diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
index c865629ac..826f0ed9a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -318,11 +318,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
     }
 
 
-    void PhysicsSystem::setCurrentWater(bool hasWater, int waterHeight)
-    {
-        // TODO: store and use
-    }
-
     btVector3 PhysicsSystem::getRayPoint(float extent)
     {
         //get a ray pointing to the center of the viewport
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.hpp
index bbee2d5da..669eb74bd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.hpp
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             OEngine::Physic::PhysicEngine* getEngine();
 
-            void setCurrentWater(bool hasWater, int waterHeight);
-
             bool getObjectAABB(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, Ogre::Vector3 &min, Ogre::Vector3 &max);
 
             /// Queues velocity movement for a Ptr. If a Ptr is already queued, its velocity will
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 9e96eebf1..ee8973ae5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void Scene::playerCellChange(MWWorld::CellStore *cell, const ESM::Position& pos, bool adjustPlayerPos)
     {
-        bool hasWater = cell->mCell->mData.mFlags & ESM::Cell::HasWater;
-        mPhysics->setCurrentWater(hasWater, cell->mCell->mWater);
-
         MWBase::World *world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
         world->getPlayer().setCell(cell);