diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/init.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/init.lua
index dc82abbef4..5be396eb6f 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/init.lua
@@ -259,48 +259,6 @@ minetest.register_ore({
 	y_max          = -50,
 })
 
-function mcl_mapgen_core.generate_ore(name, wherein, minp, maxp, seed, chunks_per_volume, chunk_size, ore_per_chunk, y_min, y_max)
-	minetest.log('action', "WARNING: mcl_core.generate_ore is deprecated")
-
-	if maxp.y < y_min or minp.y > y_max then
-		return
-	end
-	y_min = math.max(minp.y, y_min)
-	y_max = math.min(maxp.y, y_max)
-	if chunk_size >= y_max - y_min + 1 then
-		return
-	end
-	local volume = (maxp.x-minp.x+1)*(y_max-y_min+1)*(maxp.z-minp.z+1)
-	local pr = PseudoRandom(seed)
-	local num_chunks = math.floor(chunks_per_volume * volume)
-	local inverse_chance = math.floor(chunk_size*chunk_size*chunk_size / ore_per_chunk)
-	--print("generate_ore num_chunks: "..dump(num_chunks))
-	for i=1,num_chunks do
-		local y0 = pr:next(y_min, y_max-chunk_size+1)
-		if y0 >= y_min and y0 <= y_max then
-			local x0 = pr:next(minp.x, maxp.x-chunk_size+1)
-			local z0 = pr:next(minp.z, maxp.z-chunk_size+1)
-			local p0 = {x=x0, y=y0, z=z0}
-			for x1=0,chunk_size-1 do
-			for y1=0,chunk_size-1 do
-			for z1=0,chunk_size-1 do
-				if pr:next(1,inverse_chance) == 1 then
-					local x2 = x0+x1
-					local y2 = y0+y1
-					local z2 = z0+z1
-					local p2 = {x=x2, y=y2, z=z2}
-					if minetest.get_node(p2).name == wherein then
-						minetest.set_node(p2, {name=name})
-					end
-				end
-			end
-			end
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	--print("generate_ore done")
-end
-
 function mcl_mapgen_core.make_reeds(pos, size)
 	for y=0,size-1 do
 		local p = {x=pos.x, y=pos.y+y, z=pos.z}