diff --git a/src/light.h b/src/light.h
index f8c4b83c3..203bd851e 100644
--- a/src/light.h
+++ b/src/light.h
@@ -35,36 +35,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 // This brightness is reserved for sunlight
 #define LIGHT_SUN 15
 
-inline u8 diminish_light(u8 light)
-{
-	if (light == 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (light >= LIGHT_MAX)
-		return LIGHT_MAX - 1;
-
-	return light - 1;
-}
-
-inline u8 diminish_light(u8 light, u8 distance)
-{
-	if (distance >= light)
-		return 0;
-	return light - distance;
-}
-
-inline u8 undiminish_light(u8 light)
-{
-	assert(light <= LIGHT_SUN);
-	// We don't know if light should undiminish from this particular 0.
-	// Thus, keep it at 0.
-	if (light == 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (light >= LIGHT_MAX)
-		return light;
-
-	return light + 1;
-}
-
 #ifndef SERVER
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp b/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
index 48171c84c..bdf791c0b 100644
--- a/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
@@ -130,18 +130,8 @@ static u8 getInteriorLight(enum LightBank bank, MapNode n, s32 increment,
 	const NodeDefManager *ndef)
 {
 	u8 light = n.getLight(bank, ndef);
-
-	while(increment > 0)
-	{
-		light = undiminish_light(light);
-		--increment;
-	}
-	while(increment < 0)
-	{
-		light = diminish_light(light);
-		++increment;
-	}
-
+	if (light > 0)
+		light = rangelim(light + increment, 0, LIGHT_SUN);
 	return decode_light(light);
 }