diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
index 3f3145900..d356d922e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
@@ -167,11 +167,7 @@ void Actors::updateObjectCell(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     PtrAnimationMap::iterator iter = mAllActors.find(ptr);
     if(iter != mAllActors.end())
     {
-        /// \note Update key (Ptr's are compared only with refdata so mCell
-        /// on key is outdated), maybe redundant
-        NpcAnimation *anim = static_cast<NpcAnimation *>(iter->second);
-        anim->updateParts(MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getInventoryStore(ptr));
-
+        Animation *anim = iter->second;
         mAllActors.erase(iter);
         mAllActors[ptr] = anim;
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index dcaee55f9..809e3f6d2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <OgreSubEntity.h>
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
@@ -54,22 +56,21 @@ NpcAnimation::~NpcAnimation()
 
 NpcAnimation::NpcAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, Ogre::SceneNode* node, MWWorld::InventoryStore& inv, int visibilityFlags)
   : Animation(ptr),
-    mInv(&inv),
     mStateID(-1),
     mTimeToChange(0),
     mVisibilityFlags(visibilityFlags),
-    mRobe(mInv->end()),
-    mHelmet(mInv->end()),
-    mShirt(mInv->end()),
-    mCuirass(mInv->end()),
-    mGreaves(mInv->end()),
-    mPauldronL(mInv->end()),
-    mPauldronR(mInv->end()),
-    mBoots(mInv->end()),
-    mPants(mInv->end()),
-    mGloveL(mInv->end()),
-    mGloveR(mInv->end()),
-    mSkirtIter(mInv->end())
+    mRobe(inv.end()),
+    mHelmet(inv.end()),
+    mShirt(inv.end()),
+    mCuirass(inv.end()),
+    mGreaves(inv.end()),
+    mPauldronL(inv.end()),
+    mPauldronR(inv.end()),
+    mBoots(inv.end()),
+    mPants(inv.end()),
+    mGloveL(inv.end()),
+    mGloveR(inv.end()),
+    mSkirtIter(inv.end())
 {
     mNpc = mPtr.get<ESM::NPC>()->mBase;
 
@@ -213,9 +214,10 @@ void NpcAnimation::updateParts(bool forceupdate)
     };
     static const size_t slotlistsize = sizeof(slotlist)/sizeof(slotlist[0]);
 
+    MWWorld::InventoryStore &inv = MWWorld::Class::get(mPtr).getInventoryStore(mPtr);
     for(size_t i = 0;!forceupdate && i < slotlistsize;i++)
     {
-        MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter = mInv->getSlot(slotlist[i].slot);
+        MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter = inv.getSlot(slotlist[i].slot);
         if(this->*slotlist[i].part != iter)
         {
             forceupdate = true;
@@ -227,12 +229,12 @@ void NpcAnimation::updateParts(bool forceupdate)
 
     for(size_t i = 0;i < slotlistsize;i++)
     {
-        MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter = mInv->getSlot(slotlist[i].slot);
+        MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter = inv.getSlot(slotlist[i].slot);
 
         this->*slotlist[i].part = iter;
         removePartGroup(slotlist[i].slot);
 
-        if(this->*slotlist[i].part == mInv->end())
+        if(this->*slotlist[i].part == inv.end())
             continue;
 
         for(int rem = 0;rem < slotlist[i].numRemoveParts;rem++)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
index c5d5b7461..aed4868bd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "animation.hpp"
 
-#include "../mwworld/inventorystore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 
 namespace ESM
@@ -11,6 +10,11 @@ namespace ESM
     struct NPC;
 }
 
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class InventoryStore;
+}
+
 namespace MWRender
 {
 
@@ -26,7 +30,6 @@ private:
     static const size_t sPartListSize = 27;
     static const PartInfo sPartList[sPartListSize];
 
-    MWWorld::InventoryStore *mInv;
     int mStateID;
 
     // Bounded Parts
@@ -75,11 +78,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual Ogre::Vector3 runAnimation(float timepassed);
 
-    void updateParts(MWWorld::InventoryStore &inventory)
-    {
-        mInv = &inventory;
-        updateParts(true);
-    }
     void forceUpdate()
     { updateParts(true); }
 };