diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index 48097be2e..15979df02 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ scene::IAnimatedMesh* Client::getMesh(const std::string &filename, bool cache)
 		return nullptr;
 	mesh->grab();
 	if (!cache)
-		m_rendering_engine->get_mesh_cache()->removeMesh(mesh);
+		m_rendering_engine->removeMesh(mesh);
 	return mesh;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/game.cpp b/src/client/game.cpp
index 612072136..8400d7639 100644
--- a/src/client/game.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game.cpp
@@ -652,8 +652,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-	void extendedResourceCleanup();
-
 	// Basic initialisation
 	bool init(const std::string &map_dir, const std::string &address,
 			u16 port, const SubgameSpec &gamespec);
@@ -968,7 +966,7 @@ Game::~Game()
 	delete itemdef_manager;
 	delete draw_control;
 
-	extendedResourceCleanup();
+	clearTextureNameCache();
 
 	g_settings->deregisterChangedCallback("doubletap_jump",
 		&settingChangedCallback, this);
@@ -4063,27 +4061,6 @@ void Game::readSettings()
  ****************************************************************************/
 /****************************************************************************/
 
-void Game::extendedResourceCleanup()
-{
-	// Extended resource accounting
-	infostream << "Irrlicht resources after cleanup:" << std::endl;
-	infostream << "\tRemaining meshes   : "
-	           << RenderingEngine::get_mesh_cache()->getMeshCount() << std::endl;
-	infostream << "\tRemaining textures : "
-	           << driver->getTextureCount() << std::endl;
-
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < driver->getTextureCount(); i++) {
-		irr::video::ITexture *texture = driver->getTextureByIndex(i);
-		infostream << "\t\t" << i << ":" << texture->getName().getPath().c_str()
-		           << std::endl;
-	}
-
-	clearTextureNameCache();
-	infostream << "\tRemaining materials: "
-               << driver-> getMaterialRendererCount()
-		       << " (note: irrlicht doesn't support removing renderers)" << std::endl;
-}
-
 void Game::showDeathFormspec()
 {
 	static std::string formspec_str =
diff --git a/src/client/renderingengine.cpp b/src/client/renderingengine.cpp
index 970bcf95b..da9022477 100644
--- a/src/client/renderingengine.cpp
+++ b/src/client/renderingengine.cpp
@@ -225,12 +225,17 @@ bool RenderingEngine::print_video_modes()
 	return videomode_list != NULL;
 }
 
+void RenderingEngine::removeMesh(const irr::scene::IMesh* mesh)
+{
+	m_device->getSceneManager()->getMeshCache()->removeMesh(mesh);
+}
+
 void RenderingEngine::cleanupMeshCache()
 {
 	auto mesh_cache = m_device->getSceneManager()->getMeshCache();
 	while (mesh_cache->getMeshCount() != 0) {
 		if (scene::IAnimatedMesh *mesh = mesh_cache->getMeshByIndex(0))
-			m_rendering_engine->get_mesh_cache()->removeMesh(mesh);
+			mesh_cache->removeMesh(mesh);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/renderingengine.h b/src/client/renderingengine.h
index fae431f1f..73b55229e 100644
--- a/src/client/renderingengine.h
+++ b/src/client/renderingengine.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "irrlichttypes_extrabloated.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
+namespace irr { namespace scene {
+class IMesh;
+}}
 class ITextureSource;
 class Camera;
 class Client;
@@ -58,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 	static bool print_video_modes();
 	void cleanupMeshCache();
 
+	void removeMesh(const irr::scene::IMesh* mesh);
+
 	static RenderingEngine *get_instance() { return s_singleton; }
 
 	io::IFileSystem *get_filesystem()
@@ -71,12 +76,6 @@ public:
 		return s_singleton->m_device->getVideoDriver();
 	}
 
-	static scene::IMeshCache *get_mesh_cache()
-	{
-		sanity_check(s_singleton && s_singleton->m_device);
-		return s_singleton->m_device->getSceneManager()->getMeshCache();
-	}
-
 	static scene::ISceneManager *get_scene_manager()
 	{
 		sanity_check(s_singleton && s_singleton->m_device);