diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/actoradapter.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/actoradapter.cpp
index 3a54bb3b0e..e68d3e833f 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/actoradapter.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/actoradapter.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <components/esm3/loadnpc.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/loadrace.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/mappings.hpp>
-#include <components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
 
 #include "data.hpp"
 
@@ -129,11 +129,14 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         if (mCreature || !mSkeletonOverride.empty())
             return "meshes\\" + mSkeletonOverride;
 
-        bool firstPerson = false;
         bool beast = mRaceData ? mRaceData->isBeast() : false;
-        bool werewolf = false;
 
-        return SceneUtil::getActorSkeleton(firstPerson, mFemale, beast, werewolf);
+        if (beast)
+            return Settings::Manager::getString("baseanimkna", "Models");
+        else if (mFemale)
+            return Settings::Manager::getString("baseanimfemale", "Models");
+        else
+            return Settings::Manager::getString("baseanim", "Models");
     }
 
     ESM::RefId ActorAdapter::ActorData::getPart(ESM::PartReferenceType index) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 96d54949b1..535d854239 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwrender
     bulletdebugdraw globalmap characterpreview camera localmap water terrainstorage ripplesimulation
     renderbin actoranimation landmanager navmesh actorspaths recastmesh fogmanager objectpaging groundcover
     postprocessor pingpongcull luminancecalculator pingpongcanvas transparentpass navmeshmode precipitationocclusion ripples
+    actorutil
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwinput
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/actorutil.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from components/sceneutil/actorutil.cpp
rename to apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.cpp
index 63d3beccb7..6cef42d60f 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/actorutil.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
-namespace SceneUtil
+namespace MWRender
 {
     const std::string& getActorSkeleton(bool firstPerson, bool isFemale, bool isBeast, bool isWerewolf)
     {
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.hpp
similarity index 52%
rename from components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp
rename to apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.hpp
index 038fc4e15e..bbffc4ad24 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actorutil.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_ACTORUTIL_HPP
-#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SCENEUTIL_ACTORUTIL_HPP
+#ifndef OPENMW_APPS_OPENMW_MWRENDER_ACTORUTIL_H
+#define OPENMW_APPS_OPENMW_MWRENDER_ACTORUTIL_H
 
 #include <string>
 
-namespace SceneUtil
+namespace MWRender
 {
     const std::string& getActorSkeleton(bool firstPerson, bool female, bool beast, bool werewolf);
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index aaf2c9390b..b49f382f66 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
-#include <components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/lightmanager.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/lightutil.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/character.hpp" // FIXME: for MWMechanics::Priority
 
+#include "actorutil.hpp"
 #include "rotatecontroller.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 #include "vismask.hpp"
@@ -1411,12 +1411,13 @@ namespace MWRender
                     const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = *MWBase::Environment::get().getESMStore();
                     const ESM::Race* race = store.get<ESM::Race>().find(ref->mBase->mRace);
 
-                    bool isBeast = (race->mData.mFlags & ESM::Race::Beast) != 0;
-                    bool isFemale = !ref->mBase->isMale();
+                    const bool firstPerson = false;
+                    const bool isBeast = (race->mData.mFlags & ESM::Race::Beast) != 0;
+                    const bool isFemale = !ref->mBase->isMale();
+                    const bool werewolf = false;
 
-                    defaultSkeleton = SceneUtil::getActorSkeleton(false, isFemale, isBeast, false);
-                    defaultSkeleton
-                        = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(defaultSkeleton, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+                    defaultSkeleton = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(
+                        getActorSkeleton(firstPerson, isFemale, isBeast, werewolf), mResourceSystem->getVFS());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 00f16e4ddc..cb7ef3626f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <components/esm3/loadrace.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
-#include <components/sceneutil/actorutil.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/depth.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/keyframe.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/lightcommon.hpp>
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 
+#include "actorutil.hpp"
 #include "postprocessor.hpp"
 #include "renderbin.hpp"
 #include "rotatecontroller.hpp"
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         bool is1stPerson = mViewMode == VM_FirstPerson;
         bool isBeast = (race->mData.mFlags & ESM::Race::Beast) != 0;
 
-        std::string defaultSkeleton = SceneUtil::getActorSkeleton(is1stPerson, isFemale, isBeast, isWerewolf);
-        defaultSkeleton = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(defaultSkeleton, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+        const std::string defaultSkeleton = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctActorModelPath(
+            getActorSkeleton(is1stPerson, isFemale, isBeast, isWerewolf), mResourceSystem->getVFS());
 
         std::string smodel = defaultSkeleton;
         if (!is1stPerson && !isWerewolf && !mNpc->mModel.empty())
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b78e471e6..5ad7562e96 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ add_component_dir (shader
 add_component_dir (sceneutil
     clone attach visitor util statesetupdater controller skeleton riggeometry morphgeometry lightcontroller
     lightmanager lightutil positionattitudetransform workqueue pathgridutil waterutil writescene serialize optimizer
-    actorutil detourdebugdraw navmesh agentpath shadow mwshadowtechnique recastmesh shadowsbin osgacontroller rtt
+    detourdebugdraw navmesh agentpath shadow mwshadowtechnique recastmesh shadowsbin osgacontroller rtt
     screencapture depth color riggeometryosgaextension extradata unrefqueue lightcommon
     )