diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
index 485e3a7ad..78521d0ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ Animation* Actors::getAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void Actors::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
+void Actors::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
 {
     Ogre::SceneNode *node;
-    MWWorld::CellStore *newCell = ptr.getCell();
+    MWWorld::CellStore *newCell = cur.getCell();
 
     CellSceneNodeMap::const_iterator celliter = mCellSceneNodes.find(newCell);
     if(celliter != mCellSceneNodes.end())
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ void Actors::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
         node = mMwRoot->createChildSceneNode();
         mCellSceneNodes[newCell] = node;
     }
-    node->addChild(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode());
+    node->addChild(cur.getRefData().getBaseNode());
 
-    PtrAnimationMap::iterator iter = mAllActors.find(ptr);
+    PtrAnimationMap::iterator iter = mAllActors.find(old);
     if(iter != mAllActors.end())
     {
         Animation *anim = iter->second;
         mAllActors.erase(iter);
-        anim->updatePtr(ptr);
-        mAllActors[ptr] = anim;
+        anim->updatePtr(cur);
+        mAllActors[cur] = anim;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.hpp
index fc9fa4fbb..c89bfbaf5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         void update (float duration);
 
         /// Updates containing cell for object rendering data
-        void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
+        void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur);
 
         Animation* getAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
     };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index fe81eb911..2bbb229a3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -533,10 +533,10 @@ void Objects::rebuildStaticGeometry()
     }
 }
 
-void Objects::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
+void Objects::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
 {
     Ogre::SceneNode *node;
-    MWWorld::CellStore *newCell = ptr.getCell();
+    MWWorld::CellStore *newCell = cur.getCell();
 
     if(mCellSceneNodes.find(newCell) == mCellSceneNodes.end()) {
         node = mMwRoot->createChildSceneNode();
@@ -544,6 +544,6 @@ void Objects::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     } else {
         node = mCellSceneNodes[newCell];
     }
-    node->addChild(ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode());
+    node->addChild(cur.getRefData().getBaseNode());
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
index 283c05388..b7dd5a3b1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.hpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
     void rebuildStaticGeometry();
 
     /// Updates containing cell for object rendering data
-    void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
+    void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur);
 };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 0b9730dea..5dd2b3773 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -302,23 +302,19 @@ bool RenderingManager::rotateObject( const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, Ogre::Vector3 &rot
 }
 
 void
-RenderingManager::moveObjectToCell(
-    const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr,
-    const Ogre::Vector3& pos,
-    MWWorld::CellStore *store)
+RenderingManager::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur)
 {
     Ogre::SceneNode *child =
-        mRendering.getScene()->getSceneNode(ptr.getRefData().getHandle());
+        mRendering.getScene()->getSceneNode(old.getRefData().getHandle());
 
     Ogre::SceneNode *parent = child->getParentSceneNode();
     parent->removeChild(child);
 
-    if (MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).isActor()) {
-        mActors.updateObjectCell(ptr);
+    if (MWWorld::Class::get(old).isActor()) {
+        mActors.updateObjectCell(old, cur);
     } else {
-        mObjects.updateObjectCell(ptr);
+        mObjects.updateObjectCell(old, cur);
     }
-    child->setPosition(pos);
 }
 
 void RenderingManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index b6c33f9c0..bdb5447e3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface, public Ogre::WindowEventList
     void setWaterHeight(const float height);
     void toggleWater();
 
-    /// Moves object rendering part to proper container
-    /// \param store Cell the object was in previously (\a ptr has already been updated to the new cell).
-    void moveObjectToCell (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const Ogre::Vector3& position, MWWorld::CellStore *store);
+    /// Updates object rendering after cell change
+    /// \param old Object reference in previous cell
+    /// \param cur Object reference in new cell
+    void updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &old, const MWWorld::Ptr &cur);
 
     void update (float duration, bool paused);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 71e956b6e..f723934be 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     MWWorld::Ptr copy =
                         MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).copyToCell(ptr, newCell);
 
-                    mRendering->moveObjectToCell(copy, vec, currCell);
+                    mRendering->updateObjectCell(ptr, copy);
+
                     MWBase::MechanicsManager *mechMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager();
                     mechMgr->updateCell(copy);