diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 91b2cd721..000000000
--- a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-local update_time = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("wieldview_update_time"))
-if not update_time then
-	update_time = 2
-	minetest.settings:set("wieldview_update_time", tostring(update_time))
-end
-local node_tiles = minetest.settings:get_bool("wieldview_node_tiles")
-if not node_tiles then
-	node_tiles = false
-	minetest.settings:set("wieldview_node_tiles", "false")
-end
-
-wieldview = {
-	wielded_item = {},
-	transform = {},
-}
-
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()).."/transform.lua")
-
-wieldview.get_item_texture = function(self, item)
-	local texture = "blank.png"
-	if item ~= "" then
-		if minetest.registered_items[item] then
-			if minetest.registered_items[item].inventory_image ~= "" then
-				texture = minetest.registered_items[item].inventory_image
-			elseif node_tiles == true and minetest.registered_items[item].tiles
-					and type(minetest.registered_items[item].tiles[1]) == "string"
-					and minetest.registered_items[item].tiles[1] ~= "" then
-				texture = minetest.inventorycube(minetest.registered_items[item].tiles[1])
-			end
-		end
-		-- Get item image transformation, first from group, then from transform.lua
-		local transform = minetest.get_item_group(item, "wieldview_transform")
-		if transform == 0 then
-			transform = wieldview.transform[item]
-		end
-		if transform then
-			-- This actually works with groups ratings because transform1, transform2, etc.
-			-- have meaning and transform0 is used for identidy, so it can be ignored
-			texture = texture.."^[transform"..tostring(transform)
-		end
-	end
-	return texture
-end
-
-wieldview.update_wielded_item = function(self, player)
-	if not player then
-		return
-	end
-	local name = player:get_player_name()
-	local stack = player:get_wielded_item()
-	local item = stack:get_name()
-	if not item then
-		return
-	end
-	if self.wielded_item[name] then
-		if self.wielded_item[name] == item then
-			return
-		end
-		if not armor.textures[name] then
-			return
-		end
-		armor.textures[name].wielditem = self:get_item_texture(item)
-		armor:update_player_visuals(player)
-	end
-	self.wielded_item[name] = item
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local name = player:get_player_name()
-	wieldview.wielded_item[name] = ""
-	minetest.after(0, function(target)
-		-- if the player left :is_player() will return nil
-		if not target:is_player() then
-			return
-		end
-		wieldview:update_wielded_item(target)
-		local itementity = minetest.add_entity(target:get_pos(), "wieldview:wieldnode")
-		itementity:set_attach(target, "Hand_Right", vector.new(0, 1, 0), vector.new(90, 0, 45))
-		itementity:get_luaentity().wielder = name
-	end, player)
-end)
-
-minetest.register_globalstep(function()
-	for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
-		wieldview:update_wielded_item(player)
-	end
-end)
-
-minetest.register_entity("wieldview:wieldnode", {
-	initial_properties = {
-		hp_max           = 1,
-		visual           = "wielditem",
-		physical         = false,
-		textures         = {""},
-		automatic_rotate = 1.5,
-		is_visible       = true,
-		pointable        = false,
-		collide_with_objects = false,
-		static_save = false,
-		collisionbox = {-0.21, -0.21, -0.21, 0.21, 0.21, 0.21},
-		selectionbox = {-0.21, -0.21, -0.21, 0.21, 0.21, 0.21},
-		visual_size  = {x = 0.21, y = 0.21},
-	},
-
-	itemstring = "",
-
-	on_step = function(self)
-		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(self.wielder)
-		if player then
-			local wielded = player:get_wielded_item()
-			local itemstring = wielded:get_name()
-
-			if self.itemstring ~= itemstring then
-				local def = minetest.registered_items[itemstring]
-				self.object:set_properties({glow = def and def.light_source or 0})
-
-				-- wield item as cubic
-				if armor.textures[self.wielder].wielditem == "blank.png" then
-					self.object:set_properties({textures = {itemstring}})
-				-- wield item as flat
-				else
-					self.object:set_properties({textures = {""}})
-				end
-
-				self.itemstring = itemstring
-			end
-		else
-			self.object:remove()
-		end
-	end,
-})