diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
index 1ca452efe..31b8a1515 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellstore.cpp
@@ -497,9 +497,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // List moved references, from separately tracked list.
         for (ESM::CellRefTracker::const_iterator it = mCell->mLeasedRefs.begin(); it != mCell->mLeasedRefs.end(); ++it)
         {
-            const ESM::CellRef &ref = *it;
+            const ESM::CellRef &ref = it->first;
+            bool deleted = it->second;
 
-            mIds.push_back(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(ref.mRefID));
+            if (!deleted)
+                mIds.push_back(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(ref.mRefID));
         }
 
         std::sort (mIds.begin(), mIds.end());
@@ -549,9 +551,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         // Load moved references, from separately tracked list.
         for (ESM::CellRefTracker::const_iterator it = mCell->mLeasedRefs.begin(); it != mCell->mLeasedRefs.end(); ++it)
         {
-            ESM::CellRef &ref = const_cast<ESM::CellRef&>(*it);
+            ESM::CellRef &ref = const_cast<ESM::CellRef&>(it->first);
+            bool deleted = it->second;
 
-            loadRef (ref, false);
+            loadRef (ref, deleted);
         }
 
         updateMergedRefs();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
index 4cddbcdfb..fbe94b7d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
@@ -513,19 +513,16 @@ namespace MWWorld
             bool deleted = false;
             cell->getNextRef(esm, ref, deleted);
 
-            if (!deleted)
-            {
-                // Add data required to make reference appear in the correct cell.
-                // We should not need to test for duplicates, as this part of the code is pre-cell merge.
-                cell->mMovedRefs.push_back(cMRef);
-
-                // But there may be duplicates here!
-                ESM::CellRefTracker::iterator iter = std::find(cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.begin(), cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.end(), ref.mRefNum);
-                if (iter == cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.end())
-                  cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.push_back(ref);
-                else
-                  *iter = ref;
-            }
+            // Add data required to make reference appear in the correct cell.
+            // We should not need to test for duplicates, as this part of the code is pre-cell merge.
+            cell->mMovedRefs.push_back(cMRef);
+
+            // But there may be duplicates here!
+            ESM::CellRefTracker::iterator iter = std::find_if(cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.begin(), cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.end(), ESM::CellRefTrackerPredicate(ref.mRefNum));
+            if (iter == cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.end())
+                cellAlt->mLeasedRefs.push_back(std::make_pair(ref, deleted));
+            else
+                *iter = std::make_pair(ref, deleted);
         }
     }
     const ESM::Cell *Store<ESM::Cell>::search(const std::string &id) const
@@ -681,7 +678,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     if (itold != oldcell->mMovedRefs.end()) {
                         ESM::MovedCellRef target0 = *itold;
                         ESM::Cell *wipecell = const_cast<ESM::Cell*>(search(target0.mTarget[0], target0.mTarget[1]));
-                        ESM::CellRefTracker::iterator it_lease = std::find(wipecell->mLeasedRefs.begin(), wipecell->mLeasedRefs.end(), it->mRefNum);
+                        ESM::CellRefTracker::iterator it_lease = std::find_if(wipecell->mLeasedRefs.begin(), wipecell->mLeasedRefs.end(), ESM::CellRefTrackerPredicate(it->mRefNum));
                         if (it_lease != wipecell->mLeasedRefs.end())
                             wipecell->mLeasedRefs.erase(it_lease);
                         else
diff --git a/components/esm/loadcell.hpp b/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
index 549ed7309..249d812b1 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadcell.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ bool operator==(const MovedCellRef& ref, const RefNum& refNum);
 bool operator==(const CellRef& ref, const RefNum& refNum);
 
 typedef std::list<MovedCellRef> MovedCellRefTracker;
-typedef std::list<CellRef> CellRefTracker;
+typedef std::list<std::pair<CellRef, bool> > CellRefTracker;
+
+struct CellRefTrackerPredicate
+{
+    RefNum mRefNum;
+
+    CellRefTrackerPredicate(const RefNum& refNum) : mRefNum(refNum) {}
+    bool operator() (const std::pair<CellRef, bool>& refdelPair) { return refdelPair.first == mRefNum; }
+};
 
 /* Cells hold data about objects, creatures, statics (rocks, walls,
    buildings) and landscape (for exterior cells). Cells frequently