diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 9e79f02561..76f38eefc2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void Objects::clearSceneNode (Ogre::SceneNode *node)
     {
         clearSceneNode(static_cast<Ogre::SceneNode*>(it.getNext ()));
     }
-    node->removeAndDestroyAllChildren ();
 }
 
 void Objects::setMwRoot(Ogre::SceneNode* root)