diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index acca782..2f71cf2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ if minetest then
 	modules.minetest = "minetest"
 end
 
--- aliases
--- more aliases are implemented below:
--- modlib.[mod|conf] are aliases of modlib.minetest.[mod|conf] respectively
+-- modlib.mod is an alias for modlib.minetest.mod
 modules.string = "text"
 modules.number = "math"
 
@@ -124,8 +122,8 @@ modlib.file = assert(loadfile(get_resource"file.lua"))(dir_delim)
 modlib.file.concat_path = concat_path
 
 if minetest then
-	-- Force-loading of the minetest, mod and conf modules.
-	-- Also sets modlib.[mod|conf] -> modlib.minetest.[mod|conf] aliases.
+	-- Force-loading of the minetest & mod modules
+	-- Also sets modlib.mod -> modlib.minetest.mod alias.
 	local ml_mt = modlib.minetest
 	ml_mt.mod.get_resource = get_resource
 	modlib.mod = ml_mt.mod
diff --git a/minetest.lua b/minetest.lua
index e7f19e1..98ac36c 100644
--- a/minetest.lua
+++ b/minetest.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ local _ENV = {}
 local components = {}
 for _, value in pairs{
 	"mod",
-	"conf", -- deprecated
 	"luon",
 	"raycast",
 	"schematic",
diff --git a/minetest/conf.lua b/minetest/conf.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index a06fba0..0000000
--- a/minetest/conf.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,292 +0,0 @@
--- Localize globals
-local assert, dump, error, ipairs, minetest, modlib, pairs, pcall, table, tonumber, type
-	= assert, dump, error, ipairs, minetest, modlib, pairs, pcall, table, tonumber, type
-
--- Set environment
-local _ENV = {}
-setfenv(1, _ENV)
-
-if minetest then
-	function build_setting_tree()
-		settings = build_tree(minetest.settings:to_table())
-	end
-	-- deprecated, use modlib.mod.configuration instead
-	minetest.mkdir(minetest.get_worldpath().."/config")
-	function get_path(confname)
-		return minetest.get_worldpath().."/config/"..confname
-	end
-end
-function read_conf(text)
-	local lines = modlib.text.split_lines(text, nil, true)
-	local dict = {}
-	for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
-		local error_base = "Line " .. (i+1) .. ": "
-		line = modlib.text.trim_left(lines[i])
-		if line ~= "" and line:sub(1,1) ~= "#" then
-			line = modlib.text.split(line, "=", 2)
-			if #line ~= 2 then
-				error(error_base .. "No value given")
-			end
-			local prop = modlib.text.trim_right(line[1])
-			if prop == "" then
-				error(error_base .. "No key given")
-			end
-			local val = modlib.text.trim_left(line[2])
-			if val == "" then
-				error(error_base .. "No value given")
-			end
-			if modlib.text.starts_with(val, '"""') then
-				val = val:sub(3)
-				local total_val = {}
-				local function readMultiline()
-					while i < #lines do
-						if modlib.text.ends_with(val, '"""') then
-							val = val:sub(1, val:len() - 3)
-							return
-						end
-						table.insert(total_val, val)
-						i = i + 1
-						val = lines[i]
-					end
-					i = i - 1
-					error(error_base .. "Unclosed multiline block")
-				end
-				readMultiline()
-				table.insert(total_val, val)
-				val = table.concat(total_val, "\n")
-			else
-				val = modlib.text.trim_right(val)
-			end
-			if dict[prop] then
-				error(error_base .. "Duplicate key")
-			end
-			dict[prop] = val
-		end
-	end
-	return dict
-end
-function check_config_constraints(config, constraints, handler)
-	local no_error, error_or_retval = pcall(function() check_constraints(config, constraints) end)
-	if not no_error then
-		handler(error_or_retval)
-	end
-end
-function load(filename, constraints)
-	local config = minetest.parse_json(modlib.file.read(filename))
-	if constraints then
-		check_config_constraints(config, constraints, function(message)
-			error('Configuration of file "'..filename.."\" doesn't satisfy constraints: "..message)
-		end)
-	end
-	return config
-end
-function load_or_create(filename, replacement_file, constraints)
