diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index d494e1af..a97a30fa 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -1447,7 +1447,6 @@ minetest.register_node("default:chest", {
 	on_construct = function(pos)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 		meta:set_string("formspec", chest_formspec)
-		meta:set_string("infotext", "Chest")
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 		inv:set_size("main", 8*4)
 	end,
@@ -1498,7 +1497,6 @@ minetest.register_node("default:chest_locked", {
 	end,
 	on_construct = function(pos)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		meta:set_string("infotext", "Locked Chest")
 		meta:set_string("owner", "")
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 		inv:set_size("main", 8 * 4)
@@ -1636,7 +1634,6 @@ local function register_sign(material, desc, def)
 			--local n = minetest.get_node(pos)
 			local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 			meta:set_string("formspec", "field[text;;${text}]")
-			meta:set_string("infotext", "\"\"")
 		end,
 		on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields, sender)
 			--print("Sign at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos).." got "..dump(fields))