diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_torch/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_torch/init.lua
index d7effcd0e8..865c8e4850 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_torch/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_torch/init.lua
@@ -91,14 +91,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mesecons_torch:redstoneblock", {
 	is_ground_content = false,
 	mesecons = {receptor = {
 		state = mesecon.state.on,
-		rules = {
-			{x = 1,  y = 0, z = 0},
-			{x = -1,  y = 0, z = 0},
-			{x = 0,  y = 0, z = 1},
-			{x = 0,  y = 0, z =-1},
-			{x = 0,  y = 1, z = 0},
-			{x = 0,  y =-1, z = 0}
-		}
+		rules = mesecon.rules.alldirs,
 	}},
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 30,
 	_mcl_hardness = 5,