diff --git a/builtin/common/settings/components.lua b/builtin/common/settings/components.lua
index 0a4bf13c7..128e82239 100644
--- a/builtin/common/settings/components.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/settings/components.lua
@@ -430,8 +430,22 @@ local function make_noise_params(setting)
 	}
 end
 
-make.noise_params_2d = make_noise_params
-make.noise_params_3d = make_noise_params
+if INIT == "pause_menu" then
+	-- Making the noise parameter dialog work in the pause menu settings would
+	-- require porting "FSTK" (at least the dialog API) from the mainmenu formspec
+	-- API to the in-game formspec API.
+	-- There's no reason you'd want to adjust mapgen noise parameter settings
+	-- in-game (they only apply to new worlds), so there's no reason to implement
+	-- this.
+	local empty = function()
+		return { get_formspec = function() return "", 0 end }
+	end
+	make.noise_params_2d = empty
+	make.noise_params_3d = empty
+else
+	make.noise_params_2d = make_noise_params
+	make.noise_params_3d = make_noise_params
+end
 
 
 return make
diff --git a/builtin/common/settings/dlg_settings.lua b/builtin/common/settings/dlg_settings.lua
index 6857b5902..d8ed856f8 100644
--- a/builtin/common/settings/dlg_settings.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/settings/dlg_settings.lua
@@ -765,16 +765,19 @@ local function eventhandler(event)
 end
 
 
-function create_settings_dlg()
-	load()
-	local dlg = dialog_create("dlg_settings", get_formspec, buttonhandler, eventhandler)
+if INIT == "mainmenu" then
+	function create_settings_dlg()
+		load()
+		local dlg = dialog_create("dlg_settings", get_formspec, buttonhandler, eventhandler)
 
-	dlg.data.page_id = update_filtered_pages("")
+		dlg.data.page_id = update_filtered_pages("")
 
-	return dlg
-end
+		return dlg
+	end
+
+else
+	assert(INIT == "pause_menu")
 
-if INIT == "pause_menu" then
 	local dialog
 
 	core.register_on_formspec_input(function(formname, fields)
@@ -790,7 +793,7 @@ if INIT == "pause_menu" then
 		load()
 		dialog = {}
 		dialog.data = {}
-		dialog.page_id = update_filtered_pages("")
+		dialog.data.page_id = update_filtered_pages("")
 		dialog.delete = function()
 			dialog = nil
 		end