diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldbindings.cpp
index de8eec3710..495761e46f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldbindings.cpp
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ namespace MWLua
             MWWorld::Ptr newPtr = ptr.getClass().copyToCell(ptr, cell, count.value_or(1));
             return GObject(newPtr);
         };
-        api["advanceTime"] = [context](double hours, bool incremental) {
-            context.mLuaManager->addAction([ hours, incremental] {
-                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->advanceTime(hours, incremental);
-            });
-        };
         api["getObjectByFormId"] = [](std::string_view formIdStr) -> GObject {
             ESM::RefId refId = ESM::RefId::deserializeText(formIdStr);
             if (!refId.is<ESM::FormId>())
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
index b2711c895b..5c21de8f56 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
@@ -875,6 +875,13 @@
 -- @field #Actor baseType @{#Actor}
 -- @field [parent=#NPC] #NpcStats stats
 
+---
+-- Creates a @{#NpcRecord} without adding it to the world database.
+-- Use @{openmw_world#(world).createRecord} to add the record to the world.
+-- @function [parent=#NPC] createRecordDraft
+-- @param #NpcRecord book A Lua table with the fields of a NpcRecord, with an optional field `template` that accepts a @{#NpcRecord} as a base.
+-- @return #NpcRecord A strongly typed NPC record.
+
 ---
 -- A read-only list of all @{#NpcRecord}s in the world database, may be indexed by recordId.
 -- Implements [iterables#List](iterables.html#List) of #NpcRecord.