Revert an invalid attempt to autoequip shields instead of torches

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@
     Bug #5264: "Damage Fatigue" Magic Effect Can Bring Fatigue below 0
     Bug #5269: Editor: Cell lighting in resaved cleaned content files is corrupted
     Bug #5278: Console command Show doesn't fall back to global variable after local var not found
-    Bug #5300: NPCs don't switch from torch to shield when starting combat
     Bug #5308: World map copying makes save loading much slower
     Bug #5313: Node properties of identical type are not applied in the correct order
     Bug #5326: Formatting issues in the settings.cfg

apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp

@@ -1235,11 +1235,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         if (heldIter != inventoryStore.end() && heldIter->getTypeName() != typeid(ESM::Light).name())
                             inventoryStore.unequipItem(*heldIter, ptr);
                     }
-                    else if (heldIter == inventoryStore.end() || heldIter->getTypeName() == typeid(ESM::Light).name())
-                    {
-                        // For hostile NPCs, see if they have anything better to equip first
-                        inventoryStore.autoEquip(ptr);
-                    }
 
                     heldIter = inventoryStore.getSlot(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_CarriedLeft);