diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index 43de3ff0d..6baf496a4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager)
 
 void MessageBoxManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
 {
-    std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer*>::const_iterator it;
+    std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer>::iterator it;
     for(it = mTimers.begin(); it != mTimers.end(); it++)
     {
-        (*it)->current += frameDuration;
-        if((*it)->current >= (*it)->max)
+        it->current += frameDuration;
+        if(it->current >= it->max)
         {
             // FIXME: delete the messagebox and erase it from the vector
-            std::cout << "delete MessageBox" << std::endl;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -67,10 +66,10 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message,
 
 void MessageBoxManager::removeMessageBox (float time, MessageBox *msgbox)
 {
-    MessageBoxManagerTimer *timer;
-    timer->current = 0;
-    timer->max = time;
-    timer->messageBox = msgbox;
+    MessageBoxManagerTimer timer;
+    timer.current = 0;
+    timer.max = time;
+    timer.messageBox = msgbox;
     
     mTimers.insert(mTimers.end(), timer);
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
index 166a87011..94a4407be 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <openengine/gui/layout.hpp>
 #include <MyGUI.h>
-#include <OgreTimer.h>
 
 #include "window_base.hpp"
 #include "window_manager.hpp"
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             
         private:
             std::vector<MessageBox*> mMessageBoxes;
-            std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer*> mTimers;
+            std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer> mTimers;
             float mMessageBoxSpeed;
     };