diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index c9be21322..0ba4839e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "../mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/pickpocket.hpp"
 #include "../mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp"
@@ -211,31 +212,48 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void ContainerWindow::onTakeAllButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
     {
-        if(mDragAndDrop == NULL || !mDragAndDrop->mIsOnDragAndDrop)
+        if(mDragAndDrop != NULL && mDragAndDrop->mIsOnDragAndDrop)
+            return;
+
+        // transfer everything into the player's inventory
+        ItemModel* playerModel = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getInventoryWindow()->getModel();
+        mModel->update();
+
+        // unequip all items to avoid unequipping/reequipping
+        if (mPtr.getClass().hasInventoryStore(mPtr))
         {
-            // transfer everything into the player's inventory
-            ItemModel* playerModel = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getInventoryWindow()->getModel();
-            mModel->update();
+            MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = mPtr.getClass().getInventoryStore(mPtr);
             for (size_t i=0; i<mModel->getItemCount(); ++i)
             {
-                if (i==0)
-                {
-                    // play the sound of the first object
-                    MWWorld::Ptr item = mModel->getItem(i).mBase;
-                    std::string sound = item.getClass().getUpSoundId(item);
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->playSound(sound);
-                }
-
                 const ItemStack& item = mModel->getItem(i);
+                if (invStore.isEquipped(item.mBase) == false)
+                    continue;
+
+                invStore.unequipItem(item.mBase, mPtr);
+            }
+        }
 
-                if (!onTakeItem(item, item.mCount))
-                    break;
+        mModel->update();
 
-                mModel->moveItem(item, item.mCount, playerModel);
+        for (size_t i=0; i<mModel->getItemCount(); ++i)
+        {
+            if (i==0)
+            {
+                // play the sound of the first object
+                MWWorld::Ptr item = mModel->getItem(i).mBase;
+                std::string sound = item.getClass().getUpSoundId(item);
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->playSound(sound);
             }
 
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode(GM_Container);
+            const ItemStack& item = mModel->getItem(i);
+
+            if (!onTakeItem(item, item.mCount))
+                break;
+
+            mModel->moveItem(item, item.mCount, playerModel);
         }
+
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode(GM_Container);
     }
 
     void ContainerWindow::onDisposeCorpseButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget *sender)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventoryitemmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventoryitemmodel.cpp
index 2fe540f22..222243ec1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventoryitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventoryitemmodel.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #include "inventoryitemmodel.hpp"
 
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "../mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp"
+#include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
@@ -45,16 +50,33 @@ MWWorld::Ptr InventoryItemModel::copyItem (const ItemStack& item, size_t count,
     return *mActor.getClass().getContainerStore(mActor).add(item.mBase, count, mActor, setNewOwner);
 }
 
-
 void InventoryItemModel::removeItem (const ItemStack& item, size_t count)
 {
-    MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = mActor.getClass().getContainerStore(mActor);
-    int removed = store.remove(item.mBase, count, mActor);
+    int removed = 0;
+    // Re-equipping makes sense only if a target has inventory
+    if (mActor.getClass().hasInventoryStore(mActor))
+    {
+        MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = mActor.getClass().getInventoryStore(mActor);
+        removed = store.remove(item.mBase, count, mActor, true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = mActor.getClass().getContainerStore(mActor);
+        removed = store.remove(item.mBase, count, mActor);
+    }
+
+    std::stringstream error;
 
     if (removed == 0)
-        throw std::runtime_error("Item to remove not found in container store");
+    {
+        error << "Item '" << item.mBase.getCellRef().getRefId() << "' was not found in container store to remove";
+        throw std::runtime_error(error.str());
+    }
     else if (removed < static_cast<int>(count))
-        throw std::runtime_error("Not enough items in the stack to remove");
+    {
+        error << "Not enough items '" << item.mBase.getCellRef().getRefId() << "' in the stack to remove (" << static_cast<int>(count) << " requested, " << removed << " found)";
+        throw std::runtime_error(error.str());
+    }
 }
 
 MWWorld::Ptr InventoryItemModel::moveItem(const ItemStack &item, size_t count, ItemModel *otherModel)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
index dfc066bcd..8457b33cb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/containerextensions.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         if (::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(iter->getCellRef().getRefId(), item))
                             itemName = iter->getClass().getName(*iter);
 
-                    // Actors should not equip a replacement when items are removed with RemoveItem
-                    int numRemoved = store.remove(item, count, ptr, false);
+                    int numRemoved = store.remove(item, count, ptr);
 
                     // Spawn a messagebox (only for items removed from player's inventory)
                     if ((numRemoved > 0)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index eef10b905..cd04a425b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::addNewStack (const Cons
     return it;
 }
 
-int MWWorld::ContainerStore::remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement)
+int MWWorld::ContainerStore::remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const Ptr& actor)
 {
     int toRemove = count;
 
     for (ContainerStoreIterator iter(begin()); iter != end() && toRemove > 0; ++iter)
         if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(iter->getCellRef().getRefId(), itemId))
-            toRemove -= remove(*iter, toRemove, actor, equipReplacement);
+            toRemove -= remove(*iter, toRemove, actor);
 
     flagAsModified();
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ int MWWorld::ContainerStore::remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const
     return count - toRemove;
 }
 
-int MWWorld::ContainerStore::remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement)
+int MWWorld::ContainerStore::remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor)
 {
     assert(this == item.getContainerStore());
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
index f27ff1db9..dbb82cbda 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.hpp
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             ContainerStoreIterator add(const std::string& id, int count, const Ptr& actorPtr);
             ///< Utility to construct a ManualRef and call add(ptr, count, actorPtr, true)
 
-            int remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement = true);
+            int remove(const std::string& itemId, int count, const Ptr& actor);
             ///< Remove \a count item(s) designated by \a itemId from this container.
             ///
             /// @return the number of items actually removed
 
-            virtual int remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement = true);
+            virtual int remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor);
             ///< Remove \a count item(s) designated by \a item from this inventory.
             ///
             /// @return the number of items actually removed
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index a6394757f..b599b3583 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -654,6 +654,11 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::getSelectedEnchantItem(
     return mSelectedEnchantItem;
 }
 
+int MWWorld::InventoryStore::remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor)
+{
+    return remove(item, count, actor, false);
+}
+
 int MWWorld::InventoryStore::remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement)
 {
     int retCount = ContainerStore::remove(item, count, actor);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
index 90f7f7788..851abf408 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             virtual bool stacks (const ConstPtr& ptr1, const ConstPtr& ptr2) const;
             ///< @return true if the two specified objects can stack with each other
 
-            virtual int remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement = true);
+            virtual int remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor);
+            virtual int remove(const Ptr& item, int count, const Ptr& actor, bool equipReplacement);
             ///< Remove \a count item(s) designated by \a item from this inventory.
             ///
             /// @return the number of items actually removed