diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index c0109cf..aa1adcf 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ local function load_module(self, module_name_or_alias)
 	local module_name = modules[module_name_or_alias]
 	if not module_name then
 		-- Handle modlib.[log|player] aliases for the minetest.[log|player] modules
-		if module_name_or_alias == "log" or module_name_or_alias == "player" then
-			return modlib.minetest[module_name_or_alias]
+		if module_name_or_alias == "log" then
+			return modlib.minetest.log
 		end
 		-- no such module
 		return
diff --git a/minetest.lua b/minetest.lua
index a52b2d1..52b3129 100644
--- a/minetest.lua
+++ b/minetest.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ local components = {}
 for _, value in pairs{
 	"mod",
 	"log",
-	"player",
 	"conf", -- deprecated
 	"luon",
 	"raycast",
diff --git a/minetest/player.lua b/minetest/player.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 85a88e5..0000000
--- a/minetest/player.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
--- Localize globals
-local ipairs, minetest, modlib, table = ipairs, minetest, modlib, table
-
--- Set environment
-local _ENV = {}
-setfenv(1, _ENV)
-
---! deprecated
-
-forbidden_names = {}
-
-function register_forbidden_name(name) forbidden_names[name] = true end
-
-function unregister_forbidden_name(name) forbidden_names[name] = nil end
-
-minetest.register_on_prejoinplayer(function(name)
-	if forbidden_names[name] then
-		return 'The name "' .. name .. '" is not allowed as a player name'
-	end
-end)
-playerdata = {}
-defaults = {}
-playerdata_functions = {}
-
-function delete_player_data(playername) playerdata[playername] = nil end
-
-function create_player_data(playername) playerdata[playername] = {} end
-
-function init_player_data(playername)
-	modlib.table.add_all(playerdata[playername], defaults)
-	for _, callback in ipairs(playerdata_functions) do callback(playerdata[playername]) end
-end
-
-function get_player_data(playername) return playerdata[playername] end
-
-function get_property(playername, propertyname) return get_player_data(playername)[propertyname] end
-
-function set_property(playername, propertyname, propertyvalue) get_player_data(playername)[propertyname] = propertyvalue end
-
-function get_property_default(propertyname) return defaults[propertyname] end
-
-function set_property_default(propertyname, defaultvalue) defaults[propertyname] = defaultvalue end
-
-function add_playerdata_function(callback) table.insert(playerdata_functions, callback) end
-
-function get_color(player)
-	local sender_color = player:get_properties().nametag_color
-	if sender_color then
-		sender_color = minetest.rgba(sender_color.r, sender_color.g, sender_color.b)
-	else sender_color = "#FFFFFF" end
-	return sender_color
-end
-
-function get_color_table(player)
-	local sender_color = player:get_properties().nametag_color
-	return sender_color or { r = 255, g = 255, b = 255 }
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local playername = player:get_player_name()
-	create_player_data(playername)
-	init_player_data(playername)
-end)
-minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
-	local playername = player:get_player_name()
-	delete_player_data(playername)
-end)
-
-function datatable(table, default)
-	table = table or {}
-	default = default or {}
-	minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-		local name = player:get_player_name()
-		table[name] = table[name] or default
-	end)
-	minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player) table[player:get_player_name()] = nil end)
-	return table
-end
-
--- Export environment
-return _ENV
\ No newline at end of file