diff --git a/mods/default/init.lua b/mods/default/init.lua
index 441d2a91..44b5d4b3 100644
--- a/mods/default/init.lua
+++ b/mods/default/init.lua
@@ -1795,113 +1795,4 @@ function on_punchnode(p, node)
 end
 minetest.register_on_punchnode(on_punchnode)
 
-local function handle_give_command(cmd, giver, receiver, stackstring)
-	if not minetest.get_player_privs(giver)["give"] then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, "error: you don't have permission to give")
-		return
-	end
-	minetest.debug("DEBUG: "..cmd..' invoked, stackstring="'..stackstring..'"')
-	minetest.log(cmd..' invoked, stackstring="'..stackstring..'"')
-	local itemstack = ItemStack(stackstring)
-	if itemstack:is_empty() then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, 'error: cannot give an empty item')
-		return
-	elseif not itemstack:is_known() then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, 'error: cannot give an unknown item')
-		return
-	end
-	local receiverref = minetest.env:get_player_by_name(receiver)
-	if receiverref == nil then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, receiver..' is not a known player')
-		return
-	end
-	local leftover = receiverref:get_inventory():add_item("main", itemstack)
-	if leftover:is_empty() then
-		partiality = ""
-	elseif leftover:get_count() == itemstack:get_count() then
-		partiality = "could not be "
-	else
-		partiality = "partially "
-	end
-	-- The actual item stack string may be different from what the "giver"
-	-- entered (e.g. big numbers are always interpreted as 2^16-1).
-	stackstring = itemstack:to_string()
-	if giver == receiver then
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, '"'..stackstring
-			..'" '..partiality..'added to inventory.');
-	else
-		minetest.chat_send_player(giver, '"'..stackstring
-			..'" '..partiality..'added to '..receiver..'\'s inventory.');
-		minetest.chat_send_player(receiver, '"'..stackstring
-			..'" '..partiality..'added to inventory.');
-	end
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_chat_message(function(name, message)
-	--print("default on_chat_message: name="..dump(name).." message="..dump(message))
-	local cmd = "/giveme"
-	if message:sub(0, #cmd) == cmd then
-		local stackstring = string.match(message, cmd.." (.*)")
-		if stackstring == nil then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, 'usage: '..cmd..' stackstring')
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		handle_give_command(cmd, name, name, stackstring)
-		return true
-	end
-	local cmd = "/give"
-	if message:sub(0, #cmd) == cmd then
-		local receiver, stackstring = string.match(message, cmd.." ([%a%d_-]+) (.*)")
-		if receiver == nil or stackstring == nil then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, 'usage: '..cmd..' name stackstring')
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		handle_give_command(cmd, name, receiver, stackstring)
-		return true
-	end
-	local cmd = "/spawnentity"
-	if message:sub(0, #cmd) == cmd then
-		if not minetest.get_player_privs(name)["give"] then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "you don't have permission to spawn (give)")
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		if not minetest.get_player_privs(name)["interact"] then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "you don't have permission to interact")
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		local entityname = string.match(message, cmd.." (.*)")
-		if entityname == nil then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, 'usage: '..cmd..' entityname')
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		print(cmd..' invoked, entityname="'..entityname..'"')
-		local player = minetest.env:get_player_by_name(name)
-		if player == nil then
-			print("Unable to spawn entity, player is nil")
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		local p = player:getpos()
-		p.y = p.y + 1
-		minetest.env:add_entity(p, entityname)
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name, '"'..entityname
-				..'" spawned.');
-		return true -- Handled chat message
-	end
-	local cmd = "/pulverize"
-	if message:sub(0, #cmd) == cmd then
-		local player = minetest.env:get_player_by_name(name)
-		if player == nil then
-			print("Unable to pulverize, player is nil")
-			return true -- Handled chat message
-		end
-		if player:get_wielded_item():is_empty() then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, 'Unable to pulverize, no item in hand.')
-		else
-			player:set_wielded_item(nil)
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, 'An item was pulverized.')
-		end
-		return true
-	end
-end)
-
 -- END