diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3c2ab85e0..77c06bd2d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@
     Bug #5269: Editor: Cell lighting in resaved cleaned content files is corrupted
     Bug #5278: Console command Show doesn't fall back to global variable after local var not found
     Bug #5300: NPCs don't switch from torch to shield when starting combat
-    Feature #1415: Infinite fall failsafe
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 7c46a2fc75..a366f9a75b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "../mwphysics/object.hpp"
 #include "../mwphysics/heightfield.hpp"
 
-#include "actionteleport.hpp"
 #include "player.hpp"
 #include "localscripts.hpp"
 #include "esmstore.hpp"
@@ -258,20 +257,10 @@ namespace
 
     struct PositionVisitor
     {
-        float mLowestPos = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
-
         bool operator() (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
         {
             if (!ptr.getRefData().isDeleted() && ptr.getRefData().isEnabled())
-            {
-                if (!ptr.getClass().isActor())
-                {
-                    float objectPosZ = ptr.getRefData().getPosition().pos[2];
-                    if (objectPosZ < mLowestPos)
-                        mLowestPos = objectPosZ;
-                }
                 ptr.getClass().adjustPosition (ptr, false);
-            }
             return true;
         }
     };
@@ -498,16 +487,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const auto player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
         navigator->update(player.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3());
 
-        const float fallThreshold = 256.f;
-        if (mCurrentCell && !mCurrentCell->isExterior() && pos.z() < mLowestPos - fallThreshold)
-        {
-            ESM::Position newPos;
-            std::string cellName = mCurrentCell->getCell()->mName;
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->findInteriorPosition(cellName, newPos);
-            if (newPos.pos[2] >= mLowestPos)
-                MWWorld::ActionTeleport(cellName, newPos, false).execute(player);
-        }
-
         if (!mCurrentCell || !mCurrentCell->isExterior())
             return;
 
@@ -898,10 +877,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         insertVisitor.insert([&] (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) { addObject(ptr, *mPhysics, mNavigator); });
 
         // do adjustPosition (snapping actors to ground) after objects are loaded, so we don't depend on the loading order
-        // Also note the lowest object position in the cell to allow infinite fall fail safe to work
         PositionVisitor posVisitor;
         cell.forEach (posVisitor);
-        mLowestPos = posVisitor.mLowestPos;
     }
 
     void Scene::addObjectToScene (const Ptr& ptr)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
index c08c5c163a..da795f84b7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
             float mPredictionTime;
 
             osg::Vec3f mLastPlayerPos;
-            float mLowestPos;
 
             void insertCell (CellStore &cell, Loading::Listener* loadingListener, bool test = false);