diff --git a/gravelsieve/init.lua b/gravelsieve/init.lua
index 4dc7730..6a47973 100644
--- a/gravelsieve/init.lua
+++ b/gravelsieve/init.lua
@@ -48,21 +48,15 @@ local S = gravelsieve.S
 
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("gravelsieve") .. "/hammer.lua")
 
-local settings_get
-if minetest.setting_get then
-	settings_get = minetest.setting_get
-else
-	settings_get = function(...) return minetest.settings:get(...) end
-end
-gravelsieve.ore_rarity = tonumber(settings_get("gravelsieve_ore_rarity")) or 1.16
-gravelsieve.ore_max_elevation = tonumber(settings_get("gravelsieve_ore_max_elevation")) or 0
-gravelsieve.ore_min_elevation = tonumber(settings_get("gravelsieve_ore_min_elevation")) or -30912
+gravelsieve.ore_rarity = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("gravelsieve_ore_rarity")) or 1.16
+gravelsieve.ore_max_elevation = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("gravelsieve_ore_max_elevation")) or 0
+gravelsieve.ore_min_elevation = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("gravelsieve_ore_min_elevation")) or -30912
 local y_spread = math.max(1 + gravelsieve.ore_max_elevation - gravelsieve.ore_min_elevation, 1)
 
 -- Increase the probability over the natural occurrence
-local PROBABILITY_FACTOR = tonumber(settings_get("gravelsieve_probability_factor")) or 3
+local PROBABILITY_FACTOR = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("gravelsieve_probability_factor")) or 3
 
-local STEP_DELAY = tonumber(settings_get("gravelsieve_step_delay")) or 1.0
+local STEP_DELAY = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("gravelsieve_step_delay")) or 1.0
 
 -- tubelib aging feature
 local AGING_LEVEL1 = nil
diff --git a/sl_controller/config.lua b/sl_controller/config.lua
index 407c516..6c9558f 100644
--- a/sl_controller/config.lua
+++ b/sl_controller/config.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 -- Battery capacity in usec CPU time
-sl_controller.battery_capacity = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("battery_capacity")) or 5000000
+sl_controller.battery_capacity = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("battery_capacity")) or 5000000
diff --git a/tubelib/init.lua b/tubelib/init.lua
index 8c87414..079c8bd 100644
--- a/tubelib/init.lua
+++ b/tubelib/init.lua
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ local S = tubelib.S
 
 tubelib.version = 2.00
 
-tubelib.max_num_forceload_blocks = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("tubelib_max_num_forceload_blocks")) or 10
-tubelib.basalt_stone_enabled = minetest.setting_get("tubelib_basalt_stone_enabled") == "true"
-tubelib.machine_aging_value = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("tubelib_machine_aging_value")) or 100
+tubelib.max_num_forceload_blocks = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("tubelib_max_num_forceload_blocks")) or 10
+tubelib.basalt_stone_enabled = minetest.settings:get("tubelib_basalt_stone_enabled") == "true"
+tubelib.machine_aging_value = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("tubelib_machine_aging_value")) or 100
 
 
 --------------------------- conversion to v0.04