diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.cpp
index 76bb4f53f..9aaa98f19 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         MWWorld::CellStore* playerCell = MWMechanics::getPlayer().getCell();
 
-        // check if player has changed cell, or count of the reference has become 0
-        if ((playerCell != mCurrentPlayerCell && mCurrentPlayerCell != NULL)
-             || (!mPtr.isEmpty() && mPtr.getRefData().getCount() == 0))
+        // check if count of the reference has become 0
+        if (!mPtr.isEmpty() && mPtr.getRefData().getCount() == 0)
         {
             if (!mPtr.isEmpty())
             {