diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
index 20e0afb689..d8c0196441 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    ActionEquip::ActionEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) : mObject (object)
+    ActionEquip::ActionEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) : Action (false, object)
     {
     }
 
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWWorld::InventoryStore& invStore = MWWorld::Class::get(player).getInventoryStore(player);
 
         // slots that this item can be equipped in
-        std::pair<std::vector<int>, bool> slots = MWWorld::Class::get(mObject).getEquipmentSlots(mObject);
+        std::pair<std::vector<int>, bool> slots = MWWorld::Class::get(getTarget()).getEquipmentSlots(getTarget());
 
         // retrieve ContainerStoreIterator to the item
         MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator it = invStore.begin();
         for (; it != invStore.end(); ++it)
         {
-            if (*it == mObject)
+            if (*it == getTarget())
             {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.hpp
index 5685a294a6..3b56c74027 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.hpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 {
     class ActionEquip : public Action
     {
-            Ptr mObject;
-
             virtual void executeImp (const Ptr& actor);
 
         public: