diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
index 2a8951064..6d84a9c58 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons = {}
+
+function mcl_cauldrons.is_cauldron(name)
+	return minetest.get_item_group(name, "cauldron") ~= 0
+end
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
index 6f59ede59..c82357195 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ function mcl_cauldrons.add_cauldron_level(pos, type, number)
 	return number, not current == number
 end
 
-function mcl_cauldrons.is_cauldron(name)
-	return minetest.get_item_group(name, "cauldron") ~= 0
-end
-
 function mcl_cauldrons.take_cauldron(pos, itemstack, user, sounds)
 	local nn = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	if mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons[nn.name] and mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons[nn.name].bucket then