diff --git a/players.lua b/api.lua
similarity index 96%
rename from players.lua
rename to api.lua
index 5b161bd..6037d75 100644
--- a/players.lua
+++ b/api.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- get current skin
 skins.get_player_skin = function(player)
 	local skin = player:get_attribute("skin")
-	if not skins.is_skin(skin) then
+	if not skins.textures[skin] then
 		skin = skins.default
 	end
 	return skin
diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
index 45a6c66..6fac624 100644
--- a/depends.txt
+++ b/depends.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-default
 intllib?
 unified_inventory?
 3d_armor?
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d49335d..953e1b6 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -9,26 +9,8 @@ skins = {}
 skins.modpath = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
 skins.default = "character_1"
 
-skins.type = { SPRITE=0, MODEL=1, ERROR=99 }
-skins.get_type = function(texture)
-	if not skins.is_skin(texture) then
-		return skins.type.ERROR
-	end
-	return skins.type.MODEL
-end
-
-skins.is_skin = function(texture)
-	if not texture then
-		return false
-	end
-	if not skins.meta[texture] then
-		return false
-	end
-	return true
-end
-
+dofile(skins.modpath.."/api.lua")
 dofile(skins.modpath.."/skinlist.lua")
-dofile(skins.modpath.."/players.lua")
 
 -- Unified inventory page/integration
 if minetest.get_modpath("unified_inventory") then