diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
index 9d6552106..94795b841 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.cpp
@@ -186,17 +186,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return ptr;
     }
     template<typename T>
-    const T *Store<T>::findRandom(const std::string &id) const
-    {
-        const T *ptr = searchRandom(id);
-        if(ptr == nullptr)
-        {
-            const std::string msg = T::getRecordType() + " starting with '" + id + "' not found";
-            throw std::runtime_error(msg);
-        }
-        return ptr;
-    }
-    template<typename T>
     RecordId Store<T>::load(ESM::ESMReader &esm)
     {
         T record;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
index 9cb1c7473..e37152431 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         const T *find(const std::string &id) const;
 
-        /** Returns a random record that starts with the named ID. An exception is thrown if none
-         * are found. */
-        const T *findRandom(const std::string &id) const;
-
         iterator begin() const;
         iterator end() const;