diff --git a/mods/farming/hoes.lua b/mods/farming/hoes.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index e5cf6dd5..00000000
--- a/mods/farming/hoes.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
--- farming/hoes.lua
-
--- support for MT game translation.
-local S = farming.get_translator
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_wood", {
-	description = S("Wooden Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_woodhoe.png",
-	max_uses = 30,
-	material = "group:wood",
-	groups = {hoe = 1, flammable = 2},
-})
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_stone", {
-	description = S("Stone Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_stonehoe.png",
-	max_uses = 90,
-	material = "group:stone",
-	groups = {hoe = 1}
-})
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_durasteel", {
-	description = S("Durateel Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_durasteelhoe.png",
-	max_uses = 500,
-	material = "default:durasteel_ingot",
-	groups = {hoe = 1}
-})
-
--- The following are deprecated by removing the 'material' field to prevent
--- crafting and removing from creative inventory, to cause them to eventually
--- disappear from worlds. The registrations should be removed in a future
--- release.
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_bronze", {
-	description = S("Bronze Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_bronzehoe.png",
-	max_uses = 220,
-	groups = {hoe = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
-})
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_mese", {
-	description = S("Mese Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_mesehoe.png",
-	max_uses = 350,
-	groups = {hoe = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
-})
-
-farming.register_hoe(":farming:hoe_diamond", {
-	description = S("Diamond Hoe"),
-	inventory_image = "farming_tool_diamondhoe.png",
-	max_uses = 500,
-	groups = {hoe = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
-})