diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index e0c43d728..e936e05fc 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@
 # Profiler data print interval. #0 = disable.
 #profiler_print_interval = 0
 #enable_mapgen_debug_info = false
-# Player and object positions are sent at intervals specified by this
-#objectdata_interval = 0.2
 #active_object_send_range_blocks = 3
 #active_block_range = 2
 #max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 2
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index a165627e5..d264713e2 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -940,222 +940,6 @@ void Client::ProcessData(u8 *data, u32 datasize, u16 sender_peer_id)
 		//infostream<<"Adding mesh update task for received block"<<std::endl;
 		addUpdateMeshTaskWithEdge(p, true);
 	}
-	else if(command == TOCLIENT_PLAYERPOS)
-	{
-		infostream<<"Received deprecated TOCLIENT_PLAYERPOS"
-				<<std::endl;
-		/*u16 our_peer_id;
-		{
-			//JMutexAutoLock lock(m_con_mutex); //bulk comment-out
-			our_peer_id = m_con.GetPeerID();
-		}
-		// Cancel if we don't have a peer id
-		if(our_peer_id == PEER_ID_INEXISTENT){
-			infostream<<"TOCLIENT_PLAYERPOS cancelled: "
-					"we have no peer id"
-					<<std::endl;
-			return;
-		}*/
-
-		{ //envlock
-			//JMutexAutoLock envlock(m_env_mutex); //bulk comment-out
-			
-			u32 player_size = 2+12+12+4+4;
-				
-			u32 player_count = (datasize-2) / player_size;
-			u32 start = 2;
-			for(u32 i=0; i<player_count; i++)
-			{
-				u16 peer_id = readU16(&data[start]);
-
-				Player *player = m_env.getPlayer(peer_id);
-
-				// Skip if player doesn't exist
-				if(player == NULL)
-				{
-					start += player_size;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				// Skip if player is local player
-				if(player->isLocal())
-				{
-					start += player_size;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				v3s32 ps = readV3S32(&data[start+2]);
-				v3s32 ss = readV3S32(&data[start+2+12]);
-				s32 pitch_i = readS32(&data[start+2+12+12]);
-				s32 yaw_i = readS32(&data[start+2+12+12+4]);
-				/*infostream<<"Client: got "
-						<<"pitch_i="<<pitch_i
-						<<" yaw_i="<<yaw_i<<std::endl;*/
-				f32 pitch = (f32)pitch_i / 100.0;
-				f32 yaw = (f32)yaw_i / 100.0;
-				v3f position((f32)ps.X/100., (f32)ps.Y/100., (f32)ps.Z/100.);
-				v3f speed((f32)ss.X/100., (f32)ss.Y/100., (f32)ss.Z/100.);
-				player->setPosition(position);
-				player->setSpeed(speed);
-				player->setPitch(pitch);
-				player->setYaw(yaw);
-
-				/*infostream<<"Client: player "<<peer_id
-						<<" pitch="<<pitch
-						<<" yaw="<<yaw<<std::endl;*/
-
-				start += player_size;
-			}
-		} //envlock
-	}
-	else if(command == TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO)
-	{
-		infostream<<"Client received DEPRECATED TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO"<<std::endl;
-#if 0
-		u16 our_peer_id;
-		{
-			//JMutexAutoLock lock(m_con_mutex); //bulk comment-out
-			our_peer_id = m_con.GetPeerID();
-		}
-		// Cancel if we don't have a peer id
-		if(our_peer_id == PEER_ID_INEXISTENT){
-			infostream<<"TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO cancelled: "
-					"we have no peer id"
-					<<std::endl;
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		//infostream<<"Client: Server reports players:"<<std::endl;
-
-		{ //envlock
-			//JMutexAutoLock envlock(m_env_mutex); //bulk comment-out
-			
-			u32 item_size = 2+PLAYERNAME_SIZE;
-			u32 player_count = (datasize-2) / item_size;
-			u32 start = 2;
-			// peer_ids
-			core::list<u16> players_alive;
-			for(u32 i=0; i<player_count; i++)
-			{
-				// Make sure the name ends in '\0'
-				data[start+2+20-1] = 0;
-
-				u16 peer_id = readU16(&data[start]);
-
-				players_alive.push_back(peer_id);
-				
-				/*infostream<<"peer_id="<<peer_id
-						<<" name="<<((char*)&data[start+2])<<std::endl;*/
-
-				// Don't update the info of the local player
-				if(peer_id == our_peer_id)
-				{
-					start += item_size;
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				Player *player = m_env.getPlayer(peer_id);
-
-				// Create a player if it doesn't exist
-				if(player == NULL)
-				{
-					player = new RemotePlayer(this,
-							m_device->getSceneManager()->getRootSceneNode(),
-							m_device,
-							-1);
-					player->peer_id = peer_id;
-					m_env.addPlayer(player);
-					infostream<<"Client: Adding new player "
-							<<peer_id<<std::endl;
-				}
-				
-				player->updateName((char*)&data[start+2]);
