diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.cpp
index f4a57b87c9..9f1ad3e4a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
         , mRegion(ESM::RefId()) // Unimplemented for now
         , mId(cell.mId)
         , mParent(cell.mParent)
-        ,mMood{
+        , mWaterHeight(cell.mWaterHeight)
+        , mDescription(cell.mEditorId)
+        , mMood{
             .mAmbiantColor = cell.mLighting.ambient,
             .mDirectionalColor = cell.mLighting.directional,
             .mFogColor = cell.mLighting.fogColor,
             // TODO: use ESM4::Lighting fog parameters
-            .mFogDensity = 1.f,}
-            ,mWaterHeight(cell.mWaterHeight)
+            .mFogDensity = 1.f,
+        }
     {
         if (isExterior())
         {
@@ -50,26 +52,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
         , mRegion(cell.mRegion)
         , mId(cell.mId)
         , mParent(ESM::Cell::sDefaultWorldspaceId)
+        , mWaterHeight(cell.mWater)
+        , mDescription(cell.getDescription())
         , mMood{
             .mAmbiantColor = cell.mAmbi.mAmbient,
             .mDirectionalColor = cell.mAmbi.mSunlight,
             .mFogColor = cell.mAmbi.mFog,
             .mFogDensity = cell.mAmbi.mFogDensity,
         }
-        ,mWaterHeight(cell.mWater)
     {
         if (isExterior())
             mWaterHeight = -1.f;
     }
 
-    std::string Cell::getDescription() const
-    {
-        return ESM::visit(ESM::VisitOverload{
-                              [&](const ESM::Cell& cell) { return cell.getDescription(); },
-                              [&](const ESM4::Cell& cell) { return cell.mEditorId; },
-                          },
-            *this);
-    }
     ESM::RefId Cell::getWorldSpace() const
     {
         if (isExterior())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.hpp
index 827b360a4b..1fa088eac4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const ESM::RefId& getRegion() const { return mRegion; }
         std::string_view getNameId() const { return mNameID; }
         std::string_view getDisplayName() const { return mDisplayname; }
-        std::string getDescription() const;
+        std::string_view getDescription() const { return mDescription; }
         const MoodData& getMood() const { return mMood; }
         float getWaterHeight() const { return mWaterHeight; }
         const ESM::RefId& getId() const { return mId; }
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
         ESM::RefId mRegion;
         ESM::RefId mId;
         ESM::RefId mParent;
-        MoodData mMood;
-
         float mWaterHeight;
+        std::string mDescription;
+        MoodData mMood;
     };
 }