diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index b6f88daa1..20b365b37 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MWSound
     {
     }
 
-    void stopSound (MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *cell)
+    void SoundManager::stopSound (MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *cell)
     {
         // Note to Nico: You can get the cell of a Ptr via the getCell function. Just iterate over all
         // sounds and remove those with matching cell.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 823cb2528..620751f61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "ptr.hpp"
 #include "environment.hpp"
 
@@ -535,9 +537,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
             mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager->dropActors (active->first);
             active->second->destroy();
+            mEnvironment.mSoundManager->stopSound (active->first);
             delete active->second;
             mActiveCells.erase (active);
-            // TODO remove sounds
         }
 
         // register local scripts