diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.cpp
index 183ab07ff..1d086f2ee 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     SortFilterItemModel::SortFilterItemModel(ItemModel *sourceModel)
         : mCategory(Category_All)
         , mFilter(0)
-        , mShowEquipped(true)
         , mSortByType(true)
     {
         mSourceModel = sourceModel;
@@ -91,9 +90,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         MWWorld::Ptr base = item.mBase;
 
-        if (item.mType == ItemStack::Type_Equipped && !mShowEquipped)
-            return false;
-
         int category = 0;
         if (base.getTypeName() == typeid(ESM::Armor).name()
                 || base.getTypeName() == typeid(ESM::Clothing).name())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.hpp
index 1b68bdd4f..064f62e77 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/sortfilteritemmodel.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void setCategory (int category);
         void setFilter (int filter);
-        void setShowEquipped (bool show) { mShowEquipped = show; }
 
         /// Use ItemStack::Type for sorting?
         void setSortByType(bool sort) { mSortByType = sort; }
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         int mCategory;
         int mFilter;
-        bool mShowEquipped;
         bool mSortByType;
     };