diff --git a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
index 3754fc2ff..00ec85b2f 100644
--- a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
+++ b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ItemDefinition read_item_definition(lua_State* L,int index,
 	getboolfield(L, index, "liquids_pointable", def.liquids_pointable);
 
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "tool_digging_properties",
-			"deprecated: use tool_capabilities");
+			"Deprecated; use tool_capabilities");
 
 	lua_getfield(L, index, "tool_capabilities");
 	if(lua_istable(L, -1)){
@@ -427,17 +427,17 @@ ContentFeatures read_content_features(lua_State *L, int index)
 
 	// Warn about some deprecated fields
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "wall_mounted",
-			"deprecated: use paramtype2 = 'wallmounted'");
+			"Deprecated; use paramtype2 = 'wallmounted'");
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "light_propagates",
-			"deprecated: determined from paramtype");
+			"Deprecated; determined from paramtype");
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "dug_item",
-			"deprecated: use 'drop' field");
+			"Deprecated; use 'drop' field");
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "extra_dug_item",
-			"deprecated: use 'drop' field");
+			"Deprecated; use 'drop' field");
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "extra_dug_item_rarity",
-			"deprecated: use 'drop' field");
+			"Deprecated; use 'drop' field");
 	warn_if_field_exists(L, index, "metadata_name",
-			"deprecated: use on_add and metadata callbacks");
+			"Deprecated; use on_add and metadata callbacks");
 
 	// True for all ground-like things like stone and mud, false for eg. trees
 	getboolfield(L, index, "is_ground_content", f.is_ground_content);
@@ -639,14 +639,13 @@ void pushnode(lua_State *L, const MapNode &n, INodeDefManager *ndef)
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 void warn_if_field_exists(lua_State *L, int table,
-		const char *fieldname, const std::string &message)
+		const char *name, const std::string &message)
 {
-	lua_getfield(L, table, fieldname);
-	if(!lua_isnil(L, -1)){
-//TODO find way to access backtrace fct from here
-		//		infostream<<script_get_backtrace(L)<<std::endl;
-		infostream<<"WARNING: field \""<<fieldname<<"\": "
-				<<message<<std::endl;
+	lua_getfield(L, table, name);
+	if (!lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
+		warningstream << "Field \"" << name << "\": "
+				<< message << std::endl;
+		infostream << script_get_backtrace(L) << std::endl;
 	}
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 }
@@ -705,7 +704,7 @@ ItemStack read_item(lua_State* L, int index,Server* srv)
 		}
 		catch(SerializationError &e)
 		{
-			infostream<<"WARNING: unable to create item from itemstring"
+			warningstream<<"unable to create item from itemstring"
 					<<": "<<itemstring<<std::endl;
 			return ItemStack();
 		}
@@ -840,14 +839,14 @@ ToolCapabilities read_tool_capabilities(
 				getintfield(L, table_groupcap, "uses", groupcap.uses);
 				// DEPRECATED: maxwear
 				float maxwear = 0;
-				if(getfloatfield(L, table_groupcap, "maxwear", maxwear)){
-					if(maxwear != 0)
+				if (getfloatfield(L, table_groupcap, "maxwear", maxwear)){
+					if (maxwear != 0)
 						groupcap.uses = 1.0/maxwear;
 					else
 						groupcap.uses = 0;
-					infostream<<script_get_backtrace(L)<<std::endl;
-					infostream<<"WARNING: field \"maxwear\" is deprecated; "
-							<<"should replace with uses=1/maxwear"<<std::endl;
+					warningstream << "Field \"maxwear\" is deprecated; "
+							<< "replace with uses=1/maxwear" << std::endl;
+					infostream << script_get_backtrace(L) << std::endl;
 				}
 				// Read "times" table
 				lua_getfield(L, table_groupcap, "times");
diff --git a/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp b/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp
index 14d992df0..073ff1541 100644
--- a/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp
+++ b/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp
@@ -163,35 +163,26 @@ void script_run_callbacks_f(lua_State *L, int nargs,
 void log_deprecated(lua_State *L, const std::string &message)
 {
 	static bool configured = false;
-	static bool dolog      = false;
-	static bool doerror    = false;
+	static bool do_log     = false;
+	static bool do_error   = false;
 
-	// performance optimization to not have to read and compare setting for every logline
+	// Only read settings on first call
 	if (!configured) {
 		std::string value = g_settings->get("deprecated_lua_api_handling");
 		if (value == "log") {
-			dolog = true;
+			do_log = true;
 		} else if (value == "error") {
-			dolog = true;
-			doerror = true;
+			do_log   = true;
+			do_error = true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (doerror) {
-		if (L != NULL) {
+	if (do_log) {
+		warningstream << message << std::endl;
+		if (do_error)
 			script_error(L, LUA_ERRRUN, NULL, NULL);
-		} else {
-			FATAL_ERROR("Can't do a scripterror for this deprecated message, "
-				"so exit completely!");
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (dolog) {
-		/* abusing actionstream because of lack of file-only-logged loglevel */
-		actionstream << message << std::endl;
-		if (L != NULL) {
-			actionstream << script_get_backtrace(L) << std::endl;
-		}
+		else
+			infostream << script_get_backtrace(L) << std::endl;
 	}
 }