diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index 89406e883..31724bcbc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         state.mActorId = mActorId;
         state.mDeathAnimation = mDeathAnimation;
         state.mTimeOfDeath = mTimeOfDeath.toEsm();
-        state.mHitAttemptActorId = mHitAttemptActorId;
+        //state.mHitAttemptActorId = mHitAttemptActorId;
 
         mSpells.writeState(state.mSpells);
         mActiveSpells.writeState(state.mActiveSpells);
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mActorId = state.mActorId;
         mDeathAnimation = state.mDeathAnimation;
         mTimeOfDeath = MWWorld::TimeStamp(state.mTimeOfDeath);
-        mHitAttemptActorId = state.mHitAttemptActorId;
+        //mHitAttemptActorId = state.mHitAttemptActorId;
 
         mSpells.readState(state.mSpells);
         mActiveSpells.readState(state.mActiveSpells);
diff --git a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
index 92f1c3025..beb2c4c64 100644
--- a/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::load (ESMReader &esm)
     mActorId = -1;
     esm.getHNOT (mActorId, "ACID");
 
-    mHitAttemptActorId = -1;
-    esm.getHNOT(mHitAttemptActorId, "HAID");
+    //mHitAttemptActorId = -1;
+    //esm.getHNOT(mHitAttemptActorId, "HAID");
 
     mDeathAnimation = -1;
     esm.getHNOT (mDeathAnimation, "DANM");
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
     if (mActorId != -1)
         esm.writeHNT ("ACID", mActorId);
 
-    if (mHitAttemptActorId != -1)
-        esm.writeHNT("HAID", mHitAttemptActorId);
+    //if (mHitAttemptActorId != -1)
+    //    esm.writeHNT("HAID", mHitAttemptActorId);
 
     if (mDeathAnimation != -1)
         esm.writeHNT ("DANM", mDeathAnimation);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void ESM::CreatureStats::blank()
     mTradeTime.mDay = 0;
     mGoldPool = 0;
     mActorId = -1;
-    mHitAttemptActorId = -1;
+    //mHitAttemptActorId = -1;
     mHasAiSettings = false;
     mDead = false;
     mDeathAnimationFinished = false;
diff --git a/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp b/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
index cbb70535f..7e7e5dac3 100644
--- a/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace ESM
         ESM::TimeStamp mTradeTime;
         int mGoldPool;
         int mActorId;
-        int mHitAttemptActorId;
+        //int mHitAttemptActorId;
 
         bool mDead;
         bool mDeathAnimationFinished;