diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 0684550fb3..90417973e5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -535,16 +535,6 @@ namespace MWRender
             mInsert->removeChild(mObjectRoot);
     }
 
-    MWWorld::ConstPtr Animation::getPtr() const
-    {
-        return mPtr;
-    }
-
-    MWWorld::Ptr Animation::getPtr()
-    {
-        return mPtr;
-    }
-
     void Animation::setActive(int active)
     {
         if (mSkeleton)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index ed1ddb78d2..c1d36b35c4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ public:
     /// Must be thread safe
     virtual ~Animation();
 
-    MWWorld::ConstPtr getPtr() const;
+    MWWorld::ConstPtr getPtr() const { return mPtr; }
 
-    MWWorld::Ptr getPtr();
+    MWWorld::Ptr getPtr() { return mPtr; }
 
     /// Set active flag on the object skeleton, if one exists.
     /// @see SceneUtil::Skeleton::setActive