diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbbcce9..7766c1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This mod causes fruits on trees from other mods to regrow like apples in the 5.0
 
 Cool_trees modpack, ethereal, farming_plus and moretrees are supported, but maybe there are other mods with this problem that I don't know about. Please tell me in the Minetest Forum topic!
 
-Apples in older versions than Minetest 5.0 will also regrow.
+There is also the possibility to enable regrowing apples in Minetest Settings. Notice that this is only necessary for older versions than MT 5.0.
 
 Credits
 ----
diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70878e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+default
+ethereal?
+cherrytree?
+chestnuttree?
+clementinetree?
+ebony?
+lemontree?
+oak?
+palm?
+plumtree?
+pomegranate?
+moretrees?
+farming_plus?
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diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 19ae9c1..fb8c1ef 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local regrowing_apples = minetest.settings:get_bool("regrowing_apples", true)
+
 local add_fruit_regrowable = function(fruit, node, leaves)
 
 	-- check if node exists
@@ -5,42 +7,6 @@ local add_fruit_regrowable = function(fruit, node, leaves)
 		return
 	end
 
-	-- make sure cacao pod from cool_trees isn't placed by player
-	if node == "cacaotree:pod" then
-		minetest.register_node("regrowing_fruits:cacao", {
-			description = "Cacao Pod",
-			drawtype = "nodebox",
-			tiles = {
-				"cacaotree_bean_top.png",
-				"cacaotree_bean_top.png^[transformFY",
-				"cacaotree_bean_right.png",
-				"cacaotree_bean_right.png^[transformFX",
-				"cacaotree_bean_front.png",
-			},
-			paramtype = "light",
-			paramtype2 = "wallmounted",
-			node_box = {
-				type = "fixed",
-				fixed = {
-					{-0.25, -0.5, 0, 0.25, 0.0625, 0.5},
-				},
-			},
-			use_texture_alpha = "clip",
-			drop = "cacaotree:cacao_beans 10",
-			groups = {fleshy = 3, dig_immediate = 3, flammable = 2,
-					  leafdecay = 3, leafdecay_drop = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
-			sounds = default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
-			walkable = false,
-			is_ground_content = false,
-		})
-
-		minetest.register_on_placenode(function(pos, newnode, placer)
-			if placer:is_player() and newnode.name == "cacaotree:pod" then
-				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = "regrowing_fruits:cacao", param2 = newnode.param2})
-			end
-		end)
-	end
-
 	local groups = node.groups
 	if minetest.get_item_group(node, "attached_node") == 1 then
 		groups = {fleshy=3, dig_immediate=3, flammable=2, leafdecay = 1, leafdecay_drop = 1}
@@ -58,10 +24,8 @@ local add_fruit_regrowable = function(fruit, node, leaves)
 		end,
 		on_dig = minetest.node_dig, -- override on_dig functions causing regrowth not to work
 		after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
-			if oldnode.param2 == 0 and oldnode.name ~= "plumtree:plum"
-					or oldnode.name == "plumtree:plum" and oldnode.param2 == 1
-					or oldnode.name == "cacaotree:pod" then
-				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = "regrowing_fruits:"..fruit.."_mark", param2 = oldnode.param2})
+			if oldnode.param2 == 0 and oldnode.name ~= "plumtree:plum" or oldnode.name == "plumtree:plum" and oldnode.param2 == 1 then
+				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = "regrowing_fruits:"..fruit.."_mark"})
 				minetest.get_node_timer(pos):start(math.random(300, 1500))
 			end
 		end,
@@ -84,8 +48,8 @@ local add_fruit_regrowable = function(fruit, node, leaves)
 				minetest.remove_node(pos)
 			elseif minetest.get_node_light(pos) < 13 then
 				minetest.get_node_timer(pos):start(200)
-			elseif node == "cacaotree:pod" or node == "plumtree:plum" then
-				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = node, param2 = minetest.get_node(pos).param2})
+			elseif node == "plumtree:plum" then
+				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = node, param2 = 1})
 			else
 				minetest.set_node(pos, {name = node})
 			end
@@ -94,7 +58,9 @@ local add_fruit_regrowable = function(fruit, node, leaves)
 end
 
 -- apples
-add_fruit_regrowable("apple", "default:apple", "default:leaves")
+if regrowing_apples then
+	add_fruit_regrowable("apple", "default:apple", "default:leaves")
+end
 
 -- ethereal
 add_fruit_regrowable("banana","ethereal:banana", "ethereal:bananaleaves")
@@ -104,8 +70,7 @@ add_fruit_regrowable("lemon", "ethereal:lemon", "ethereal:lemon_leaves")
 add_fruit_regrowable("olive", "ethereal:olive", "ethereal:olive_leaves")
 add_fruit_regrowable("orange", "ethereal:orange", "ethereal:orange_leaves")
 
--- cool_trees
-add_fruit_regrowable("cacao", "cacaotree:pod", "cacaotree:trunk") -- use trunk instead of leaves
+-- cool_trees TODO: add cacao
 add_fruit_regrowable("cherry", "cherrytree:cherries", "cherrytree:blossom_leaves")
 add_fruit_regrowable("chestnut", "chestnuttree:bur", "chestnuttree:leaves")
 add_fruit_regrowable("clementine", "clementinetree:clementine", "clementinetree:leaves")
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
index b1a8860..9fb6774 100644
--- a/mod.conf
+++ b/mod.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 name = regrowing_fruits
 author = philipmi
-depends =
-optional_depends = default, ethereal, cacaotree, cherrytree, chestnuttree, clementinetree, ebony, lemontree, oak, palm, plumtree, pomegranate, moretrees, farming_plus
 description = Fruits on trees from other mods will regrow.
 title = Regrowing Fruits
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e40b9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+regrowing_apples (Regrowing apples: unnecessary for MT 5.x) bool false
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