diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 2128974fb2..46642a8d95 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ namespace MWBase
 
         virtual bool isCellQuasiExterior() const = 0;
 
-        virtual osg::Vec2f getNorthVector(const MWWorld::CellStore* cell) = 0;
-        ///< get north vector for given interior cell
-
         virtual void getDoorMarkers(MWWorld::CellStore* cell, std::vector<DoorMarker>& out) = 0;
         ///< get a list of teleport door markers for a given cell, to be displayed on the local map
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
index 1da98c483c..f9c7e02e44 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,19 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
     }
 
+    static osg::Vec2f getNorthVector(const MWWorld::CellStore* cell)
+    {
+        MWWorld::ConstPtr northmarker = cell->searchConst(ESM::RefId::stringRefId("northmarker"));
+
+        if (northmarker.isEmpty())
+            return osg::Vec2f(0, 1);
+
+        osg::Quat orient(-northmarker.getRefData().getPosition().rot[2], osg::Vec3f(0, 0, 1));
+        osg::Vec3f dir = orient * osg::Vec3f(0, 1, 0);
+        osg::Vec2f d(dir.x(), dir.y());
+        return d;
+    }
+
     void LocalMap::requestInteriorMap(const MWWorld::CellStore* cell)
     {
         osg::ComputeBoundsVisitor computeBoundsVisitor;
@@ -299,7 +312,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         mBounds = bounds;
 
         // Get the cell's NorthMarker rotation. This is used to rotate the entire map.
-        osg::Vec2f north = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getNorthVector(cell);
+        osg::Vec2f north = getNorthVector(cell);
 
         mAngle = std::atan2(north.x(), north.y());
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 205e373c33..e666821579 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2022,19 +2022,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mWeatherManager->modRegion(regionid, chances);
     }
 
-    osg::Vec2f World::getNorthVector(const CellStore* cell)
-    {
-        MWWorld::ConstPtr northmarker = cell->searchConst(ESM::RefId::stringRefId("northmarker"));
-
-        if (northmarker.isEmpty())
-            return osg::Vec2f(0, 1);
-
-        osg::Quat orient(-northmarker.getRefData().getPosition().rot[2], osg::Vec3f(0, 0, 1));
-        osg::Vec3f dir = orient * osg::Vec3f(0, 1, 0);
-        osg::Vec2f d(dir.x(), dir.y());
-        return d;
-    }
-
     struct GetDoorMarkerVisitor
     {
         std::vector<World::DoorMarker>& mOut;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 216fe4c837..1aaefe20c7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         bool isCellQuasiExterior() const override;
 
-        osg::Vec2f getNorthVector(const CellStore* cell) override;
-        ///< get north vector for given interior cell
-
         void getDoorMarkers(MWWorld::CellStore* cell, std::vector<DoorMarker>& out) override;
         ///< get a list of teleport door markers for a given cell, to be displayed on the local map