diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
index 123027c9c..2c264020c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.cpp
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return *iter->second;
     }
 
-    const Class& Class::get (const Ptr& ptr)
-    {
-        return get (ptr.getTypeName());
-    }
-
     bool Class::isPersistent(const Ptr &ptr) const
     {
         throw std::runtime_error ("class does not support persistence");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
index bfeeaba9f..edffd7d23 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
             static const Class& get (const std::string& key);
             ///< If there is no class for this \a key, an exception is thrown.
 
-            static const Class& get (const Ptr& ptr);
+            static const Class& get (const Ptr& ptr)
+            {
+                return get (ptr.getTypeName());
+            }
             ///< If there is no class for this pointer, an exception is thrown.
 
             static void registerClass (const std::string& key,  boost::shared_ptr<Class> instance);