-
-				start += item_size;
-			}
-			
-			/*
-				Remove those players from the environment that
-				weren't listed by the server.
-			*/
-			//infostream<<"Removing dead players"<<std::endl;
-			core::list<Player*> players = m_env.getPlayers();
-			core::list<Player*>::Iterator ip;
-			for(ip=players.begin(); ip!=players.end(); ip++)
-			{
-				// Ingore local player
-				if((*ip)->isLocal())
-					continue;
-				
-				// Warn about a special case
-				if((*ip)->peer_id == 0)
-				{
-					infostream<<"Client: Removing "
-							"dead player with id=0"<<std::endl;
-				}
-
-				bool is_alive = false;
-				core::list<u16>::Iterator i;
-				for(i=players_alive.begin(); i!=players_alive.end(); i++)
-				{
-					if((*ip)->peer_id == *i)
-					{
-						is_alive = true;
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-				/*infostream<<"peer_id="<<((*ip)->peer_id)
-						<<" is_alive="<<is_alive<<std::endl;*/
-				if(is_alive)
-					continue;
-				infostream<<"Removing dead player "<<(*ip)->peer_id
-						<<std::endl;
-				m_env.removePlayer((*ip)->peer_id);
-			}
-		} //envlock
-#endif
-	}
-	else if(command == TOCLIENT_SECTORMETA)
-	{
-		infostream<<"Client received DEPRECATED TOCLIENT_SECTORMETA"<<std::endl;
-#if 0
-		/*
-			[0] u16 command
-			[2] u8 sector count
-			[3...] v2s16 pos + sector metadata
-		*/
-		if(datasize < 3)
-			return;
-
-		//infostream<<"Client received TOCLIENT_SECTORMETA"<<std::endl;
-
-		{ //envlock
-			//JMutexAutoLock envlock(m_env_mutex); //bulk comment-out
-			
-			std::string datastring((char*)&data[2], datasize-2);
-			std::istringstream is(datastring, std::ios_base::binary);
-
-			u8 buf[4];
-
-			is.read((char*)buf, 1);
-			u16 sector_count = readU8(buf);
-			
-			//infostream<<"sector_count="<<sector_count<<std::endl;
-
-			for(u16 i=0; i<sector_count; i++)
-			{
-				// Read position
-				is.read((char*)buf, 4);
-				v2s16 pos = readV2S16(buf);
-				/*infostream<<"Client: deserializing sector at "
-						<<"("<<pos.X<<","<<pos.Y<<")"<<std::endl;*/
-				// Create sector
-				assert(m_env.getMap().mapType() == MAPTYPE_CLIENT);
-				((ClientMap&)m_env.getMap()).deSerializeSector(pos, is);
-			}
-		} //envlock
-#endif
-	}
 	else if(command == TOCLIENT_INVENTORY)
 	{
 		if(datasize < 3)
@@ -1190,73 +974,6 @@ void Client::ProcessData(u8 *data, u32 datasize, u16 sender_peer_id)
 			//player->inventory.print(infostream);
 		}
 	}
-	//DEBUG
-	else if(command == TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA)
-	{
-		// Strip command word and create a stringstream
-		std::string datastring((char*)&data[2], datasize-2);
-		std::istringstream is(datastring, std::ios_base::binary);
-		
-		u8 buf[12];
-
-		/*
-			Read players
-		*/
-
-		is.read((char*)buf, 2);
-		u16 playercount = readU16(buf);
-		
-		for(u16 i=0; i<playercount; i++)
-		{
-			is.read((char*)buf, 2);
-			u16 peer_id = readU16(buf);
-			is.read((char*)buf, 12);
-			v3s32 p_i = readV3S32(buf);
-			is.read((char*)buf, 12);
-			v3s32 s_i = readV3S32(buf);
-			is.read((char*)buf, 4);
-			s32 pitch_i = readS32(buf);
-			is.read((char*)buf, 4);
-			s32 yaw_i = readS32(buf);
-			
-			Player *player = m_env.getPlayer(peer_id);
-
-			// Skip if player doesn't exist
-			if(player == NULL)
-			{
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			// Skip if player is local player
-			if(player->isLocal())
-			{
-				continue;
-			}
-	
-			f32 pitch = (f32)pitch_i / 100.0;
-			f32 yaw = (f32)yaw_i / 100.0;
-			v3f position((f32)p_i.X/100., (f32)p_i.Y/100., (f32)p_i.Z/100.);
-			v3f speed((f32)s_i.X/100., (f32)s_i.Y/100., (f32)s_i.Z/100.);
-			
-			player->setPosition(position);
-			player->setSpeed(speed);
-			player->setPitch(pitch);
-			player->setYaw(yaw);
-		}
-
-		/*
-			Read block objects
-			NOTE: Deprecated stuff
-		*/
-
-		// Read active block count
-		u16 blockcount = readU16(is);
-		if(blockcount != 0){
-			infostream<<"TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA: blockcount != 0 "
-					"not supported"<<std::endl;
-			return;
-		}
-	}
 	else if(command == TOCLIENT_TIME_OF_DAY)
 	{
 		if(datasize < 4)
diff --git a/src/clientserver.h b/src/clientserver.h
index ff9fc31f9..4d6cd716d 100644
--- a/src/clientserver.h
+++ b/src/clientserver.h
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 		Add TOSERVER_INTERACT
 		Obsolete TOSERVER_CLICK_ACTIVEOBJECT
 		Obsolete TOSERVER_GROUND_ACTION
+	PROTOCOL_VERSION 5:
+		Make players to be handled mostly as ActiveObjects
 */
 
