diff --git a/doc/MODULES b/doc/MODULES
index 9e6aeba418..ef8f2c0190 100644
--- a/doc/MODULES
+++ b/doc/MODULES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Eggdrop Module Information Last revised: Jul 25, 2016
+Eggdrop Module Information Last revised: Nov 10, 2022
 
 Eggdrop Module Information
 
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ MODULES INCLUDED WITH EGGDROP
 
   compress
 
-      This module provides support for file compression. This allows the
-      bot to transfer compressed user files and, therefore, save a
-      significant amount of bandwidth.
+      This module provides support for file compression. With share module
+      loaded this allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and,
+      therefore, save a significant amount of bandwidth.
 
   console
 
diff --git a/doc/modules/MODULES b/doc/modules/MODULES
index 05b2a8fef3..48e47a4983 100644
--- a/doc/modules/MODULES
+++ b/doc/modules/MODULES
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ channels
 
 compress
 
-    This module provides support for file compression. This allows the
-    bot to transfer compressed user files and, therefore, save a
+    This module provides support for file compression. With share module loaded
+    this allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and, therefore, save a
     significant amount of bandwidth.
 
 console
diff --git a/doc/sphinx_source/modules/included.rst b/doc/sphinx_source/modules/included.rst
index 95f4599420..625ad896e7 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx_source/modules/included.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx_source/modules/included.rst
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Modules included with Eggdrop
     or save channel specific userfile information.
 
 :ref:`compress`
-    This module provides support for file compression. This
-    allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and, therefore,
-    save a significant amount of bandwidth.
+    This module provides support for file compression. With share module loaded
+    this allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and, therefore, save a
+    significant amount of bandwidth.
 
 :ref:`console`
     This module provides storage of console settings when you exit
diff --git a/doc/sphinx_source/modules/mod/compress.rst b/doc/sphinx_source/modules/mod/compress.rst
index ceb76c8714..dc60d3d129 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx_source/modules/mod/compress.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx_source/modules/mod/compress.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Last revised: May 27, 2004
+Last revised: Nov 10, 2022
 
 .. _compress:
 
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ Last revised: May 27, 2004
 Compress Module
 ===============
 
-This module provides support for file compression. It can be used
-to compress files via Tcl or to transfer the userfile compressed during the
-share process, saving bandwidth.
-
-This module requires: share
+This module provides support for file compression. It can be used to compress
+files via Tcl or, with share module loaded, to transfer the userfile compressed
+during the share process, saving bandwidth.
 
 Put this line into your Eggdrop configuration file to load the compress
 module::
diff --git a/eggdrop.conf b/eggdrop.conf
index 81e35bfe99..8b57163ae3 100755
--- a/eggdrop.conf
+++ b/eggdrop.conf
@@ -1510,10 +1510,10 @@ set xfer-timeout 30
 
 #### COMPRESS MODULE ####
 
-# This module provides support for file compression. This allows the
-# bot to transfer compressed user files and therefore save a significant amount
-# of bandwidth. The share module must be loaded to load this module. Un-comment
-# the following line to the compress module.
+# This module provides support for file compression. With share module loaded
+# this allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and therefore save a
+# significant amount of bandwidth. Un-comment the following line to the compress
+# module.
 #loadmodule compress
 
 # Allow compressed sending of user files? The user files are compressed with
diff --git a/src/mod/compress.mod/compress.c b/src/mod/compress.mod/compress.c
index d4cd731549..99685806b4 100644
--- a/src/mod/compress.mod/compress.c
+++ b/src/mod/compress.mod/compress.c
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ static char *compress_close()
   rem_help_reference("compress.help");
   rem_tcl_commands(my_tcl_cmds);
   rem_tcl_ints(my_tcl_ints);
-  uff_deltable(compress_uff_table);
+  if (share_funcs)
+    uff_deltable(compress_uff_table);
 
   module_undepend(MODULE_NAME);
   return NULL;
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ static Function compress_table[] = {
 
 char *compress_start(Function *global_funcs)
 {
+  module_entry *me;
   global = global_funcs;
 
   compressed_files = 0;
@@ -450,13 +452,12 @@ char *compress_start(Function *global_funcs)
     return "This module requires Eggdrop 1.8.0 or later.";
   }
 
-  share_funcs = module_depend(MODULE_NAME, "share", 2, 3);
-  if (!share_funcs) {
-    module_undepend(MODULE_NAME);
-    return "This module requires share module 2.3 or later.";
+  me = module_find("share", 2, 3);
+  if (me) {
+    share_funcs = me->funcs;
+    uff_addtable(compress_uff_table);
   }
 
-  uff_addtable(compress_uff_table);
   add_tcl_ints(my_tcl_ints);
   add_tcl_commands(my_tcl_cmds);
   add_help_reference("compress.help");
diff --git a/src/mod/compress.mod/help/compress.help b/src/mod/compress.mod/help/compress.help
index 87683c56c9..733ad44646 100644
--- a/src/mod/compress.mod/help/compress.help
+++ b/src/mod/compress.mod/help/compress.help
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %{help=compress module}%{+n}
 ###  %bcompress module%b
    This module provides support for file compression. It can be used
-   to compress files via Tcl or to transfer the userfile compressed during the
-   share process, saving bandwidth.
+   to compress files via Tcl or, with share module loaded, to transfer the
+   userfile compressed during the share process, saving bandwidth.
 
    Config file variables for configuring the compress module:
       %bcompress-level  share-compressed%b
diff --git a/src/mod/compress.mod/modinfo b/src/mod/compress.mod/modinfo
index 454de6694f..52c5217950 100644
--- a/src/mod/compress.mod/modinfo
+++ b/src/mod/compress.mod/modinfo
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-DESC:The compress module provides support for file compression. This
-DESC:allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and therefore
-DESC:saves a significant amount of bandwidth, especially on very active
-DESC:hubs.  The module depends on the zlib library.
+DESC:The compress module provides support for file compression. With share
+DESC:module loaded this allows the bot to transfer compressed user files and
+DESC:therefore saves a significant amount of bandwidth, especially on very
+DESC:active hubs.  The module depends on the zlib library.
 DESC:
 DESC:You will want to ENABLE this module if you have enough CPU time
 DESC:to spare.