diff --git a/mods/mobs/spawner.lua b/mods/mobs/spawner.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e10bf04..00000000
--- a/mods/mobs/spawner.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-
-local S = mobs.intllib
-
--- mob spawner
-
-local spawner_default = "mobs_animal:pumba 10 15 0 0 0"
-
-minetest.register_node("mobs:spawner", {
-	tiles = {"spawner.png"},
-	drawtype = "glasslike",
-	paramtype = "light",
-	walkable = true,
-	description = S("Mob Spawner"),
-	groups = {cracky = 1},
-
-	on_construct = function(pos)
-
-		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-
-		-- setup formspec
-		local head = S("(mob name) (min light) (max light) (amount)"
-				.. " (player distance) (Y offset)")
-
-		-- text entry formspec
-		meta:set_string("formspec",
-			"size[9,3.5]"
-			.. "label[0.15,0.5;" .. minetest.formspec_escape(head) .. "]"
-			.. "field[1,2.5;7.5,0.8;text;" .. S("Command:")
-			.. ";${command}]")
-
-		meta:set_string("infotext", S("Spawner Not Active (enter settings)"))
-		meta:set_string("command", spawner_default)
-	end,
-
-	on_right_click = function(pos, placer)
-
-		if minetest.is_protected(pos, placer:get_player_name()) then
-			return
-		end
-	end,
-
-	on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
-
-		if not fields.text or fields.text == "" then
-			return
-		end
-
-		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		local comm = fields.text:split(" ")
-		local name = sender:get_player_name()
-
-		if minetest.is_protected(pos, name) then
-			minetest.record_protection_violation(pos, name)
-			return
-		end
-
-		local mob = comm[1] -- mob to spawn
-		local mlig = tonumber(comm[2]) -- min light
-		local xlig = tonumber(comm[3]) -- max light
-		local num = tonumber(comm[4]) -- total mobs in area
-		local pla = tonumber(comm[5]) -- player distance (0 to disable)
-		local yof = tonumber(comm[6]) or 0 -- Y offset to spawn mob
-
-		if mob and mob ~= "" and mobs.spawning_mobs[mob]
-		and num and num >= 0 and num <= 10
-		and mlig and mlig >= 0 and mlig <= 15
-		and xlig and xlig >= 0 and xlig <= 15
-		and pla and pla >= 0 and pla <= 20
-		and yof and yof > -10 and yof < 10 then
-
-			meta:set_string("command", fields.text)
-			meta:set_string("infotext", S("Spawner Active (@1)", mob))
-
-		else
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Mob Spawner settings failed!"))
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,
-				S("Syntax: “name min_light[0-14] max_light[0-14] max_mobs_in_area[0 to disable] player_distance[1-20] y_offset[-10 to 10]”"))
-		end
-	end
-})
-
-
-local max_per_block = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("max_objects_per_block") or 99)
-
--- spawner abm
-minetest.register_abm({
-	label = "Mob spawner node",
-	nodenames = {"mobs:spawner"},
-	interval = 10,
-	chance = 4,
-	catch_up = false,
-
-	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
-
-		-- return if too many entities already
-		if active_object_count_wider >= max_per_block then
-			return
-		end
-
-		-- get meta and command
-		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		local comm = meta:get_string("command"):split(" ")
-
-		-- get settings from command
-		local mob = comm[1]
-		local mlig = tonumber(comm[2])
-		local xlig = tonumber(comm[3])
-		local num = tonumber(comm[4])
-		local pla = tonumber(comm[5]) or 0
-		local yof = tonumber(comm[6]) or 0
-
-		-- if amount is 0 then do nothing
-		if num == 0 then
-			return
-		end
-
-		-- are we spawning a registered mob?
-		if not mobs.spawning_mobs[mob] then
-			--print ("--- mob doesn't exist", mob)
-			return
-		end
-
-		-- check objects inside 9x9 area around spawner
-		local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 9)
-		local count = 0
-		local ent
-
-		-- count mob objects of same type in area
-		for _, obj in ipairs(objs) do
-
-			ent = obj:get_luaentity()
-
-			if ent and ent.name and ent.name == mob then
-				count = count + 1
-			end
-		end
-
-		-- is there too many of same type?
-		if count >= num then
-			return
-		end
-
-		-- spawn mob if player detected and in range
-		if pla > 0 then
-
-			local in_range = 0
-			local objsp = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, pla)
-
-			for _, oir in pairs(objsp) do
-
-				if oir:is_player() then
-
-					in_range = 1
-
-					break
-				end
-			end
-
-			-- player not found
-			if in_range == 0 then
-				return
-			end
-		end
-
-		-- find air blocks within 5 nodes of spawner
-		local air = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(
-			{x = pos.x - 5, y = pos.y + yof, z = pos.z - 5},
-			{x = pos.x + 5, y = pos.y + yof, z = pos.z + 5}, {"air"})
-
-		-- spawn in random air block
-		if air and #air > 0 then
-
-			local pos2 = air[math.random(#air)]
-			local lig = minetest.get_node_light(pos2) or 0
-
-			pos2.y = pos2.y + 0.5
-
-			-- only if light levels are within range
-			if lig >= mlig and lig <= xlig
-			and minetest.registered_entities[mob] then
-				minetest.add_entity(pos2, mob)
-			end
-		end
-	end
-})