diff --git a/automation/include/moonscript.lua b/automation/include/moonscript.lua
index 9b3192101..88257f5ca 100644
--- a/automation/include/moonscript.lua
+++ b/automation/include/moonscript.lua
@@ -46,29 +46,6 @@ package.preload['moonscript.base'] = function()
     end
     return code, ltable
   end
-  moon_loader = function(name)
-    local name_path = name:gsub("%.", dirsep)
-    local file, file_path
-    local _list_0 = split(package.moonpath, ";")
-    for _index_0 = 1, #_list_0 do
-      local path = _list_0[_index_0]
-      file_path = path:gsub("?", name_path)
-      file = io.open(file_path)
-      if file then
-        break
-      end
-    end
-    if file then
-      local text = file:read("*a")
-      file:close()
-      local res, err = loadstring(text, file_path)
-      if not res then
-        error(file_path .. ": " .. err)
-      end
-      return res
-    end
-    return nil, "Could not find moon file"
-  end
   loadstring = function(...)
     local options, str, chunk_name, mode, env = get_options(...)
     chunk_name = chunk_name or "=(moonscript.loadstring)"
@@ -97,40 +74,10 @@ package.preload['moonscript.base'] = function()
     local f = assert(loadfile(...))
     return f()
   end
-  insert_loader = function(pos)
-    if pos == nil then
-      pos = 2
-    end
-    if not package.moonpath then
-      package.moonpath = create_moonpath(package.path)
-    end
-    local loaders = package.loaders or package.searchers
-    for _index_0 = 1, #loaders do
-      local loader = loaders[_index_0]
-      if loader == moon_loader then
-        return false
-      end
-    end
-    insert(loaders, pos, moon_loader)
-    return true
-  end
-  remove_loader = function()
-    local loaders = package.loaders or package.searchers
-    for i, loader in ipairs(loaders) do
-      if loader == moon_loader then
-        remove(loaders, i)
-        return true
-      end
-    end
-    return false
-  end
   return {
     _NAME = "moonscript",
-    insert_loader = insert_loader,
-    remove_loader = remove_loader,
     to_lua = to_lua,
     moon_chunk = moon_chunk,
-    moon_loader = moon_loader,
     dirsep = dirsep,
     dofile = dofile,
     loadfile = loadfile,
@@ -2056,12 +2003,7 @@ package.preload['moonscript.errors'] = function()
   
 end
 package.preload['moonscript'] = function()
-  do
-    local _with_0 = require("moonscript.base")
-    _with_0.insert_loader()
-    return _with_0
-  end
-  
+  return require("moonscript.base")
 end
 package.preload['moonscript.line_tables'] = function()
   return { }
diff --git a/libaegisub/lua/script_reader.cpp b/libaegisub/lua/script_reader.cpp
index df82b23d1..430f5042d 100644
--- a/libaegisub/lua/script_reader.cpp
+++ b/libaegisub/lua/script_reader.cpp
@@ -139,18 +139,17 @@ namespace agi { namespace lua {
 
 		lua_settable(L, -3);
 
-		luaL_loadstring(L, "return require('moonscript').loadstring");
-		if (lua_pcall(L, 0, 1, 0)) {
-			lua_remove(L, -2); // remove package.path table
-			return false; // leave error message
-		}
-		lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "moonscript");
-
 		// Replace the default lua module loader with our unicode compatible one
 		lua_getfield(L, -1, "loaders");
 		push_value(L, exception_wrapper<module_loader>);
 		lua_rawseti(L, -2, 2);
-		lua_pop(L, 2);
+		lua_pop(L, 2); // loaders, package
+
+		luaL_loadstring(L, "return require('moonscript').loadstring");
+		if (lua_pcall(L, 0, 1, 0)) {
+			return false; // leave error message
+		}
+		lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "moonscript");
 
 		return true;
 	}