-#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 4
+#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 5
 
 #define PROTOCOL_ID 0x4f457403
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ enum ToClientCommand
 		[N+2+12+12+4] s32 yaw*100
 	*/
 
-	TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO = 0x24,
+	TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO = 0x24, // Obsolete
 	/*
 		[0] u16 command
 		// Followed by an arbitary number of these:
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ enum ToClientCommand
 		[2] serialized inventory
 	*/
 	
-	TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA = 0x28,
+	TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA = 0x28, // Obsolete
 	/*
 		Sent as unreliable.
 
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index a1e3ff998..0c1e8e63c 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 
 	settings->setDefault("profiler_print_interval", "0");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_mapgen_debug_info", "false");
-	settings->setDefault("objectdata_interval", "0.2");
 	settings->setDefault("active_object_send_range_blocks", "3");
 	settings->setDefault("active_block_range", "2");
 	//settings->setDefault("max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client", "1");
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 2dceb805b..a461c95e8 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -750,105 +750,6 @@ queue_full_break:
 		infostream<<"GetNextBlocks duration: "<<timer_result<<" (!=0)"<<std::endl;*/
 }
 
-void RemoteClient::SendObjectData(
-		Server *server,
-		float dtime,
-		core::map<v3s16, bool> &stepped_blocks
-	)
-{
-	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
-
-	// Can't send anything without knowing version
-	if(serialization_version == SER_FMT_VER_INVALID)
-	{
-		infostream<<"RemoteClient::SendObjectData(): Not sending, no version."
-				<<std::endl;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-		Send a TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA packet.
-		Sent as unreliable.
-
-		u16 command
-		u16 number of player positions
-		for each player:
-			u16 peer_id
-			v3s32 position*100
-			v3s32 speed*100
-			s32 pitch*100
-			s32 yaw*100
-		u16 count of blocks
-		for each block:
-			block objects
-	*/
-
-	std::ostringstream os(std::ios_base::binary);
-	u8 buf[12];
-	
-	// Write command
-	writeU16(buf, TOCLIENT_OBJECTDATA);
-	os.write((char*)buf, 2);
-	
-	/*
-		Get and write player data
-	*/
-	
-	// Get connected players
-	core::list<Player*> players = server->m_env->getPlayers(true);
-
-	// Write player count
-	u16 playercount = players.size();
-	writeU16(buf, playercount);
-	os.write((char*)buf, 2);
-
-	core::list<Player*>::Iterator i;
-	for(i = players.begin();
-			i != players.end(); i++)
-	{
-		Player *player = *i;
-
-		v3f pf = player->getPosition();
-		v3f sf = player->getSpeed();
-
-		v3s32 position_i(pf.X*100, pf.Y*100, pf.Z*100);
-		v3s32 speed_i   (sf.X*100, sf.Y*100, sf.Z*100);
-		s32   pitch_i   (player->getPitch() * 100);
-		s32   yaw_i     (player->getYaw() * 100);
-		
-		writeU16(buf, player->peer_id);
-		os.write((char*)buf, 2);
-		writeV3S32(buf, position_i);
-		os.write((char*)buf, 12);
-		writeV3S32(buf, speed_i);
-		os.write((char*)buf, 12);
-		writeS32(buf, pitch_i);
-		os.write((char*)buf, 4);
-		writeS32(buf, yaw_i);
-		os.write((char*)buf, 4);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-		Get and write object data (dummy, for compatibility)
-	*/
-
-	// Write block count
-	writeU16(buf, 0);
-	os.write((char*)buf, 2);
-
-	/*
-		Send data
-	*/
-	
-	//infostream<<"Server: Sending object data to "<<peer_id<<std::endl;
-
-	// Make data buffer
-	std::string s = os.str();
-	SharedBuffer<u8> data((u8*)s.c_str(), s.size());
-	// Send as unreliable
-	server->m_con.Send(peer_id, 0, data, false);
-}
-
 void RemoteClient::GotBlock(v3s16 p)
 {
 	if(m_blocks_sending.find(p) != NULL)
@@ -1914,25 +1815,6 @@ void Server::AsyncRunStep()
 		
