diff --git a/assign-minecarts.lua b/assign-minecarts.lua
index cb8da7c834..5554e69022 100644
--- a/assign-minecarts.lua
+++ b/assign-minecarts.lua
@@ -2,31 +2,12 @@
 --@ module = true
 
 local argparse = require('argparse')
-local quickfort = reqscript('quickfort')
-
--- ensures the list of available minecarts has been calculated by the game
-local function refresh_ui_hauling_vehicles()
-    local qfdata
-    if #df.global.plotinfo.hauling.routes > 0 then
-        -- if there is an existing route, move to the vehicle screen and back
-        -- out to force the game to scan for assignable minecarts
-        qfdata = 'hv^^'
-    else
-        -- if no current routes, create a route, move to the vehicle screen,
-        -- back out, and remove the route. The extra "px" is in the string in
-        -- case the user has the confirm plugin enabled. "p" pauses the plugin
-        -- and "x" retries the route deletion.
-        qfdata = 'hrv^xpx^'
-    end
-    quickfort.apply_blueprint{mode='config', data=qfdata}
-end
 
 function get_free_vehicles()
-    refresh_ui_hauling_vehicles()
     local free_vehicles = {}
-    for _,minecart in ipairs(df.global.plotinfo.hauling.vehicles) do
-        if minecart and minecart.route_id == -1 then
-            table.insert(free_vehicles, minecart)
+    for _,vehicle in ipairs(df.global.world.vehicles.active) do
+        if vehicle and vehicle.route_id == -1 then
+            table.insert(free_vehicles, vehicle)
         end
     end
     return free_vehicles
@@ -136,7 +117,7 @@ local function all(quiet)
     end
 end
 
-local function do_help()
+local function do_help(_)
     print(dfhack.script_help())
 end
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 29e7426c96..f4890d1d1b 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ that repo.
 
 ## New Scripts
 - `diplomacy`: view or alter diplomatic relationships
-- `exportlegends`: reinstated: export extended legends information for external browsing
-- `modtools/create-item`: reinstated: commandline and API interface for creating items
-- `light-aquifers-only`: reinstated: convert heavy aquifers to light
+- `exportlegends`: (reinstated\) export extended legends information for external browsing
+- `modtools/create-item`: (reinstated) commandline and API interface for creating items
+- `light-aquifers-only`: (reinstated) convert heavy aquifers to light
 - `necronomicon`: search fort for items containing the secrets of life and death
 - `fix/stuck-instruments`: fix instruments that are attached to invalid jobs, making them unusable
 - `gui/mod-manager`: automatically restore your list of active mods when generating new worlds
 - `gui/autodump`: point and click item teleportation and destruction interface
 - `gui/sandbox`: creation interface for units, trees, and items
+- `assign-minecarts`: (reinstated) quickly assign minecarts to hauling routes
 
 ## Fixes
 - `quickfort`: properly allow dwarves to smooth, engrave, and carve beneath passable tiles of buildings
diff --git a/docs/assign-minecarts.rst b/docs/assign-minecarts.rst
index abd7ff856f..6512e4f79d 100644
--- a/docs/assign-minecarts.rst
+++ b/docs/assign-minecarts.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ assign-minecarts
 
 .. dfhack-tool::
     :summary: Assign minecarts to hauling routes.
-    :tags: unavailable fort productivity
+    :tags: fort productivity
 
-This script allows you to assign minecarts to hauling routes without having to
-use the in-game interface.
+This script allows you to quickly assign minecarts to hauling routes without
+having to go through the in-game interface.
 
 Note that a hauling route must have at least one stop defined before a minecart
 can be assigned to it.