diff --git a/src/nodes.lua b/src/nodes.lua
index d5d23bf..c83dbe5 100644
--- a/src/nodes.lua
+++ b/src/nodes.lua
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ nodedef = {
 	groups = leaves.groups,
 	drop = leaves.drop,
 	sounds = leaves.sounds,
-	on_timer = leaves.on_timer, -- timer from leafdecay
 }
 nodedef.groups.flammable = 1
 
@@ -267,16 +266,12 @@ nodedef.groups.flammable = 1
 minetest.register_node("snow:apple", nodedef)
 snow.known_plants[minetest.get_content_id("default:apple")] = minetest.get_content_id("snow:apple")
 
-local dec_func = leafdecay_after_destruct
-function leafdecay_after_destruct(pos, oldnode, def)
-	if def.trunks[1] ~= "default:tree" then
-		return dec_func(pos, oldnode, def)
-	end
-	def.leaves[#def.leaves+1] = "snow:leaves"
-	def.leaves[#def.leaves+1] = "snow:apple"
-	leafdecay_after_destruct = dec_func
-	return leafdecay_after_destruct(pos, oldnode, def)
-end
+-- decay from default/nodes.lua:2537
+default.register_leafdecay{
+	trunks = {"default:tree"},
+	leaves = {"snow:apple", "snow:leaves"},
+	radius = minetest.get_mapgen_setting"mg_name" == "v6" and 2 or 3,
+}
 
 -- TODO
 snow.known_plants[minetest.get_content_id("default:jungleleaves")] = minetest.get_content_id("default:jungleleaves")