-	modlib.file.create_if_not_exists_from_file(filename, replacement_file)
-	return load(filename, constraints)
-end
-function import(modname, constraints, no_settingtypes)
-	local default_config = modlib.mod.get_resource(modname, "default_config.json")
-	local default_conf = minetest.parse_json(modlib.file.read(default_config))
-	local config = load_or_create(get_path(modname)..".json", default_config, constraints)
-	local formats = {
-		{ extension = ".lua", load = minetest.deserialize },
-		{ extension = ".luon", load = function(text) minetest.deserialize("return "..text) end },
-		{ extension = ".conf", load = function(text) return fix_types(build_tree(read_conf(text)), constraints) end }
-	}
-	for _, format in ipairs(formats) do
-		local conf = modlib.file.read(get_path(modname)..format.extension)
-		if conf then
-			config = merge_config(config, format.load(conf))
-		end
-	end
-	if not no_settingtypes then
-		constraints.name = modname
-		local settingtypes = generate_settingtypes(default_conf, constraints)
-		modlib.file.write(modlib.mod.get_resource(modname, "settingtypes.txt"), settingtypes)
-	end
-	local additional_settings = settings[modname] or {}
-	additional_settings = fix_types(additional_settings, constraints)
-	-- TODO implement merge_config_legal(default_conf, ...)
-	config = merge_config(config, additional_settings)
-	if constraints then
-		check_config_constraints(config, constraints, function(message)
-			error('Configuration of mod "'..modname.."\" doesn't satisfy constraints: "..message)
-		end)
-	end
-	return config
-end
-function merge_config(config, additional_settings)
-	if not config or type(additional_settings) ~= "table" then
-		return additional_settings
-	end
-	for setting, value in pairs(additional_settings) do
-		if config[setting] then
-			config[setting] = merge_config(config[setting], value)
-		end
-	end
-	return config
-end
--- format: # comment
--- name (Readable name) type type_args
-function generate_settingtypes(default_conf, constraints)
-	local constraint_type = constraints.type
-	if constraints.children or constraints.possible_children or constraints.required_children or constraints.keys or constraints.values then
-		constraint_type = "table"
-	end
-	local settingtype, type_args
-	local title = constraints.title
-	if not title then
-		title = modlib.text.split(constraints.name, "_")
-		title[1] = modlib.text.upper_first(title[1])
-		title = table.concat(title, " ")
-	end
-	if constraint_type == "boolean" then
-		settingtype = "bool"
-		default_conf = default_conf and "true" or "false"
-	elseif constraint_type == "string" then
-		settingtype = "string"
-	elseif constraint_type == "number" then
-		settingtype = constraints.int and "int" or "float"
-		local range = constraints.range
-		if range then
-			-- TODO consider better max
-			type_args = (constraints.int and "%d %d" or "%f %f"):format(range[1], range[2] or (2 ^ 30))
-		end
-		-- HACK
-		if not default_conf then default_conf = range[1] end
-	elseif constraint_type == "table" then
-		local handled = {}
-		local settings = {}
-		local function setting(key, value_constraints)
-			if handled[key] then
-				return
-			end
-			handled[key] = true
-			value_constraints.name = constraints.name .. "." .. key
-			value_constraints.title = title .. " " .. key
-			table.insert(settings, generate_settingtypes(default_conf and default_conf[key], value_constraints))
-		end
-		for _, table in ipairs{"children", "required_children", "possible_children"} do
-			for key, constraints in pairs(constraints[table] or {}) do
-				setting(key, constraints)
-			end
-		end
-		return table.concat(settings, "\n")
-	end
-	if not constraint_type then
-		return ""
-	end
-	local comment = constraints.comment
-	if comment then
-		comment = "# " .. comment .. "\n"
-	else
-		comment = ""
-	end
-	assert(type(default_conf) == "string" or type(default_conf) == "number" or type(default_conf) == "nil", dump(default_conf))
