diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
index 644d3613b..566b6fa81 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ void Actors::insertActivator (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 
 bool Actors::deleteObject (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 {
+    if (mAllActors.find(ptr) == mAllActors.end())
+        return false;
+
     mRendering->removeWaterRippleEmitter (ptr);
 
     delete mAllActors[ptr];
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ void Actors::removeCell(MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* store)
         Ogre::SceneNode *base = celliter->second;
         base->removeAndDestroyAllChildren();
         mRend.getScene()->destroySceneNode(base);
+
         mCellSceneNodes.erase(celliter);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
index 8bba898ce..4b1f70096 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellfunctors.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace ESM
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    /// List all (Ogre-)handles.
-    struct ListHandles
+    /// List all (Ogre-)handles, then reset RefData::mBaseNode to 0.
+    struct ListAndResetHandles
     {
         std::vector<Ogre::SceneNode*> mHandles;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             Ogre::SceneNode* handle = data.getBaseNode();
             if (handle)
                 mHandles.push_back (handle);
+
+            data.setBaseNode(0);
             return true;
         }
     };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 439f76131..b9b0aa19c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -76,27 +76,28 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void Scene::unloadCell (CellStoreCollection::iterator iter)
     {
         std::cout << "Unloading cell\n";
-        ListHandles functor;
+        ListAndResetHandles functor;
 
-        (*iter)->forEach<ListHandles>(functor);
+        (*iter)->forEach<ListAndResetHandles>(functor);
         {
             // silence annoying g++ warning
             for (std::vector<Ogre::SceneNode*>::const_iterator iter2 (functor.mHandles.begin());
-                iter2!=functor.mHandles.end(); ++iter2){
-                 Ogre::SceneNode* node = *iter2;
+                iter2!=functor.mHandles.end(); ++iter2)
+            {
+                Ogre::SceneNode* node = *iter2;
                 mPhysics->removeObject (node->getName());
             }
+        }
 
-            if ((*iter)->mCell->isExterior())
-            {
-                ESM::Land* land =
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Land>().search(
-                        (*iter)->mCell->getGridX(),
-                        (*iter)->mCell->getGridY()
-                    );
-                if (land)
-                    mPhysics->removeHeightField( (*iter)->mCell->getGridX(), (*iter)->mCell->getGridY() );
-            }
+        if ((*iter)->mCell->isExterior())
+        {
+            ESM::Land* land =
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Land>().search(
+                    (*iter)->mCell->getGridX(),
+                    (*iter)->mCell->getGridY()
+                );
+            if (land)
+                mPhysics->removeHeightField( (*iter)->mCell->getGridX(), (*iter)->mCell->getGridY() );
         }
 
         mRendering.removeCell(*iter);