diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_init/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_init/init.lua
index a2f56365e..aae6b090e 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_init/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_init/init.lua
@@ -216,48 +216,6 @@ minetest.craftitemdef_default.stack_max = 64
 -- Set random seed for all other mods (Remember to make sure no other mod calls this function)
 math.randomseed(os.time())
 
-local chunks = {} -- intervals of chunks generated
-
----@param pos Vector
-function mcl_vars.add_chunk(pos)
-	local n = mcl_vars.get_chunk_number(pos) -- unsigned int
-	local prev
-	for i, d in pairs(chunks) do
-		if n <= d[2] then -- we've found it
-			if (n == d[2]) or (n >= d[1]) then return end -- already here
-			if n == d[1] - 1 then -- right before:
-				if prev and (prev[2] == n - 1) then
-					prev[2] = d[2]
-					table.remove(chunks, i)
-					return
-				end
-				d[1] = n
-				return
-			end
-			if prev and (prev[2] == n - 1) then --join to previous
-				prev[2] = n
-				return
-			end
-			table.insert(chunks, i, { n, n }) -- insert new interval before i
-			return
-		end
-		prev = d
-	end
-	chunks[#chunks + 1] = { n, n }
-end
-
----@param pos Vector
----@return boolean
-function mcl_vars.is_generated(pos)
-	local n = mcl_vars.get_chunk_number(pos) -- unsigned int
-	for i, d in pairs(chunks) do
-		if n <= d[2] then
-			return (n >= d[1])
-		end
-	end
-	return false
-end
-
 ---"Trivial" (actually NOT) function to just read the node and some stuff to not just return "ignore", like mt 5.4 does.
 ---@param pos Vector Position, if it's wrong, `{name="error"}` node will return.
 ---@param force? boolean Optional (default: `false`), Do the maximum to still read the node within us_timeout.
@@ -274,32 +232,23 @@ function mcl_vars.get_node(pos, force, us_timeout)
 		return node
 	end
 
-	-- copy vector to get sure it won't changed by other threads
-	local pos_copy = vector.copy(pos)
-
 	-- try LVM
-	minetest.get_voxel_manip():read_from_map(pos_copy, pos_copy)
-	node = minetest.get_node(pos_copy)
+	minetest.get_voxel_manip():read_from_map(pos, pos)
+	node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	if node.name ~= "ignore" or not force then
 		return node
 	end
 
-	-- all ways failed - need to emerge (or forceload if generated)
-	if mcl_vars.is_generated(pos_copy) then
-		minetest.chat_send_all("IMPOSSIBLE! Please report this to MCL2 issue tracker!")
-		minetest.forceload_block(pos_copy)
-	else
-		minetest.emerge_area(pos_copy, pos_copy)
-	end
+	-- try async emerge + BUSY wait (a really BAD idea, you should rather accept failure)
+	minetest.emerge_area(pos, pos) -- runs async!
 
 	local t = minetest.get_us_time()
-
-	node = minetest.get_node(pos_copy)
-
+	node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	while (not node or node.name == "ignore") and (minetest.get_us_time() - t < (us_timeout or 244)) do
-		node = minetest.get_node(pos_copy)
+		node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	end
 
 	return node
 	-- it still can return "ignore", LOL, even if force = true, but only after time out
 end
+
diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/api.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/api.lua
index a561c1382..438eb9c98 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/api.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_mapgen_core/api.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ minetest.register_on_generated(function(minp, maxp, blockseed)
 		end
 	end
 
-	mcl_vars.add_chunk(minp)
 	if logging then
 		minetest.log("action", string.format("[mcl_mapgen_core] %-20s %s ... %s %8.2fms", "Generating chunk", minetest.pos_to_string(minp), minetest.pos_to_string(maxp), (os.clock() - t1)*1000))
 	end