diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
index f0c83ef23..fa66029c9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ void Networking::ProcessWorldPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
 
     WorldPacket *myPacket = worldController->GetPacket(packet->data[0]);
     WorldEvent *event = new WorldEvent(player->guid);
+    event->cellRef.blank();
 
     switch (packet->data[0])
     {
@@ -392,9 +393,8 @@ void Networking::ProcessWorldPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
         
         myPacket->Read(event);
 
-        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- %s", event->CellRef()->mRefID.c_str());
-
-        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- %i", event->CellRef()->mRefNum);
+        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- %s", event->cellRef.mRefID.c_str());
+        LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- %i", event->cellRef.mRefNum);
 
         myPacket->Send(event, true);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
index 4ff5d2491..90688ce7e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Networking.cpp
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ void Networking::ProcessWorldPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
     {
     case ID_WORLD_OBJECT_CREATION:
     {
-        MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), event->CellRef()->mRefID, 1);
+        MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), event->cellRef.mRefID, 1);
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(), ptrCellStore, event->CellRef()->mPos);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->placeObject(ref.getPtr(), ptrCellStore, event->cellRef.mPos);
 
         break;
     }
@@ -651,10 +651,10 @@ void Networking::ProcessWorldPacket(RakNet::Packet *packet)
 
         LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_WARN, "%s", "Received ID_WORLD_OBJECT_REMOVAL");
         LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_WARN, "- cellRefId: %s, %i",
-            event->CellRef()->mRefID.c_str(),
-            event->CellRef()->mRefNum);
+            event->cellRef.mRefID.c_str(),
+            event->cellRef.mRefNum);
 
-        //MWWorld::Ptr object = ptrCellStore->search(event->CellRef()->mRefID);
+        //MWWorld::Ptr object = ptrCellStore->search(event->cellRef.mRefID);
         //MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->deleteObject(object);
         
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 567351ef8..326fba1ec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1108,15 +1108,16 @@ namespace MWWorld
             {
                 // Added by tes3mp
                 mwmp::WorldEvent *event = mwmp::Main::get().getNetworking()->createWorldEvent();
+                event->cellRef.blank();
 
-                event->CellRef()->mRefID = ptr.getCellRef().getRefId();
-                event->CellRef()->mRefNum = ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum();
+                event->cellRef.mRefID = ptr.getCellRef().getRefId();
+                event->cellRef.mRefNum = ptr.getCellRef().getRefNum();
                 mwmp::Main::get().getNetworking()->GetWorldPacket(ID_WORLD_OBJECT_REMOVAL)->Send(event);
 
                 printf("Sending ID_WORLD_OBJECT_REMOVAL about\n%s\n%s\n%i\n",
                     ptr.getCellRef().getRefId().c_str(),
-                    event->CellRef()->mRefID.c_str(),
-                    event->CellRef()->mRefNum);
+                    event->cellRef.mRefID.c_str(),
+                    event->cellRef.mRefNum);
 
                 mWorldScene->removeObjectFromScene (ptr);
                 mLocalScripts.remove (ptr);
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Base/WorldEvent.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Base/WorldEvent.hpp
index e384bbe10..c2a88ff80 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Base/WorldEvent.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Base/WorldEvent.hpp
@@ -20,17 +20,8 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         }
 
-        virtual ESM::CellRef *CellRef()
-        {
-            return &ref;
-        }
-
         RakNet::RakNetGUID guid;
-
-    protected:
-
-        ESM::CellRef ref;
-
+        ESM::CellRef cellRef;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectCreation.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectCreation.cpp
index d5adb8f7a..02ccd2417 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectCreation.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectCreation.cpp
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ void PacketObjectCreation::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, WorldEvent *event, bool
 {
     WorldPacket::Packet(bs, event, send);
 
-    RW(*event->CellRef(), send);
+    RW(event->cellRef.mRefID, send);
+    RW(event->cellRef.mRefNum, send);
 }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectRemoval.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectRemoval.cpp
index 0c6b68f53..a23cad4da 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectRemoval.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/World/PacketObjectRemoval.cpp
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ void PacketObjectRemoval::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, WorldEvent *event, bool
 {
     WorldPacket::Packet(bs, event, send);
 
-    RW(*event->CellRef(), send);
+    RW(event->cellRef.mRefID, send);
+    RW(event->cellRef.mRefNum, send);
 }