_overlay.png^[colorize:"..colorstring..":"..tostring(opacity).."^mcl_potions_potion_bottle.png"
 end
 
-
-
--- Cauldron fill up rules:
--- Adding any water increases the water level by 1, preserving the current water type
-local cauldron_levels = {
-	-- start = { add water, add river water }
-	{ "",    "_1",  "_1r" },
-	{ "_1",  "_2",  "_2" },
-	{ "_2",  "_3",  "_3" },
-	{ "_1r", "_2r",  "_2r" },
-	{ "_2r", "_3r", "_3r" },
-}
-local fill_cauldron = function(cauldron, water_type)
-	local base = "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron"
-	for i=1, #cauldron_levels do
-		if cauldron == base .. cauldron_levels[i][1] then
-			if water_type == "mclx_core:river_water_source" then
-				return base .. cauldron_levels[i][3]
-			else
-				return base .. cauldron_levels[i][2]
-			end
-		end
-	end
-end
-
 -- Itemstring of potions is “mcl_potions:<NBT Potion Tag>”
 
 minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_potions:water", {