diff --git a/bones_loot/depends.txt b/bones_loot/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ef795e4..0000000
--- a/bones_loot/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-bones
-dungeon_loot?
-intllib?
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diff --git a/df_caverns/depends.txt b/df_caverns/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 575eaae..0000000
--- a/df_caverns/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-default
-subterrane
-df_farming?
-df_trees
-df_mapitems
-ice_sprites?
-oil?
-df_underworld_items?
-magma_conduits?
-bones_loot?
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diff --git a/df_caverns/description.txt b/df_caverns/description.txt
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index 2af064c..0000000
--- a/df_caverns/description.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Adds vast underground caverns in the style of Dwarf Fortress, complete with underground flora in diverse biomes. Also adds stalactite/stalagmite decorations in the smaller tunnels.
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diff --git a/df_trees/depends.txt b/df_trees/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9542636..0000000
--- a/df_trees/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-default
-intllib?
-doc?
-moreblocks?
-stairs?
-vessels?
-basic_materials?
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diff --git a/df_trees/description.txt b/df_trees/description.txt
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index 9cc6910..0000000
--- a/df_trees/description.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Adds various types of underground fungal "trees". Light kills their saplings, they only grow in the dark.
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diff --git a/df_underworld_items/depends.txt b/df_underworld_items/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ff3e7d..0000000
--- a/df_underworld_items/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-default
-intllib?
-doc?
-radiant_damage?
-mesecons_mvps?
-tnt?
-stairs
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diff --git a/df_underworld_items/description.txt b/df_underworld_items/description.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c2ed1a3..0000000
--- a/df_underworld_items/description.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Various node types used by the dfcaverns mapgen mod for its underworld layer.
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diff --git a/df_underworld_items/mod.conf b/df_underworld_items/mod.conf
index 1a841d5..e73f207 100644
--- a/df_underworld_items/mod.conf
+++ b/df_underworld_items/mod.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name = df_underworld_items
 description = Various node types used by the dfcaverns mapgen mod for its underworld layer.
-depends = default, stairs
-optional_depends = intllib, doc, radiant_damage, mesecons_mvps, tnt
+depends = default
+optional_depends = intllib, doc, radiant_damage, mesecons_mvps, tnt, stairs
diff --git a/ice_sprites/depends.txt b/ice_sprites/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e642580..0000000
--- a/ice_sprites/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-fireflies?
-vessels?
-doc?
-intllib?
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diff --git a/mine_gas/depends.txt b/mine_gas/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 106b7db..0000000
--- a/mine_gas/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-default
-tnt?
-doc?
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diff --git a/oil/depends.txt b/oil/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e3df8e9..0000000
--- a/oil/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-default
-dynamic_liquid?
-bucket?
-doc?
-basic_materials?
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