diff --git a/dirt_monster.lua b/dirt_monster.lua
index 3631fb2..ab2b6d9 100644
--- a/dirt_monster.lua
+++ b/dirt_monster.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local dirt_types = {
 
diff --git a/dungeon_master.lua b/dungeon_master.lua
index b2f9a45..3903dd3 100644
--- a/dungeon_master.lua
+++ b/dungeon_master.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local master_types = {
 
diff --git a/fire_spirit.lua b/fire_spirit.lua
index 6e9bea9..33dd049 100644
--- a/fire_spirit.lua
+++ b/fire_spirit.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local mob_drops = {
 	{name = "fireflies:firefly", chance = 1, min = 1, max = 1}
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e00db93..5c81838 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -2,10 +2,32 @@
 -- Load support for intllib.
 local path = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()) .. "/"
 
-local S = minetest.get_translator and minetest.get_translator("mobs_monster") or
-		dofile(path .. "intllib.lua")
+local S
 
-mobs.intllib = S
+-- Check for translation method
+local S
+if minetest.get_translator ~= nil then
+	S = minetest.get_translator("mobs_monster") -- 5.x translation function
+else
+	if minetest.get_modpath("intllib") then
+		dofile(minetest.get_modpath("intllib") .. "/init.lua")
+		if intllib.make_gettext_pair then
+			gettext, ngettext = intllib.make_gettext_pair() -- new gettext method
+		else
+			gettext = intllib.Getter() -- old text file method
+		end
+		S = gettext
+	else -- boilerplate function
+		S = function(str, ...)
+			local args = {...}
+			return str:gsub("@%d+", function(match)
+				return args[tonumber(match:sub(2))]
+			end)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+mobs.intllib_monster = S
 
 
 -- Check for custom mob spawn file
diff --git a/intllib.lua b/intllib.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 7decdf7..0000000
--- a/intllib.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
--- Support for the old multi-load method
-return dofile(minetest.get_modpath("intllib").."/init.lua")
-
diff --git a/land_guard.lua b/land_guard.lua
index 6545b33..5199463 100644
--- a/land_guard.lua
+++ b/land_guard.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 
 local guard_types = {
diff --git a/lava_flan.lua b/lava_flan.lua
index 1e957e3..069a5df 100644
--- a/lava_flan.lua
+++ b/lava_flan.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
-
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 -- Lava Flan by Zeg9 (additional textures by JurajVajda)
 
diff --git a/mese_monster.lua b/mese_monster.lua
index 949a087..772d4e1 100644
--- a/mese_monster.lua
+++ b/mese_monster.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
-
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 -- Mese Monster by Zeg9
 
diff --git a/oerkki.lua b/oerkki.lua
index f706b43..c8656fe 100644
--- a/oerkki.lua
+++ b/oerkki.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
-
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 -- Oerkki by PilzAdam
 
diff --git a/sand_monster.lua b/sand_monster.lua
index 67595be..4740e00 100644
--- a/sand_monster.lua
+++ b/sand_monster.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
-
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 -- custom particle effects
 local effect = function(
diff --git a/spider.lua b/spider.lua
index 4a74b3b..9f833f2 100644
--- a/spider.lua
+++ b/spider.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local get_velocity = function(self)
 
diff --git a/stone_monster.lua b/stone_monster.lua
index eb8d650..aad9ef8 100644
--- a/stone_monster.lua
+++ b/stone_monster.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local stone_types = {
 
diff --git a/tree_monster.lua b/tree_monster.lua
index 4276f02..2d23491 100644
--- a/tree_monster.lua
+++ b/tree_monster.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-local S = mobs.intllib
+local S = mobs.intllib_monster
 
 local tree_types = {