diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.cpp
index 15a9f510d..040a3856e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    ActionOpen::ActionOpen (const MWWorld::Ptr& container) : mContainer (container) {
-        mContainer = container;
+    ActionOpen::ActionOpen (const MWWorld::Ptr& container) : Action (false, container)
+    {
     }
 
     void ActionOpen::executeImp (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
             return;
 
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Container);
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getContainerWindow()->open(mContainer);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getContainerWindow()->open(getTarget());
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.hpp
index 5666ff293..c49ebefa5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionopen.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 {
     class ActionOpen : public Action
     {
-            Ptr mContainer;
-
             virtual void executeImp (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
         public: