diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index d7548018f..d054cd560 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@
 
 namespace
 {
+
+    void addObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::PhysicsSystem& physics,
+                   MWRender::RenderingManager& rendering)
+    {
+        std::string model = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(ptr.getClass().getModel(ptr));
+        std::string id = ptr.getClass().getId(ptr);
+        if (id == "prisonmarker" || id == "divinemarker" || id == "templemarker" || id == "northmarker")
+            model = "";
+        rendering.addObject(ptr, model);
+        ptr.getClass().insertObject (ptr, model, physics);
+    }
+
     void updateObjectLocalRotation (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::PhysicsSystem& physics,
                                     MWRender::RenderingManager& rendering)
     {
@@ -80,10 +92,7 @@ namespace
         {
             try
             {
-                const std::string& model = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(ptr.getClass().getModel(ptr));
-                mRendering.addObject(ptr, model);
-                ptr.getClass().insertObject (ptr, model, mPhysics);
-
+                addObject(ptr, mPhysics, mRendering);
                 updateObjectLocalRotation(ptr, mPhysics, mRendering);
                 if (ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode())
                 {
@@ -530,9 +539,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void Scene::addObjectToScene (const Ptr& ptr)
     {
-        const std::string& model = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(ptr.getClass().getModel(ptr));
-        mRendering.addObject(ptr, model);
-        ptr.getClass().insertObject (ptr, model, *mPhysics);
+        addObject(ptr, *mPhysics, mRendering);
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->rotateObject(ptr, 0, 0, 0, true);
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->scaleObject(ptr, ptr.getCellRef().getScale());
     }
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index 130787797..8cb531f55 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void ManualBulletShapeLoader::loadResource(Ogre::Resource *resource)
     mShape->mAutogenerated = hasAutoGeneratedCollision(node);
 
     //do a first pass
-    handleNode(node,0,false,false,false);
+    handleNode(node,0,false,false);
 
     if(mBoundingBox != NULL)
     {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool ManualBulletShapeLoader::hasAutoGeneratedCollision(Nif::Node const * rootNo
 
 void ManualBulletShapeLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
                                          bool isCollisionNode,
-                                         bool raycasting, bool isMarker, bool isAnimated)
+                                         bool raycasting, bool isAnimated)
 {
     // Accumulate the flags from all the child nodes. This works for all
     // the flags we currently use, at least.
@@ -254,13 +254,6 @@ void ManualBulletShapeLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
     if(node->recType == Nif::RC_AvoidNode)
         flags |= 0x800;
 
-    // Marker objects
-    /// \todo don't do this in the editor
-    std::string nodename = node->name;
-    Misc::StringUtils::toLower(nodename);
-    if (nodename.find("marker") != std::string::npos)
-        isMarker = true;
-
     // Check for extra data
     Nif::Extra const *e = node;
     while (!e->extra.empty())
@@ -285,12 +278,11 @@ void ManualBulletShapeLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
                 // Marker objects. These are only visible in the
                 // editor. Until and unless we add an editor component to
                 // the engine, just skip this entire node.
-                isMarker = true;
+                return;
         }
     }
 
-    if ( (isCollisionNode || (mShape->mAutogenerated && !raycasting))
-            && (!isMarker || (!mShape->mAutogenerated && !raycasting)))
+    if (isCollisionNode || (mShape->mAutogenerated && !raycasting))
     {
         // NOTE: a trishape with hasBounds=true, but no BBoxCollision flag should NOT go through handleNiTriShape!
         // It must be ignored completely.
@@ -319,7 +311,7 @@ void ManualBulletShapeLoader::handleNode(const Nif::Node *node, int flags,
         for(size_t i = 0;i < list.length();i++)
         {
             if(!list[i].empty())
-                handleNode(list[i].getPtr(), flags, isCollisionNode, raycasting, isMarker, isAnimated);
+                handleNode(list[i].getPtr(), flags, isCollisionNode, raycasting, isAnimated);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
index f95bdfccf..889599719 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ private:
     *Parse a node.
     */
     void handleNode(Nif::Node const *node, int flags, bool isCollisionNode,
-                    bool raycasting, bool isMarker, bool isAnimated=false);
+                    bool raycasting, bool isAnimated=false);
 
     /**
     *Helper function
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
index 7ec2c2c24..51e5d10da 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.cpp
@@ -1176,11 +1176,6 @@ class NIFObjectLoader
         if(node->recType == Nif::RC_RootCollisionNode)
             isRootCollisionNode = true;
 
-        // Marker objects: just skip the entire node branch
-        /// \todo don't do this in the editor
-        if (node->name.find("marker") != std::string::npos)
-            return;
-
         if(node->recType == Nif::RC_NiBSAnimationNode)
             animflags |= node->flags;
         else if(node->recType == Nif::RC_NiBSParticleNode)