diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 4c804d1f3..1a0544136 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Misc Improvements
 
 - `stocks`: can now match beginning and end of item names
 - `teleport`: Fixed cursor recognition
+- `tidlers`, `twaterlvl`: now implemented by scripts instead of a plugin
 - `tweak`:
 
     - debug output now logged to stderr.log instead of console - makes DFHack start faster
diff --git a/docs/Plugins.rst b/docs/Plugins.rst
index 9ea4b309f..20a54279e 100644
--- a/docs/Plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/Plugins.rst
@@ -564,10 +564,6 @@ resume
 Allows automatic resumption of suspended constructions, along with colored
 UI hints for construction status.
 
-tidlers
--------
-Toggle between all possible positions where the idlers count can be placed.
-
 .. _trackstop:
 
 trackstop
@@ -576,10 +572,6 @@ Adds a :kbd:`q` menu for track stops, which is completely blank by default.
 This allows you to view and/or change the track stop's friction and dump
 direction settings, using the keybindings from the track stop building interface.
 
-twaterlvl
----------
-Toggle between displaying/not displaying liquid depth as numbers.
-
 .. _stocks:
 
 stocks
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cb8b6df2..115f6196e 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ if (BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(getplants getplants.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(hotkeys hotkeys.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(infiniteSky infiniteSky.cpp)
-    DFHACK_PLUGIN(initflags initflags.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(isoworldremote isoworldremote.cpp PROTOBUFS isoworldremote)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(jobutils jobutils.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(lair lair.cpp)
diff --git a/plugins/initflags.cpp b/plugins/initflags.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a4ad30b0..000000000
--- a/plugins/initflags.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#include "Core.h"
-#include "Console.h"
-#include "Export.h"
-#include "PluginManager.h"
-
-#include "DataDefs.h"
-#include "df/d_init.h"
-
-using std::vector;
-using std::string;
-using std::endl;
-using namespace DFHack;
-using namespace df::enums;
-
-DFHACK_PLUGIN("initflags");
-REQUIRE_GLOBAL(d_init);
-
-command_result twaterlvl(color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters);
-command_result tidlers(color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters);
-
-DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init (color_ostream &out, std::vector <PluginCommand> &commands)
-{
-    if (d_init) {
-        commands.push_back(PluginCommand("twaterlvl", "Toggle display of water/magma depth.",
-                                         twaterlvl, Gui::dwarfmode_hotkey));
-        commands.push_back(PluginCommand("tidlers", "Toggle display of idlers.",
-                                         tidlers, Gui::dwarfmode_hotkey));
-    }
-    return CR_OK;
-}
-
-DFhackCExport command_result plugin_shutdown ( color_ostream &out )
-{
-    return CR_OK;
-}
-
-command_result twaterlvl(color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters)
-{
-    // HOTKEY COMMAND: CORE ALREADY SUSPENDED
-    d_init->flags1.toggle(d_init_flags1::SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS);
-    out << "Toggled the display of water/magma depth." << endl;
-    return CR_OK;
-}
-
-command_result tidlers(color_ostream &out, vector <string> & parameters)
-{
-    // HOTKEY COMMAND: CORE ALREADY SUSPENDED
-    d_init->idlers = ENUM_NEXT_ITEM(d_init_idlers, d_init->idlers);
-    out << "Toggled the display of idlers to " << ENUM_KEY_STR(d_init_idlers, d_init->idlers) << endl;
-    return CR_OK;
-}
diff --git a/scripts/tidlers.lua b/scripts/tidlers.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d450f631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tidlers.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--Toggle idlers count
+--[[=begin
+
+tidlers
+=======
+Toggle between all possible positions where the idlers count can be placed.
+
+=end]]
+-- see also the enum: df.d_init_idlers
+if df.global.d_init.idlers == 0 then
+    df.global.d_init.idlers = 1
+elseif df.global.d_init.idlers == 1 then
+    df.global.d_init.idlers = -1
+else
+    df.global.d_init.idlers = 0
+end
+print('Toggled the display of idlers.')
diff --git a/scripts/twaterlvl.lua b/scripts/twaterlvl.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50f487686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/twaterlvl.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Toggle display of water depth
+--[[=begin
+
+twaterlvl
+=========
+Toggle between displaying/not displaying liquid depth as numbers.
+
+=end]]
+
+df.global.d_init.flags1.SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS = not df.global.d_init.flags1.SHOW_FLOW_AMOUNTS
+print('Water level display toggled.')