diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/depends.txt b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 73f7dce829..0000000000
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-mcl_init
-mcl_formspec
-mcl_sounds
-mcl_potions
-mcl_mobitems
-mcl_core?
-screwdriver?
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/mod.conf b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/mod.conf
index de164abf92..e2e88d1b72 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/mod.conf
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_brewing/mod.conf
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 name = mcl_brewing
+depends = mcl_init, mcl_formspec, mcl_sounds, mcl_potions, mcl_mobitems
+optional_depends = mcl_core, screwdriver