diff --git a/builtin/game/item.lua b/builtin/game/item.lua
index 5543e9a3f..be54d5f70 100644
--- a/builtin/game/item.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/item.lua
@@ -597,13 +597,8 @@ core.nodedef_default = {
 	-- Node properties
 	drawtype = "normal",
 	visual_scale = 1.0,
-	-- Don't define these because otherwise the old tile_images and
-	-- special_materials wouldn't be read
-	--tiles ={""},
-	--special_tiles = {
-	--	{name="", backface_culling=true},
-	--	{name="", backface_culling=true},
-	--},
+	tiles = {},
+	special_tiles = {},
 	post_effect_color = {a=0, r=0, g=0, b=0},
 	paramtype = "none",
 	paramtype2 = "none",
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index eb29e79e2..b52e1b5bf 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -7978,7 +7978,6 @@ Used by `minetest.register_node`.
 
         tiles = {tile definition 1, def2, def3, def4, def5, def6},
         -- Textures of node; +Y, -Y, +X, -X, +Z, -Z
-        -- Old field name was 'tile_images'.
         -- List can be shortened to needed length.
 
         overlay_tiles = {tile definition 1, def2, def3, def4, def5, def6},
@@ -7990,7 +7989,6 @@ Used by `minetest.register_node`.
 
         special_tiles = {tile definition 1, Tile definition 2},
         -- Special textures of node; used rarely.
-        -- Old field name was 'special_materials'.
         -- List can be shortened to needed length.
 
         color = ColorSpec,
diff --git a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
index 12a73d65e..1f9f97781 100644
--- a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
+++ b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
@@ -550,13 +550,6 @@ void read_content_features(lua_State *L, ContentFeatures &f, int index)
 
 	// tiles = {}
 	lua_getfield(L, index, "tiles");
-	// If nil, try the deprecated name "tile_images" instead
-	if(lua_isnil(L, -1)){
-		lua_pop(L, 1);
-		warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "tile_images",
-				"Deprecated; new name is \"tiles\".");
-		lua_getfield(L, index, "tile_images");
-	}
 	if(lua_istable(L, -1)){
 		int table = lua_gettop(L);
 		lua_pushnil(L);
@@ -613,13 +606,6 @@ void read_content_features(lua_State *L, ContentFeatures &f, int index)
 
 	// special_tiles = {}
 	lua_getfield(L, index, "special_tiles");
-	// If nil, try the deprecated name "special_materials" instead
-	if(lua_isnil(L, -1)){
-		lua_pop(L, 1);
-		warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "special_materials",
-				"Deprecated; new name is \"special_tiles\".");
-		lua_getfield(L, index, "special_materials");
-	}
 	if(lua_istable(L, -1)){
 		int table = lua_gettop(L);
 		lua_pushnil(L);