diff --git a/components/esm4/loadcont.cpp b/components/esm4/loadcont.cpp
index a41b06cdd8..70f05b4375 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadcont.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadcont.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void ESM4::Container::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("CNTO"):
             {
-                static InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
+                InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
                 reader.get(inv);
                 reader.adjustFormId(inv.item);
                 mInventory.push_back(inv);
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadcrea.cpp b/components/esm4/loadcrea.cpp
index 532bd5acdb..0af39364b5 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadcrea.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadcrea.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void ESM4::Creature::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("CNTO"):
             {
-                static InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
+                InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
                 reader.get(inv);
                 reader.adjustFormId(inv.item);
                 mInventory.push_back(inv);
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadinfo.cpp b/components/esm4/loadinfo.cpp
index 266bdb086c..40e366d5d7 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadinfo.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadinfo.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void ESM4::DialogInfo::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
 
     mEditorId = ESM::RefId(mId).serializeText(); // FIXME: quick workaround to use existing code
 
-    static ScriptLocalVariableData localVar;
+    ScriptLocalVariableData localVar;
     bool ignore = false;
 
     while (reader.getSubRecordHeader())
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadlvlc.cpp b/components/esm4/loadlvlc.cpp
index 8ce2497bcc..844c27f8da 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadlvlc.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadlvlc.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void ESM4::LevelledCreature::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("LVLO"):
             {
-                static LVLO lvlo;
+                LVLO lvlo;
                 if (subHdr.dataSize != 12)
                 {
                     if (subHdr.dataSize == 8)
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadlvli.cpp b/components/esm4/loadlvli.cpp
index 51e3e33a55..aa99a9dd12 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadlvli.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadlvli.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void ESM4::LevelledItem::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("LVLO"):
             {
-                static LVLO lvlo;
+                LVLO lvlo;
                 if (subHdr.dataSize != 12)
                 {
                     if (subHdr.dataSize == 8)
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadlvln.cpp b/components/esm4/loadlvln.cpp
index 6633d6ad7b..03efc4a08f 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadlvln.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadlvln.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ESM4::LevelledNpc::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("LVLO"):
             {
-                static LVLO lvlo;
+                LVLO lvlo;
                 if (subHdr.dataSize != 12)
                 {
                     if (subHdr.dataSize == 8)
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp b/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
index 9b8a1679ef..f3aba6998f 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadnpc.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ESM4::Npc::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 break;
             case ESM::fourCC("CNTO"):
             {
-                static InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
+                InventoryItem inv; // FIXME: use unique_ptr here?
                 reader.get(inv);
                 reader.adjustFormId(inv.item);
                 mInventory.push_back(inv);
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadpack.cpp b/components/esm4/loadpack.cpp
index 5d81e38f43..eed1574cef 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadpack.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadpack.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void ESM4::AIPackage::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                     break;
                 }
 
-                static CTDA condition;
+                CTDA condition;
                 reader.get(condition);
                 // FIXME: how to "unadjust" if not FormId?
                 // adjustFormId(condition.param1);
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp b/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
index 4246e7517e..9b050be38d 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadpgrd.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void ESM4::Pathgrid::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             }
             case ESM::fourCC("PGRR"):
             {
-                static PGRR link;
+                PGRR link;
 
                 for (std::size_t i = 0; i < std::size_t(mData); ++i) // keep gcc quiet
                 {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ESM4::Pathgrid::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             }
             case ESM::fourCC("PGRL"):
             {
-                static PGRL objLink;
+                PGRL objLink;
                 reader.getFormId(objLink.object);
                 //                                        object             linkedNode
                 std::size_t numNodes = (subHdr.dataSize - sizeof(int32_t)) / sizeof(int32_t);
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadroad.cpp b/components/esm4/loadroad.cpp
index 3e33acbc7b..71a7b55196 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadroad.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadroad.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ void ESM4::Road::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
             }
             case ESM::fourCC("PGRR"):
             {
-                static PGRR link;
-                static RDRP linkPt;
+                PGRR link;
+                RDRP linkPt;
 
                 for (std::size_t i = 0; i < mNodes.size(); ++i)
                 {
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadscpt.cpp b/components/esm4/loadscpt.cpp
index 12953b4609..7eaef816c8 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadscpt.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadscpt.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void ESM4::Script::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
     mId = reader.getFormIdFromHeader();
     mFlags = reader.hdr().record.flags;
 
-    static ScriptLocalVariableData localVar;
+    ScriptLocalVariableData localVar;
 
     while (reader.getSubRecordHeader())
     {