diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
index 0b00f211e..48d69e4de 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    Player::Player (const ESM::NPC *player, const MWBase::World& world)
+    Player::Player (const ESM::NPC *player)
       : mCellStore(0),
         mLastKnownExteriorPosition(0,0,0),
         mMarkedCell(NULL),
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
index d5376c40d..bd5a74187 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.hpp
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ namespace ESM
     class ESMReader;
 }
 
-namespace MWBase
-{
-    class World;
-    class Ptr;
-}
-
 namespace Loading
 {
     class Listener;
@@ -58,7 +52,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     public:
 
-        Player(const ESM::NPC *player, const MWBase::World& world);
+        Player(const ESM::NPC *player);
 
         void saveSkillsAttributes();
         void restoreSkillsAttributes();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index d8f331c62..4b14ea602 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         const ESM::NPC *player = mStore.get<ESM::NPC>().find("player");
         if (!mPlayer)
-            mPlayer = new MWWorld::Player(player, *this);
+            mPlayer = new MWWorld::Player(player);
         else
         {
             // Remove the old CharacterController