diff --git a/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj b/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj
index 2a3a790c0eb..5c7e7fc054a 100644
--- a/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj
+++ b/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\ldump.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\lfunc.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\lgc.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\linit.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\liolib.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\llex.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\lmathlib.cpp" />
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\ltable.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\ltm.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lua.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lua.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\luaconf.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lualib.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lundump.h" />
diff --git a/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj.filters b/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj.filters
index 36c1d095f38..3f6dc54fb5a 100644
--- a/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/projectfiles/VC12/liblua.vcxproj.filters
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\lgc.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\linit.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\lua\liolib.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -175,9 +172,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lua.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\lua.hpp">
-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\lua\luaconf.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 449f4c293cd..51f2eb2a5c0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ set(libwesnoth-lua_STAT_SRC
 	lua/ltablib.cpp
 	lua/lstrlib.cpp
 	lua/loadlib.cpp
-	lua/linit.cpp
 	lua/lutf8lib.cpp
 )
 # We explicitly want lua compiled as C++ version, so this line is required:
diff --git a/src/lua/SConscript b/src/lua/SConscript
index 6af2cfd232d..1d1640226cc 100644
--- a/src/lua/SConscript
+++ b/src/lua/SConscript
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ loslib.cpp
 ltablib.cpp
 lstrlib.cpp
 loadlib.cpp
-linit.cpp
 lutf8lib.cpp
 """)
 env_lua = env.Clone(
diff --git a/src/lua/linit.cpp b/src/lua/linit.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ce94ccb355..00000000000
--- a/src/lua/linit.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/*
-** $Id: linit.c,v 1.38 2015/01/05 13:48:33 roberto Exp $
-** Initialization of libraries for lua.c and other clients
-** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
-*/
-
-
-#define linit_c
-#define LUA_LIB
-
-/*
-** If you embed Lua in your program and need to open the standard
-** libraries, call luaL_openlibs in your program. If you need a
-** different set of libraries, copy this file to your project and edit
-** it to suit your needs.
-**
-** You can also *preload* libraries, so that a later 'require' can
-** open the library, which is already linked to the application.
-** For that, do the following code:
-**
-**  luaL_getsubtable(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_PRELOAD");
-**  lua_pushcfunction(L, luaopen_modname);
-**  lua_setfield(L, -2, modname);
-**  lua_pop(L, 1);  // remove _PRELOAD table
-*/
-
-#include "lprefix.h"
-
-
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-#include "lua.h"
-
-#include "lualib.h"
-#include "lauxlib.h"
-
-
-/*
-** these libs are loaded by lua.c and are readily available to any Lua
-** program
-*/
-static const luaL_Reg loadedlibs[] = {
-  {"_G", luaopen_base},
-  {LUA_LOADLIBNAME, luaopen_package},
-  {LUA_COLIBNAME, luaopen_coroutine},
-  {LUA_TABLIBNAME, luaopen_table},
-  {LUA_IOLIBNAME, luaopen_io},
-  {LUA_OSLIBNAME, luaopen_os},
-  {LUA_STRLIBNAME, luaopen_string},
-  {LUA_MATHLIBNAME, luaopen_math},
-  {LUA_UTF8LIBNAME, luaopen_utf8},
-  {LUA_DBLIBNAME, luaopen_debug},
-#if defined(LUA_COMPAT_BITLIB)
-  {LUA_BITLIBNAME, luaopen_bit32},
-#endif
-  {NULL, NULL}
-};
-
-
-LUALIB_API void luaL_openlibs (lua_State *L) {
-  const luaL_Reg *lib;
-  /* "require" functions from 'loadedlibs' and set results to global table */
-  for (lib = loadedlibs; lib->func; lib++) {
-    luaL_requiref(L, lib->name, lib->func, 1);
-    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove lib */
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/src/lua/lua.hpp b/src/lua/lua.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ec417f59469..00000000000
--- a/src/lua/lua.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// lua.hpp
-// Lua header files for C++
-// <<extern "C">> not supplied automatically because Lua also compiles as C++
-
-extern "C" {
-#include "lua.h"
-#include "lualib.h"
-#include "lauxlib.h"
-}
diff --git a/src/wesnoth_lua_config.md b/src/wesnoth_lua_config.md
index 332f545452a..3a62e67cc74 100644
--- a/src/wesnoth_lua_config.md
+++ b/src/wesnoth_lua_config.md
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ Change into the Lua source folder.
         $ cd ~/lua-5.3.3/src
 
 We do not need, or want, the Lua command line interpreter, the Lua compiler or the Makefile, so delete them.
+We compile using C++ so cannot allow the use of "C" linkage from the provided header.
+And we initialize the Lua runtime and do not want to allow the provided initialization routine.
 
-        $ rm lua.c luac.c Makefile
+        $ rm lua.c luac.c Makefile lua.hpp linit.c
 
 Wesnoth requires all Lua sources to be compiled using C++.
 To ensure  this, rather than depend upon compiler flags, rename the files.