diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
index 5fe97850f..f37b34444 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 mcl_util = {}
 
-local MAPGEN_LIMIT = 31000
-
-function mcl_util.get_mapgen_limit()
-	return MAPGEN_LIMIT
-end
-
 -- Updates all values in t using values from to*.
 function table.update(t, ...)
 	for _, to in ipairs {...} do
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
index 05fe2f4f7..1e7c9168b 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api.lua
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ local spawn_protected = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_spawn_protected") ~= fa
 local mobs_debug = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_debug", false) -- Shows helpful debug info above each mob
 local spawn_logging = minetest.settings:get_bool("mcl_logging_mobs_spawn",true)
 
-local MAPGEN_LIMIT = mcl_util.get_mapgen_limit()
-local MAPGEN_MOB_LIMIT = mcl_util.get_mapgen_limit() - 100
+local MAPGEN_LIMIT = mcl_vars.mapgen_limit
+local MAPGEN_MOB_LIMIT = MAPGEN_LIMIT - 90
 -- 30927 seems to be the edge of the world, so could be closer, but this is safer