diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
index 7d3e2cbc7..e19df2bbb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
@@ -127,13 +127,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void QuickKeysMenu::unassign(ItemWidget* key, int index)
     {
-        // cleanup refrance ItemContainer
-        if( mAssigned[index] == Type_Item || mAssigned[index] == Type_MagicItem)
-        {
-            MWWorld::Ptr refItem = *key->getUserData<MWWorld::Ptr>();
-            mRefItemContainer.remove(refItem.getCellRef().getRefId(), 1, MWMechanics::getPlayer());
-        }
-
         mAssignedName[index] = "";
         mAssignedId[index] = "";
 
@@ -236,9 +229,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mAssignedId[mSelectedIndex] = item.getCellRef().getRefId();
         mAssignedName[mSelectedIndex] = item.getClass().getName(item);
 
-        MWWorld::Ptr refItem = *mRefItemContainer.add(item, 1, MWMechanics::getPlayer());
-
-        button->setItem(refItem, ItemWidget::Barter);
+        button->setItem(item, ItemWidget::Barter);
         button->setUserString ("ToolTipType", "ItemPtr");
         button->setUserData(item);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.hpp
index 8df0ae239..29506ab58 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.hpp
@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::EditBox* mInstructionLabel;
         MyGUI::Button* mOkButton;
 
-        MWWorld::ContainerStore mRefItemContainer;
-        std::vector<std::string> mAssignedId;
-        std::vector<std::string> mAssignedName;
-
         std::vector<ItemWidget*> mQuickKeyButtons;
         std::vector<QuickKeyType> mAssigned;
+        std::vector<std::string> mAssignedId;
+        std::vector<std::string> mAssignedName;
 
         QuickKeysMenuAssign* mAssignDialog;
         ItemSelectionDialog* mItemSelectionDialog;