-	return comment .. constraints.name .. " (" .. title  .. ") " .. settingtype .. " " .. (default_conf or "") ..(type_args and (" "..type_args) or "")
-end
-function fix_types(value, constraints)
-	local type = type(value)
-	local expected_type = constraints.type
-	if expected_type and expected_type ~= type then
-		assert(type == "string", "Can't fix non-string value")
-		if expected_type == "boolean" then
-			assert(value == "true" or value == "false", "Not a boolean (true or false): " .. value)
-			value = value == "true"
-		elseif expected_type == "number" then
-			assert(tonumber(value), "Not a number: " .. value)
-			value = tonumber(value)
-		end
-	end
-	if type == "table" then
-		for key, val in pairs(value) do
-			for _, child_constraints in ipairs{"required_children", "children", "possible_children"} do
-				child_constraints = (constraints[child_constraints] or {})[key]
-				if child_constraints then
-					val = fix_types(val, child_constraints)
-				end
-			end
-			if constraints.values then
-				val = fix_types(val, constraints.values)
-			end
-			if constraints.keys then
-				value[key] = nil
-				value[fix_types(key, constraints.keys)] = val
-			else
-				value[key] = val
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	return value
-end
-function check_constraints(value, constraints)
-	local t = type(value)
-	if constraints.type and constraints.type ~= t then
-		error("Wrong type: Expected "..constraints.type..", found "..t)
-	end
-	if (t == "number" or t == "string") and constraints.range then
-		if value < constraints.range[1] or (constraints.range[2] and value > constraints.range[2]) then
-			error("Not inside range: Expected value >= "..constraints.range[1].." and <= "..(constraints.range[2] or "inf")..", found "..minetest.write_json(value))
-		end
-	end
-	if t == "number" and constraints.int and value % 1 ~= 0 then
-		error("Not an integer number: " .. minetest.write_json(value))
-	end
-	if constraints.possible_values and not constraints.possible_values[value] then
-		error("None of the possible values: Expected one of "..minetest.write_json(modlib.table.keys(constraints.possible_values))..", found "..minetest.write_json(value))
-	end
-	if t == "table" then
-		if constraints.children then
-			for key, val in pairs(value) do
-				local child_constraints = constraints.children[key]
-				if not child_constraints then
-					error("Unexpected table entry: Expected one of "..minetest.write_json(modlib.table.keys(constraints.children))..", found "..minetest.write_json(key))
-				else
-					check_constraints(val, child_constraints)
-				end
-			end
-			for key, _ in pairs(constraints.children) do
-				if value[key] == nil then
-					error("Table entry missing: Expected key "..minetest.write_json(key).." to be present in table "..minetest.write_json(value))
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		if constraints.required_children then
-			for key, value_constraints in pairs(constraints.required_children) do
-				local val = value[key]
-				if val then
-					check_constraints(val, value_constraints)
-				else
-					error("Table entry missing: Expected key "..minetest.write_json(key).." to be present in table "..minetest.write_json(value))
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		if constraints.possible_children then
-			for key, value_constraints in pairs(constraints.possible_children) do
-				local val = value[key]
-				if val then
-					check_constraints(val, value_constraints)
-				end
-			end
-		end
-		if constraints.keys then
-			for key,_ in pairs(value) do
-				check_constraints(key, constraints.keys)
-			end
-		end
-		if constraints.values then
-			for _, val in pairs(value) do
-				check_constraints(val, constraints.values)
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	if constraints.func then
-		local possible_errors = constraints.func(value)
-		if possible_errors then
-			error(possible_errors)
-		end
-	end
-end
-
--- Export environment
-return _ENV