diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
index b101b2f40e..6bd05f9af9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         mLocalMap = widget;
         mCompass = compass;
         mGrid = createRect({ 0, 0 }, cellDistance);
-        mExtCellDistance = cellDistance;
 
         const int mapWidgetSize = Settings::map().mLocalMapWidgetSize;
         setCanvasSize(mLocalMap, mGrid, mapWidgetSize);
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             if (mActiveCell && mActiveCell->isExterior())
                 previousActiveGrid
                     = createRect({ mActiveCell->getGridX(), mActiveCell->getGridY() }, Constants::CellGridRadius);
-            mGrid = createRect({ x, y }, mExtCellDistance);
+            mGrid = createRect({ x, y }, getLocalViewingDistance());
             const MyGUI::IntRect activeGrid = createRect({ x, y }, Constants::CellGridRadius);
 
             mExteriorDoorMarkerWidgets.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
index 2936ab8438..50894b267b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         MWGui::LocalMapBase::MapEntry& addMapEntry();
 
         MyGUI::IntRect mGrid{ -1, -1, 1, 1 };
-        int mExtCellDistance = 0;
         float mMarkerUpdateTimer = 0.f;
 
         float mLastDirectionX = 0.f;