diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/depends.txt b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index eb3eb2aa03..0000000000
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-mcl_core
-mcl_weather?
-mcl_tnt?
-mcl_hunger?
-invisibility?
-intllib?
-lucky_block?
-cmi?
-doc_identifier?
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/mod.conf b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/mod.conf
index bfad55509d..13a94a2b9a 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/mod.conf
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/mod.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 name = mcl_mobs
+optional_depends = mcl_weather,mcl_tnt,mcl_hunger,invisibility,lucky_block,cmi,doc_identifier