diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_anticheat/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_anticheat/init.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 25ec3fd48..000000000
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_anticheat/init.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-local flights_kick_threshold = 10
-local suffocations_kick_threshold = 1
-
-local after                     = minetest.after
-local get_connected_players     = minetest.get_connected_players
-local get_node                  = minetest.get_node
-local get_objects_inside_radius = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius
-local get_player_by_name        = minetest.get_player_by_name
-local kick_player               = minetest.kick_player
-local set_node                  = minetest.set_node
-
-local ceil  = math.ceil
-local floor = math.floor
-
-local distance = vector.distance
-
-local window_size = 10
-local detection_interval = 1.7
-local step_seconds = detection_interval / window_size
-local joined_players = {}
-
-local function update_player(player_object)
-	if not player_object then return end
-	local name = player_object:get_player_name()
-	if not name then return end
-
-	local pos = player_object:get_pos()
-	local x, y, z = floor(pos.x), floor(pos.y-0.1), floor(pos.z)
-
-	if mcl_playerplus.elytra then
-		local elytra = mcl_playerplus.elytra[player_object]
-		if elytra and elytra.active then
-			return
-		end
-	end
-
-	local air = get_node({x = x    , y = y    , z = z    }).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x    , y = y    , z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x    , y = y + 1, z = z    }).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x    , y = y + 1, z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y    , z = z    }).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y    , z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y + 1, z = z    }).name == "air"
-		and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y + 1, z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-
-	local player_data = {
-		pos = pos,
-		velocity = player_object:get_velocity(),
-		air = air
-	}
-
-	if joined_players[name] then
-		local window_offset = (joined_players[name].window_offset + 1) % window_size
-		joined_players[name].window_offset = window_offset
-		joined_players[name][window_offset] = player_data
-	else
-		joined_players[name] = {
-			window_offset = 0,
-			[0] = player_data,
-		}
-	end
-end
-
-local function check_player(name)
-	if minetest.is_creative_enabled(name) then return end
-	local data = joined_players[name]
-	if not data then return end
-	if not data[0] then return end
-
-	local always_air = true
-	local falling = data[0].velocity.y < 0
-	for i = 0, window_size - 1 do
-		local derivative = data[i]
-		local not_enough_data = not derivative
-		if not_enough_data then
-			return
-		end
-		always_air = always_air and derivative.air
-		falling = falling or derivative.velocity.y < 0
-	end
-	if always_air and not falling then
-		-- fly detected
-		if not data.flights then
-			data.flights = 1
-		else
-			data.flights = data.flights + 1
-			if data.flights >= flights_kick_threshold then
-				kick_player(name, "flights")
-			end
-		end
-		local obj_player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-		if not obj_player then
-			kick_player(name, "flights")
-		end
-		local velocity = obj_player:get_velocity()
-		local pos = obj_player:get_pos()
-		local x, y, z = floor(pos.x), floor(pos.y), floor(pos.z)
-		while (     get_node({x = x    , y = y, z = z    }).name == "air"
-			and get_node({x = x    , y = y, z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-			and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y, z = z    }).name == "air"
-			and get_node({x = x + 1, y = y, z = z + 1}).name == "air"
-		) do
-			y = y - 1
-		end
-		obj_player:set_velocity({x = velocity.x, y = -10, z = velocity.z})
-		obj_player:set_pos({x = x, y = y + 0.5, z = z})
-	end
-end
-
-local function remove_player(player_object)
-	if not player_object then return end
-	local name = player_object:get_player_name()
-	if not name then return end
-	minetest.after(step_seconds, function()
-		joined_players[name] = nil
-	end)
-end
-
-local function step()
-	for _, player in pairs(get_connected_players()) do
-		update_player(player)
-		check_player(player:get_player_name())
-	end
-	after(step_seconds, step)
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_placenode(function(pos, newnode, placer, oldnode, itemstack, pointed_thing)
-	if not oldnode then return end
-	if not placer then return end
-	if oldnode.name ~= "air" then return end
-	if not placer:is_player() then return end
-	local placer_pos = placer:get_pos()
-	local placer_distance = distance(pos, placer_pos)
-	if placer_distance < 13 then return end
-	local is_choker = false
-	for _, object in pairs(get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 2)) do
-		if object and object:is_player() then
-			local player_head_pos = object:get_pos()
-			player_head_pos.y = player_head_pos.y + 1.5
-			local player_head_distance = distance(pos, player_head_pos)
-			if player_head_distance < 0.7 then
-				after(0.05, function(node)
-					set_node(pos, node)
-				end, oldnode)
-				is_choker = true
-				break
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	if not is_choker then return end
-	-- cheater choked the player from distance greater than 12:
-	local name = placer:get_player_name()
-	local data = joined_players[name]
-	if not data then
-		joined_players[name].suffocations = 1
-		data = joined_players[name]
-	else
-		if not data.suffocations then
-			data.suffocations = 1
-		else
-			data.suffocations = data.suffocations + 1
-		end
-	end
-	if data.suffocations >= suffocations_kick_threshold then
-		kick_player(name, "choker")
-	end
-end)
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(update_player)
-
-minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(remove_player)
-
-after(step_seconds, step)