diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index e6296ab962..b1554fc750 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -96,13 +96,9 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->markCellAsUnchanged();
 
         // update actors
-        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> > movement;
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->update (movement, mEnvironment.getFrameDuration(),
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->update(mEnvironment.getFrameDuration(),
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode());
 
-        if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode())
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->doPhysics (movement, mEnvironment.getFrameDuration());
-
         // update world
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->update (evt.timeSinceLastFrame, MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode());
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
index a1023c9866..55eb729a4a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< On each update look for changes in a previously registered actor and update the
             /// GUI accordingly.
 
-            virtual void update (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> >& movement,
-                float duration, bool paused) = 0;
+            virtual void update (float duration, bool paused) = 0;
             ///< Update actor stats and store desired velocity vectors in \a movement
             ///
             /// \param paused In game type does not currently advance (this usually means some GUI
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 4eae6e2137..485d7448ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
     }
 
-    void Actors::update (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> >& movement, float duration,
-        bool paused)
+    void Actors::update (float duration, bool paused)
     {
         mDuration += duration;
 
@@ -257,12 +256,15 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             }
         }
 
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> > movement;
         for(PtrControllerMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin());iter != mActors.end();++iter)
         {
             Ogre::Vector3 vector = MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getMovementVector(iter->first);
             if(vector!=Ogre::Vector3::ZERO)
                 movement.push_back(std::make_pair(iter->first.getRefData().getHandle(), vector));
         }
+        if (!paused)
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->doPhysics (movement, duration);
     }
 
     void Actors::restoreDynamicStats()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
index f1e5ab437a..faf21a12fc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             void dropActors (const MWWorld::CellStore *cellStore);
             ///< Deregister all actors in the given cell.
 
-            void update (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> >& movement,
-                float duration, bool paused);
+            void update (float duration, bool paused);
             ///< Update actor stats and store desired velocity vectors in \a movement
 
             void updateActor (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, float duration);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index dae417d448..3b57c3485f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mWatched = ptr;
     }
 
-    void MechanicsManager::update (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> >& movement,
-        float duration, bool paused)
+    void MechanicsManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
     {
         if (!mWatched.isEmpty())
         {
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             winMgr->configureSkills (majorSkills, minorSkills);
         }
 
-        mActors.update (movement, duration, paused);
+        mActors.update (duration, paused);
     }
 
     void MechanicsManager::restoreDynamicStats()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
index d3a97db361..0efe12f323 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             ///< On each update look for changes in a previously registered actor and update the
             /// GUI accordingly.
 
-            virtual void update (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> >& movement,
-                float duration, bool paused);
+            virtual void update (float duration, bool paused);
             ///< Update actor stats and store desired velocity vectors in \a movement
             ///
             /// \param paused In game type does not currently advance (this usually means some GUI