diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 99cbe9654..566853fc7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void rotateObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr,float x,float y,float z, bool adjust = false) = 0;
 
-            virtual MWWorld::Ptr safePlaceObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos) = 0;
+            virtual MWWorld::Ptr placeObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos) = 0;
             ///< place an object in a "safe" location (ie not in the void, etc).
 
             virtual void indexToPosition (int cellX, int cellY, float &x, float &y, bool centre = false)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creaturelevlist.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creaturelevlist.cpp
index cd55d31a1..e0e890b60 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creaturelevlist.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creaturelevlist.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MWClass
             const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
             MWWorld::ManualRef ref(store, id);
             ref.getPtr().getCellRef().setPosition(ptr.getCellRef().getPosition());
-            MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(), ptr.getCell() , ptr.getCellRef().getPosition());
+            MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(), ptr.getCell() , ptr.getCellRef().getPosition());
             customData.mSpawnActorId = placed.getClass().getCreatureStats(placed).getActorId();
             customData.mSpawn = false;
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
index 636e19907..7c4d077e6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/summoning.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         summonedCreatureStats.getAiSequence().stack(package, ref.getPtr());
                         creatureActorId = summonedCreatureStats.getActorId();
 
-                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(),store,ipos);
+                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(),store,ipos);
 
                         MWRender::Animation* anim = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(placed);
                         if (anim)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
index 9c950c8ff..7d9877168 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         pos.rot[2] = osg::DegreesToRadians(zRotDegrees);
                         MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(),itemID);
                         ref.getPtr().getCellRef().setPosition(pos);
-                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(),store,pos);
+                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(),store,pos);
                         placed.getClass().adjustPosition(placed, true);
                     }
                 }
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     pos.rot[2] = osg::DegreesToRadians(zRotDegrees);
                     MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(),itemID);
                     ref.getPtr().getCellRef().setPosition(pos);
-                    MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(),store,pos);
+                    MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(),store,pos);
                     placed.getClass().adjustPosition(placed, true);
                 }
         };
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), itemID, 1);
                         ref.getPtr().getCellRef().setPosition(ipos);
 
-                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(),store,ipos);
+                        MWWorld::Ptr placed = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(),store,ipos);
                         placed.getClass().adjustPosition(placed, true); // snap to ground
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index e6b8f25a2..3a4b0109c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         rotateObjectImp(ptr, osg::Vec3f(x, y, z), adjust);
     }
 
-    MWWorld::Ptr World::safePlaceObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos)
+    MWWorld::Ptr World::placeObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos)
     {
         return copyObjectToCell(ptr,cell,pos,ptr.getRefData().getCount(),false);
     }
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             MWWorld::ManualRef ref(getStore(), selectedCreature, 1);
             ref.getPtr().getCellRef().setPosition(ipos);
 
-            safePlaceObject(ref.getPtr(), cell, ipos);
+            placeObject(ref.getPtr(), cell, ipos);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index ce5aa417e..9f21135e5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             /// \param adjust indicates rotation should be set or adjusted
             virtual void rotateObject (const Ptr& ptr,float x,float y,float z, bool adjust = false);
 
-            virtual MWWorld::Ptr safePlaceObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos);
-            ///< place an object in a "safe" location (ie not in the void, etc). Makes a copy of the Ptr.
+            virtual MWWorld::Ptr placeObject(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& ptr, MWWorld::CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos);
+            ///< place an object. Makes a copy of the Ptr.
 
             virtual float getMaxActivationDistance();