diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/depends.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 746a634e05..0000000000
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mcl_particles
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/init.lua
index 567216cb70..d4373f3214 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_player/init.lua
@@ -202,33 +202,6 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 				player_set_animation(player, "stand", animation_speed_mod)
 			end
 
-			-- Spawn bubble particles when underwater
-
-			local pos = player:getpos()
-			local head_pos = {
-				x = math.floor(pos.x+0.5),
-				y = math.ceil(pos.y+1.0),
-				z = math.floor(pos.z+0.5)
-			}
-
-			if minetest.get_item_group(minetest.get_node(head_pos).name, "water") ~= 0 then
-				minetest.add_particlespawner({
-					amount = 2,
-					time = 0.15,
-					minpos = { x = -0.25, y = 0.3, z = -0.25 },
-					maxpos = { x = 0.25, y = 0.7, z = 0.75 },
-					attached = player,
-					minvel = {x = -0.2, y = 0, z = -0.2},
-					maxvel = {x = 0.5, y = 0, z = 0.5},
-					minacc = {x = -0.4, y = 4, z = -0.4},
-					maxacc = {x = 0.5, y = 1, z = 0.5},
-					minexptime = 0.3,
-					maxexptime = 0.8,
-					minsize = 0.7,
-					maxsize = 2.4,
-					texture = "mcl_particles_bubble.png"
-				})
-			end
 		end
 	end
 end)
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/depends.txt b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/depends.txt
index 5ba88b430c..d76b6ecef9 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/depends.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mcl_init
 mcl_util
 mcl_core
+mcl_particles
 mcl_hunger
 3d_armor?
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
index 6bf43da2a4..48ad8fd379 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
@@ -139,6 +139,27 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 			end
 		end
 
+		-- Spawn bubble particles when underwater
+
+		if minetest.get_item_group(playerplus[name].nod_head, "water") ~= 0 then
+			minetest.add_particlespawner({
+				amount = 10,
+				time = 0.15,
+				minpos = { x = -0.25, y = 0.3, z = -0.25 },
+				maxpos = { x = 0.25, y = 0.7, z = 0.75 },
+				attached = player,
+				minvel = {x = -0.2, y = 0, z = -0.2},
+				maxvel = {x = 0.5, y = 0, z = 0.5},
+				minacc = {x = -0.4, y = 4, z = -0.4},
+				maxacc = {x = 0.5, y = 1, z = 0.5},
+				minexptime = 0.3,
+				maxexptime = 0.8,
+				minsize = 0.7,
+				maxsize = 2.4,
+				texture = "mcl_particles_bubble.png"
+			})
+		end
+
 		-- Show positions of barriers when player is wielding a barrier
 		if player:get_wielded_item():get_name() == "mcl_core:barrier" then
 			local pos = vector.round(player:getpos())