diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
index f970689..c333993 100644
--- a/depends.txt
+++ b/depends.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ wool?
 magma_conduits?
 intllib?
 doc?
-simplecrafting_lib?
-handholds?
\ No newline at end of file
+simplecrafting_lib?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/flowstone_nodes.lua b/features/flowstone_nodes.lua
index 285faa2..265a3ee 100644
--- a/features/flowstone_nodes.lua
+++ b/features/flowstone_nodes.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,3 @@ dfcaverns.icicle_ids = subterrane.register_stalagmite_nodes("dfcaverns:icicle",
 	sounds = default.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
 })
 
-if minetest.get_modpath("handholds") and handholds ~= nil and handholds.register_handholds_node ~= nil then
-	handholds.register_handholds_node("dfcaverns:dry_flowstone", "dfcaverns:dry_flowstone_handholds", {description = S("Dry Flowstone Handholds")})
-	handholds.register_handholds_node("dfcaverns:wet_flowstone", "dfcaverns:wet_flowstone_handholds", {description = S("Wet Flowstone Handholds")})
-end