diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
index c76ce0dbe..0123232ee 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
@@ -97,168 +97,7 @@ local mobs_spawn = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_spawn", true) ~= false
 local spawn_protected = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_spawn_protected") ~= false
 local logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn",true)
 
--- THIS IS THE BIG LIST OF ALL BIOMES - used for programming/updating mobs
--- Also used for missing parameter
--- Please update the list when adding new biomes!
-
-local list_of_all_biomes = {
-
-	-- underground:
-
-	"FlowerForest_underground",
-	"JungleEdge_underground",
-	"ColdTaiga_underground",
-	"IcePlains_underground",
-	"IcePlainsSpikes_underground",
-	"MegaTaiga_underground",
-	"Taiga_underground",
-	"ExtremeHills+_underground",
-	"JungleM_underground",
-	"ExtremeHillsM_underground",
-	"JungleEdgeM_underground",
-	"MangroveSwamp_underground",
-
-	-- ocean:
-
-	"RoofedForest_ocean",
-	"JungleEdgeM_ocean",
-	"BirchForestM_ocean",
-	"BirchForest_ocean",
-	"IcePlains_deep_ocean",
-	"Jungle_deep_ocean",
-	"Savanna_ocean",
-	"MesaPlateauF_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHillsM_deep_ocean",
-	"Savanna_deep_ocean",
-	"SunflowerPlains_ocean",
-	"Swampland_deep_ocean",
-	"Swampland_ocean",
-	"MegaSpruceTaiga_deep_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHillsM_ocean",
-	"JungleEdgeM_deep_ocean",
-	"SunflowerPlains_deep_ocean",
-	"BirchForest_deep_ocean",
-	"IcePlainsSpikes_ocean",
-	"Mesa_ocean",
-	"StoneBeach_ocean",
-	"Plains_deep_ocean",
-	"JungleEdge_deep_ocean",
-	"SavannaM_deep_ocean",
-	"Desert_deep_ocean",
-	"Mesa_deep_ocean",
-	"ColdTaiga_deep_ocean",
-	"Plains_ocean",
-	"MesaPlateauFM_ocean",
-	"Forest_deep_ocean",
-	"JungleM_deep_ocean",
-	"FlowerForest_deep_ocean",
-	"MushroomIsland_ocean",
-	"MegaTaiga_ocean",
-	"StoneBeach_deep_ocean",
-	"IcePlainsSpikes_deep_ocean",
-	"ColdTaiga_ocean",
-	"SavannaM_ocean",
-	"MesaPlateauF_deep_ocean",
-	"MesaBryce_deep_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHills+_deep_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHills_ocean",
-	"MushroomIsland_deep_ocean",
-	"Forest_ocean",
-	"MegaTaiga_deep_ocean",
-	"JungleEdge_ocean",
-	"MesaBryce_ocean",
-	"MegaSpruceTaiga_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHills+_ocean",
-	"Jungle_ocean",
-	"RoofedForest_deep_ocean",
-	"IcePlains_ocean",
-	"FlowerForest_ocean",
-	"ExtremeHills_deep_ocean",
-	"MesaPlateauFM_deep_ocean",
-	"Desert_ocean",
-	"Taiga_ocean",
-	"BirchForestM_deep_ocean",
-	"Taiga_deep_ocean",
-	"JungleM_ocean",
-	"MangroveSwamp_ocean",
-	"MangroveSwamp_deep_ocean",
-
-	-- water or beach?
-
-	"MesaPlateauFM_sandlevel",
-	"MesaPlateauF_sandlevel",
-	"MesaBryce_sandlevel",
-	"Mesa_sandlevel",
-
-	-- beach:
-
-	"FlowerForest_beach",
-	"Forest_beach",
-	"StoneBeach",
-	"ColdTaiga_beach_water",
-	"Taiga_beach",
-	"Savanna_beach",
-	"Plains_beach",
-	"ExtremeHills_beach",
-	"ColdTaiga_beach",
-	"Swampland_shore",
-	"MushroomIslandShore",
-	"JungleM_shore",
-	"Jungle_shore",
-	"BambooJungleM_shore",
-	"BambooJungle_shore",
-	"MangroveSwamp_shore",
-
-	-- dimension biome:
-
-	"Nether",
-	"BasaltDelta",
-	"CrimsonForest",
-	"WarpedForest",
-	"SoulsandValley",
-	"End",
-
-	-- Overworld regular:
-
-	"Mesa",
-	"FlowerForest",
-	"Swampland",
-	"Taiga",
-	"ExtremeHills",
-	"ExtremeHillsM",
-	"ExtremeHills+_snowtop",
-	"Jungle",
-	"Savanna",
-	"BirchForest",
-	"MegaSpruceTaiga",
-	"MegaTaiga",
-	"ExtremeHills+",
-	"Forest",
-	"Plains",
-	"Desert",
-	"ColdTaiga",
-	"MushroomIsland",
-	"IcePlainsSpikes",
-	"SunflowerPlains",
-	"IcePlains",
-	"RoofedForest",
-	"ExtremeHills+_snowtop",
-	"MesaPlateauFM_grasstop",
-	"JungleEdgeM",
-	"JungleM",
-	"BirchForestM",
-	"MesaPlateauF",
-	"MesaPlateauFM",
-	"MesaPlateauF_grasstop",
-	"MesaBryce",
-	"JungleEdge",
-	"SavannaM",
-	"MangroveSwamp",
-	"BambooJungle",
-	"BambooJungleEdge",
-	"BambooJungleEdgeM",
-	"BambooJungleM",
-}
+local list_of_all_biomes = {}
 
 -- count how many mobs are in an area
 local function count_mobs(pos,r,mob_type)
@@ -1318,3 +1157,10 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("mobstats",{
 		output_mob_stats(mob_counts_wide, total_mobs, true)
 	end
 })
+
+minetest.register_on_mods_loaded(function()
+	for _,def in pairs(minetest.registered_biomes) do
+		table.insert(list_of_all_biomes, def.name)
+	end
+end)
+