 	}
 
-	/*
-		Send object positions
-	*/
-	{
-		float &counter = m_objectdata_timer;
-		counter += dtime;
-		if(counter >= g_settings->getFloat("objectdata_interval"))
-		{
-			JMutexAutoLock lock1(m_env_mutex);
-			JMutexAutoLock lock2(m_con_mutex);
-
-			//ScopeProfiler sp(g_profiler, "Server: sending player positions");
-
-			SendObjectData(counter);
-
-			counter = 0.0;
-		}
-	}
-	
 	/*
 		Trigger emergethread (it somehow gets to a non-triggered but
 		bysy state sometimes)
@@ -2286,7 +2168,7 @@ void Server::ProcessData(u8 *data, u32 datasize, u16 peer_id)
 		SendTextures(peer_id);
 		
 		// Send player info to all players
-		SendPlayerInfos();
+		//SendPlayerInfos();
 
 		// Send inventory to player
 		UpdateCrafting(peer_id);
@@ -3953,64 +3835,6 @@ void Server::SendCraftItemDef(con::Connection &con, u16 peer_id,
 	Non-static send methods
 */
 
-void Server::SendObjectData(float dtime)
-{
-	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
-
-	core::map<v3s16, bool> stepped_blocks;
-	
-	for(core::map<u16, RemoteClient*>::Iterator
-		i = m_clients.getIterator();
-		i.atEnd() == false; i++)
-	{
-		u16 peer_id = i.getNode()->getKey();
-		RemoteClient *client = i.getNode()->getValue();
-		assert(client->peer_id == peer_id);
-		
-		if(client->serialization_version == SER_FMT_VER_INVALID)
-			continue;
-		
-		client->SendObjectData(this, dtime, stepped_blocks);
-	}
-}
-
-void Server::SendPlayerInfos()
-{
-	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
-
-	//JMutexAutoLock envlock(m_env_mutex);
-	
-	// Get connected players
-	core::list<Player*> players = m_env->getPlayers(true);
-	
-	u32 player_count = players.getSize();
-	u32 datasize = 2+(2+PLAYERNAME_SIZE)*player_count;
-
-	SharedBuffer<u8> data(datasize);
-	writeU16(&data[0], TOCLIENT_PLAYERINFO);
-	
-	u32 start = 2;
-	core::list<Player*>::Iterator i;
-	for(i = players.begin();
-			i != players.end(); i++)
-	{
-		Player *player = *i;
-
-		/*infostream<<"Server sending player info for player with "
-				"peer_id="<<player->peer_id<<std::endl;*/
-		
-		writeU16(&data[start], player->peer_id);
-		memset((char*)&data[start+2], 0, PLAYERNAME_SIZE);
-		snprintf((char*)&data[start+2], PLAYERNAME_SIZE, "%s", player->getName());
-		start += 2+PLAYERNAME_SIZE;
-	}
-
-	//JMutexAutoLock conlock(m_con_mutex);
-
-	// Send as reliable
-	m_con.SendToAll(0, data, true);
-}
-
 void Server::SendInventory(u16 peer_id)
 {
 	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
@@ -5042,7 +4866,7 @@ void Server::handlePeerChange(PeerChange &c)
 		m_clients.remove(c.peer_id);
 
 		// Send player info to all remaining clients
-		SendPlayerInfos();
+		//SendPlayerInfos();
 		
 		// Send leave chat message to all remaining clients
 		BroadcastChatMessage(message);
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 7568463b2..0fe1979b7 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -273,17 +273,6 @@ public:
 	void GetNextBlocks(Server *server, float dtime,
 			core::array<PrioritySortedBlockTransfer> &dest);
 
-	/*
-		Connection and environment should be locked when this is called.
-		steps() objects of blocks not found in active_blocks, then
-		adds those blocks to active_blocks
-	*/
-	void SendObjectData(
-			Server *server,
-			float dtime,
-			core::map<v3s16, bool> &stepped_blocks
-		);
-
 	void GotBlock(v3s16 p);
 
 	void SentBlock(v3s16 p);
@@ -541,8 +530,6 @@ private:
 	*/
 
 	// Envlock and conlock should be locked when calling these
-	void SendObjectData(float dtime);
-	void SendPlayerInfos();
 	void SendInventory(u16 peer_id);
 	// send wielded item info about player to all
 	void SendWieldedItem(const Player *player);