diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
index d0b40f1b2b..ab097a8202 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/magicbindings.cpp
@@ -564,10 +564,9 @@ namespace MWLua
                     key = MWMechanics::EffectKey(id, ESM::Skill::stringToSkillId(argStr.value()));
             }
 
-            std::optional<MWMechanics::EffectParam> param;
             if (auto* store = effects.getStore())
-                if (store->get(key, param))
-                    return ActiveEffect{ key, param.value() };
+                if (auto effect = store->get(key))
+                    return ActiveEffect{ key, effect.value() };
             return sol::nullopt;
         };
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.cpp
index 293d61c082..8034b2255a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.cpp
@@ -158,21 +158,18 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
     EffectParam MagicEffects::getOrDefault(const EffectKey& key) const
     {
-        std::optional<EffectParam> param;
-        get(key, param);
-        return param.value_or(EffectParam());
+        return get(key).value_or(EffectParam());
     }
 
-    bool MagicEffects::get(const EffectKey& key, std::optional<EffectParam>& param) const
+    std::optional<EffectParam> MagicEffects::get(const EffectKey& key) const
     {
         Collection::const_iterator iter = mCollection.find(key);
 
         if (iter != mCollection.end())
         {
-            param = iter->second;
-            return true;
+            return iter->second;
         }
-        return false;
+        return std::nullopt;
     }
 
     MagicEffects MagicEffects::diff(const MagicEffects& prev, const MagicEffects& now)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.hpp
index 40613c4ace..d63db74d3d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/magiceffects.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         void setModifiers(const MagicEffects& effects);
 
         EffectParam getOrDefault(const EffectKey& key) const;
-        bool get(const EffectKey& key, std::optional<EffectParam>& param) const;
+        std::optional<EffectParam> get(const EffectKey& key) const;
         ///< This function can safely be used for keys that are not present.
 
         static MagicEffects diff(const MagicEffects& prev, const MagicEffects& now);
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 0a02e22196..47485c22c6 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@
 
 ---
 -- @type ActiveEffect
--- @field #ActiveEffect effect @{#ActiveEffect}
 -- @field #any affectedSkill @{#SKILL} or nil
 -- @field #any affectedAttribute @{#ATTRIBUTE} or nil
 -- @field #string id Effect id string