diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.cpp
index 3d07dd041..e06fc89e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.cpp
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@ int WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemGoldValue(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned
         .containerChanges.items.at(itemIndex).goldValue;
 }
 
-const char *WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemOwner(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned int itemIndex) noexcept
-{
-    return mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->getLastEvent()->objectChanges.objects.at(objectIndex)
-        .containerChanges.items.at(itemIndex).owner.c_str();
-}
-
 void WorldFunctions::SetBaseEventCell(const char* cellDescription) noexcept
 {
     std::string description = cellDescription;
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.hpp
index c05cb310a..9db9c0f4a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/World.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     {"GetContainerItemCount",     WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemCount},\
     {"GetContainerItemCharge",    WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemCharge},\
     {"GetContainerItemGoldValue", WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemGoldValue},\
-    {"GetContainerItemOwner",     WorldFunctions::GetContainerItemOwner},\
     \
     {"SetBaseEventCell",          WorldFunctions::SetBaseEventCell},\
     {"SetBaseEventAction",        WorldFunctions::SetBaseEventAction},\
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ public:
     static int GetContainerItemCount(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned int itemIndex) noexcept;
     static int GetContainerItemCharge(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned int itemIndex) noexcept;
     static int GetContainerItemGoldValue(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned int itemIndex) noexcept;
-    static const char *GetContainerItemOwner(unsigned int objectIndex, unsigned int itemIndex) noexcept;
 
     static void SetBaseEventCell(const char* cellDescription) noexcept;
     static void SetBaseEventAction(int action) noexcept;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index 1a38e000d..edfca1131 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         containerItem.count = itemPtr.getRefData().getCount();
         containerItem.charge = itemPtr.getCellRef().getCharge();
         containerItem.goldValue = itemPtr.getCellRef().getGoldValue();
-        containerItem.owner = itemPtr.getCellRef().getOwner();
         containerItem.actionCount = count;
 
         worldObject.containerChanges.items.push_back(containerItem);
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         
         containerItem.charge = itemPtr.getCellRef().getCharge();
         containerItem.goldValue = itemPtr.getCellRef().getGoldValue();
-        containerItem.owner = itemPtr.getCellRef().getOwner();
 
         worldObject.containerChanges.items.push_back(containerItem);
         event->addObject(worldObject);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
index 6125c5bf3..a21398ae2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void WorldEvent::sendContainers(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
             containerItem.count = itemPtr.getRefData().getCount();
             containerItem.charge = itemPtr.getCellRef().getCharge();
             containerItem.goldValue = itemPtr.getCellRef().getGoldValue();
-            containerItem.owner = itemPtr.getCellRef().getOwner();
 
             worldObject.containerChanges.items.push_back(containerItem);
         }
@@ -109,10 +108,7 @@ void WorldEvent::editContainers(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < worldObject.containerChanges.count; i++)
             {
                 ContainerItem containerItem = worldObject.containerChanges.items.at(i);
-                MWWorld::Ptr ownerPtr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(containerItem.owner, false);
-
-                if (ownerPtr.isEmpty())
-                    ownerPtr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
+                MWWorld::Ptr ownerPtr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
 
                 if (action == BaseEvent::ADD || action == BaseEvent::SET)
                 {
@@ -140,8 +136,7 @@ void WorldEvent::editContainers(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
                         {
                             if (iter->getCellRef().getCharge() == containerItem.charge &&
                                 iter->getCellRef().getGoldValue() == containerItem.goldValue &&
-                                iter->getRefData().getCount() == containerItem.count &&
-                                iter->getCellRef().getOwner() == containerItem.owner)
+                                iter->getRefData().getCount() == containerItem.count)
                             {
                                 containerStore.remove(*iter, containerItem.actionCount, ownerPtr);
                             }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseEvent.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseEvent.hpp
index 094b6cebc..28d4baf16 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseEvent.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BaseEvent.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace mwmp
         int charge;
         int goldValue;
 
-        std::string owner;
         int actionCount;
 
         inline bool operator==(const ContainerItem& rhs)
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketContainer.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketContainer.cpp
index 553ce4650..af614a37c 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketContainer.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketContainer.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void PacketContainer::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, BaseEvent *event, bool send)
             RW(containerItem.count, send);
             RW(containerItem.charge, send);
             RW(containerItem.goldValue, send);
-            RW(containerItem.owner, send);
             RW(containerItem.actionCount, send);
 
             if (!send)