diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 3cca110e30..e89122e4b3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ void NpcAnimation::removeEntities(NifOgre::EntityList &entities)
     }
     entities.mEntities.clear();
     entities.mSkelBase = NULL;
-    entities.mRootNode = NULL;
 }
 
 void NpcAnimation::removeIndividualPart(int type)
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
index 2aa7cd433e..2c5b7e3247 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
@@ -1027,7 +1027,6 @@ EntityList NIFLoader::createEntities(Ogre::SceneNode *parent, const std::string
     if(meshes.size() == 0)
         return entitylist;
 
-    entitylist.mRootNode = parent;
     Ogre::SceneManager *sceneMgr = parent->getCreator();
     for(size_t i = 0;i < meshes.size();i++)
     {
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
index 76e94975cb..a9195f2fb3 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ namespace NifOgre
 struct EntityList {
     std::vector<Ogre::Entity*> mEntities;
     Ogre::Entity *mSkelBase;
-    Ogre::SceneNode *mRootNode;
 
-    EntityList() : mSkelBase(0), mRootNode(0)
+    EntityList() : mSkelBase(0)
     { }
 };