diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
index 2aaab2ee..9e83948e 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ end
 
 local drop_items_chest = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata)
 	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-	local meta2 = meta
+	local meta2 = meta:to_table()
 	if oldmetadata then
 		meta:from_table(oldmetadata)
 	end
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ local drop_items_chest = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata)
 			minetest.add_item(p, stack)
 		end
 	end
-	meta:from_table(meta2:to_table())
+	meta:from_table(meta2)
 end
 
 local on_chest_blast = function(pos)
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
index d3877d90..97a8fb07 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_furnaces:furnace", {
 	on_timer = furnace_node_timer,
 	after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		local meta2 = meta
+		local meta2 = meta:to_table()
 		meta:from_table(oldmetadata)
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 		for _, listname in ipairs({"src", "dst", "fuel"}) do
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_furnaces:furnace", {
 				minetest.add_item(p, stack)
 			end
 		end
-		meta:from_table(meta2:to_table())
+		meta:from_table(meta2)
 	end,
 
 	on_construct = function(pos)
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_hoppers/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_hoppers/init.lua
index 52cb6087..88db1adc 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_hoppers/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_hoppers/init.lua
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ local def_hopper = {
 
 	after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		local meta2 = meta
+		local meta2 = meta:to_table()
 		meta:from_table(oldmetadata)
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 		for i=1,inv:get_size("main") do
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ local def_hopper = {
 				minetest.add_item(p, stack)
 			end
 		end
-		meta:from_table(meta2:to_table())
+		meta:from_table(meta2)
 	end,
 	allow_metadata_inventory_move = function(pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
 		local name = player:get_player_name()