diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
index c70de6a..f1d100a 100644
--- a/.luacheckrc
+++ b/.luacheckrc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ max_line_length = 200
 read_globals = {
 	"default",
 	"digiline",
-	"DIR_DELIM",
 	"doors",
 	"dump",
 	"jit",
diff --git a/mesecons/legacy.lua b/mesecons/legacy.lua
index ad7093a..2a8eae6 100644
--- a/mesecons/legacy.lua
+++ b/mesecons/legacy.lua
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ local old_forceloaded_blocks = mesecon.file2table("mesecon_forceloaded")
 for hash, _ in pairs(old_forceloaded_blocks) do
 	minetest.forceload_free_block(unhash_blockpos(hash))
 end
-os.remove(minetest.get_worldpath()..DIR_DELIM.."mesecon_forceloaded")
+os.remove(minetest.get_worldpath().."/mesecon_forceloaded")
diff --git a/mesecons/util.lua b/mesecons/util.lua
index bfcfba0..5215e8c 100644
--- a/mesecons/util.lua
+++ b/mesecons/util.lua
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ end
 -- File writing / reading utilities
 local wpath = minetest.get_worldpath()
 function mesecon.file2table(filename)
-	local f = io.open(wpath..DIR_DELIM..filename, "r")
+	local f = io.open(wpath.."/"..filename, "r")
 	if f == nil then return {} end
 	local t = f:read("*all")
 	f:close()
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function mesecon.file2table(filename)
 end
 
 function mesecon.table2file(filename, table)
-	local f = io.open(wpath..DIR_DELIM..filename, "w")
+	local f = io.open(wpath.."/"..filename, "w")
 	f:write(minetest.serialize(table))
 	f:close()
 end
diff --git a/mesecons_pistons/init.lua b/mesecons_pistons/init.lua
index 09a3659..ca08f38 100644
--- a/mesecons_pistons/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons_pistons/init.lua
@@ -480,4 +480,4 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 
 
 -- load legacy code
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mesecons_pistons")..DIR_DELIM.."legacy.lua")
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mesecons_pistons").."/legacy.lua")