diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmloader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmloader.cpp
index e586a4c204..0be90c65f0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmloader.cpp
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
             case ESM::Format::Tes4:
             {
-                ESM4::Reader readerESM4(std::move(stream), filepath,
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getResourceSystem()->getVFS(), mReaders.getStatelessEncoder());
-                readerESM4.setModIndex(index);
-                readerESM4.updateModIndices(mNameToIndex);
-                mStore.loadESM4(readerESM4);
+                ESM4::Reader reader(std::move(stream), filepath,
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getResourceSystem()->getVFS(),
+                    mEncoder != nullptr ? &mEncoder->getStatelessEncoder() : nullptr);
+                reader.setModIndex(index);
+                reader.updateModIndices(mNameToIndex);
+                mStore.loadESM4(reader);
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index c6282c6f5a..a265ff0a76 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const std::vector<std::string>& groundcoverFiles, ToUTF8::Utf8Encoder* encoder, Loading::Listener* listener)
     {
         mContentFiles = contentFiles;
-        if (encoder)
-            mReaders.setStatelessEncoder(encoder->getStatelessEncoder());
         mESMVersions.resize(mContentFiles.size(), -1);
 
         loadContentFiles(fileCollections, contentFiles, encoder, listener);
diff --git a/components/esm3/readerscache.hpp b/components/esm3/readerscache.hpp
index 94bee206ec..5d8c2afcbd 100644
--- a/components/esm3/readerscache.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/readerscache.hpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
-#include <components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp>
-
 namespace ESM
 {
     class ReadersCache
@@ -57,23 +55,13 @@ namespace ESM
 
         BusyItem get(std::size_t index);
 
-        void setStatelessEncoder(const ToUTF8::StatelessUtf8Encoder& statelessEncoderPtr)
-        {
-            mStatelessEncoder.emplace(statelessEncoderPtr);
-        }
-
-        const ToUTF8::StatelessUtf8Encoder* getStatelessEncoder()
-        {
-            return mStatelessEncoder.has_value() ? &mStatelessEncoder.value() : nullptr;
-        }
-
     private:
         const std::size_t mCapacity;
         std::map<std::size_t, std::list<Item>::iterator> mIndex;
         std::list<Item> mBusyItems;
         std::list<Item> mFreeItems;
         std::list<Item> mClosedItems;
-        std::optional<ToUTF8::StatelessUtf8Encoder> mStatelessEncoder;
+
         inline void closeExtraReaders();
 
         inline void releaseItem(std::list<Item>::iterator it) noexcept;