diff --git a/mods/redstone/mesecons/oldwires.lua b/mods/redstone/mesecons/oldwires.lua
index fb309a2a2..b9d37cbea 100644
--- a/mods/redstone/mesecons/oldwires.lua
+++ b/mods/redstone/mesecons/oldwires.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mesecons:mesecon_off", {
 		type = "fixed",
 		fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -0.45, 0.5},
 	},
-	groups = {dig_immediate=3, mesecon=1, mesecon_conductor_craftable=1},
+	groups = {dig_immediate=3, mesecon=1, dig_by_water=1, mesecon_conductor_craftable=1},
     	description="Redstone",
 	mesecons = {conductor={
 		state = mesecon.state.off,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mesecons:mesecon_on", {
 		type = "fixed",
 		fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -0.45, 0.5},
 	},
-	groups = {dig_immediate=3, not_in_creaive_inventory=1, mesecon=1},
+	groups = {dig_immediate=3, dig_by_water = 1, not_in_creaive_inventory=1, mesecon=1},
 	drop = '"mesecons:mesecon_off" 1',
 	light_source = LIGHT_MAX-11,
 	mesecons = {conductor={
diff --git a/mods/redstone/mesecons/wires.lua b/mods/redstone/mesecons/wires.lua
index 3f1440093..885d40430 100644
--- a/mods/redstone/mesecons/wires.lua
+++ b/mods/redstone/mesecons/wires.lua
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ for zmy=0, 1 do
 			tostring(xpy)..tostring(zpy)..tostring(xmy)..tostring(zmy)
 
 	if nodeid == "00000000" then
-		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, mesecon_conductor_craftable = 1, attach_node = 1}
+		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, mesecon_conductor_craftable = 1, attach_node = 1, dig_by_water = 1}
 		wiredesc = "Redstone"
 	else
-		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, not_in_creative_inventory = 1, attach_node = 1}
+		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, not_in_creative_inventory = 1, attach_node = 1, dig_by_water = 1}
 		wiredesc = "Redstone Trail (ID: "..nodeid..")"
 	end
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ for zmy=0, 1 do
 			type = "fixed",
 			fixed = nodebox
 		},
-		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, mesecon = 2, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
+		groups = {dig_immediate = 3, mesecon = 2, dig_by_water = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
 		walkable = false,
 		stack_max = 64,
 		drop = "mesecons:wire_00000000_off",