diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
index 50047c1d9..121f17383 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
@@ -48,24 +48,25 @@ void insertObj(CellRenderImp& cellRender, ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC, MWWorld::R
     //get the part of the bodypart id which describes the race and the gender
     std::string bodyRaceID = headID.substr(0, headID.find_last_of("head_") - 4);
     std::string headModel = "meshes\\" + store.bodyParts.find(headID)->model;
-    
+
     cellRender.insertBegin(liveRef.ref);
     cellRender.insertMesh(headModel);
 
     //TODO: define consts for each bodypart e.g. chest, foot, wrist... and put the parts in the right place
     cellRender.insertMesh("meshes\\" + store.bodyParts.find(bodyRaceID + "chest")->model);
-    
+
     liveRef.mData.setHandle (cellRender.insertEnd (liveRef.mData.isEnabled()));
 }
-    
+
 template<typename T>
 void insertCellRefList (CellRenderImp& cellRender, const ESMS::ESMStore& store, T& cellRefList)
 {
-  for(typename T::List::iterator it = cellRefList.list.begin();
-    it != cellRefList.list.end(); it++)
-  {
-    insertObj (cellRender, *it, store);
-  }
+    for(typename T::List::iterator it = cellRefList.list.begin();
+        it != cellRefList.list.end(); it++)
+    {
+        if (it->mData.getCount())
+            insertObj (cellRender, *it, store);
+    }
 }
 
 void CellRenderImp::insertCell(ESMS::CellStore<MWWorld::RefData> &cell, const ESMS::ESMStore& store)
@@ -92,5 +93,3 @@ void CellRenderImp::insertCell(ESMS::CellStore<MWWorld::RefData> &cell, const ES
   insertCellRefList (*this, store, cell.statics);
   insertCellRefList (*this, store, cell.weapons);
 }
-
-
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
index 919f4f8a0..8f76635f9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
@@ -22,28 +22,34 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class RefData
     {
             std::string mHandle;
-            
+
             MWScript::Locals mLocals; // if we find the overhead of heaving a locals
                                       // object in the refdata of refs without a script,
                                       // we can make this a pointer later.
             bool mHasLocals;
             bool mEnabled;
-            
+            int mCount; // 0: deleted
+
             // we are using shared pointer here to avoid having to create custom copy-constructor,
             // assignment operator and destructor. As a consequence though copying a RefData object
             // manually will probably give unexcepted results. This is not a problem since RefData
             // are never copied outside of container operations.
             boost::shared_ptr<MWMechanics::CreatureStats> mCreatureStats;
-        
+
         public:
-        
-            RefData() : mHasLocals (false), mEnabled (true) {}
-                         
+
+            RefData() : mHasLocals (false), mEnabled (true), mCount (1) {}
+
             std::string getHandle()
             {
                 return mHandle;
             }
-                        
+
+            int getCount() const
+            {
+                return mCount;
+            }
+
             void setLocals (const ESM::Script& script)
             {
                 if (!mHasLocals)
@@ -52,37 +58,42 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     mHasLocals = true;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             void setHandle (const std::string& handle)
             {
                 mHandle = handle;
             }
-            
+
+            void setCount (int count)
+            {
+                mCount = count;
+            }
+
             MWScript::Locals& getLocals()
             {
                 return mLocals;
             }
-            
+
             bool isEnabled() const
             {
                 return mEnabled;
             }
-            
+
             void enable()
             {
                 mEnabled = true;
             }
-            
+
             void disable()
             {
                 mEnabled = true;
             }
-            
+
             boost::shared_ptr<MWMechanics::CreatureStats>& getCreatureStats()
             {
-                return mCreatureStats;            
+                return mCreatureStats;
             }
-    };        
+    };
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 73a9d6ad3..430f518ec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace
             cellRefList.list.begin());
             iter!=cellRefList.list.end(); ++iter)
         {
-            if (!iter->base->script.empty())
+            if (!iter->base->script.empty() && iter->mData.getCount())
             {
                 if (const ESM::Script *script = store.scripts.find (iter->base->script))
                 {