diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index a53caf1451..2cb66e78d5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -597,28 +597,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mAiSequence.readState(state.mAiSequence);
         mMagicEffects.readState(state.mMagicEffects);
 
-        // Rebuild the bound item cache
-        for(int effectId = ESM::MagicEffect::BoundDagger; effectId <= ESM::MagicEffect::BoundGloves; effectId++)
-        {
-            if(mMagicEffects.get(effectId).getMagnitude() > 0)
-                mBoundItems.insert(effectId);
-            else
-            {
-                // Check active spell effects
-                // We can't use mActiveSpells::getMagicEffects here because it doesn't include expired effects
-                auto spell = std::find_if(mActiveSpells.begin(), mActiveSpells.end(), [&] (const auto& spell)
-                {
-                    const auto& effects = spell.getEffects();
-                    return std::find_if(effects.begin(), effects.end(), [&] (const auto& effect)
-                    {
-                        return effect.mEffectId == effectId;
-                    }) != effects.end();
-                });
-                if(spell != mActiveSpells.end())
-                    mBoundItems.insert(effectId);
-            }
-        }
-
         mSummonedCreatures = state.mSummonedCreatures;
         mSummonGraveyard = state.mSummonGraveyard;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
index 2bcb452292..46f3410912 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         void setHitAttemptActorId(const int actorId);
         int getHitAttemptActorId() const;
 
-        // Note, this is just a cache to avoid checking the whole container store every frame. We don't need to store it in saves.
-        // TODO: Put it somewhere else?
-        std::set<int> mBoundItems;
-
         void writeState (ESM::CreatureStats& state) const;
 
         void readState (const ESM::CreatureStats& state);