diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/depends.txt b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed0ada156..0000000000
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-mcl_core
-mcl_sounds
-mcl_hunger
-mcl_buckets
-mcl_farming
-mcl_mobitems
-doc?
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/mod.conf b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/mod.conf
index 2a76657f51..e7260468ec 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/mod.conf
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cake/mod.conf
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 name = mcl_cake
+description = Add cakes to mcl
+depends = mcl_core, mcl_sounds, mcl_hunger, mcl_buckets, mcl_farming, mcl_mobitems
+optional_depends = doc