diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/depends.txt b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/depends.txt
index 0430af2c88..bf2f4ce73b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/depends.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-mcl_core
+mcl_init
+mcl_util
 mesecons
 doc?
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/init.lua
index c011b1ee2e..6a40630ce5 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_clock/init.lua
@@ -76,11 +76,15 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 	local players = minetest.get_connected_players()
 	for p, player in ipairs(players) do
 		for s, stack in ipairs(player:get_inventory():get_list("main")) do
-			local count = stack:get_count()
-			if stack:get_name() == mcl_clock.stereotype then
-				player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", s, "mcl_clock:clock_"..now.." "..count)
-			elseif string.sub(stack:get_name(), 1, 16) == "mcl_clock:clock_" then
-				player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", s, "mcl_clock:clock_"..now.." "..count)
+			local _, dim = mcl_util.y_to_layer(player:getpos().y)
+			-- Clocks do not work in the End, Nether or the Void
+			if dim ~= "end" and dim ~= "nether" and dim ~= "void" then
+				local count = stack:get_count()
+				if stack:get_name() == mcl_clock.stereotype then
+					player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", s, "mcl_clock:clock_"..now.." "..count)
+				elseif string.sub(stack:get_name(), 1, 16) == "mcl_clock:clock_" then
+					player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", s, "mcl_clock:clock_"..now.." "..count)
+				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/depends.txt b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/depends.txt
index 0430af2c88..53ee1117a0 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/depends.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 mcl_core
+mcl_util
 mesecons
 doc?
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
index b033c2b47a..8c230b2232 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
@@ -26,18 +26,22 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 				end
 			end
 			local pos = player:getpos()
-			local dir = player:get_look_horizontal()
-			local angle_north = math.deg(math.atan2(spawn.x - pos.x, spawn.z - pos.z))
-			if angle_north < 0 then angle_north = angle_north + 360 end
-			local angle_dir = -math.deg(dir)
-			local angle_relative = (angle_north - angle_dir + 180) % 360
-			local compass_image = math.floor((angle_relative/11.25) + 0.5)%32
+			local _, dim = mcl_util.y_to_layer(pos.y)
+			-- Compasses do not work in the End, Nether or the Void
+			if dim ~= "end" and dim ~= "nether" and dim ~= "void" then
+				local dir = player:get_look_horizontal()
+				local angle_north = math.deg(math.atan2(spawn.x - pos.x, spawn.z - pos.z))
+				if angle_north < 0 then angle_north = angle_north + 360 end
+				local angle_dir = -math.deg(dir)
+				local angle_relative = (angle_north - angle_dir + 180) % 360
+				local compass_image = math.floor((angle_relative/11.25) + 0.5)%32
 
-			for j,stack in ipairs(player:get_inventory():get_list("main")) do
-				if minetest.get_item_group(stack:get_name(), "compass") ~= 0 and
-						minetest.get_item_group(stack:get_name(), "compass")-1 ~= compass_image then
-					local count = stack:get_count()
-					player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", j, ItemStack("mcl_compass:"..compass_image.." "..count))
+				for j,stack in ipairs(player:get_inventory():get_list("main")) do
+					if minetest.get_item_group(stack:get_name(), "compass") ~= 0 and
+							minetest.get_item_group(stack:get_name(), "compass")-1 ~= compass_image then
+						local count = stack:get_count()
+						player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", j, ItemStack("mcl_compass:"..compass_image.." "..count))
+					end
 				end
 			end
 		end