diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index fe402cd0b7..f22204eb8c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwworld
     containerstore actiontalk actiontake manualref player cellvisitors failedaction
     cells localscripts customdata inventorystore ptr actionopen actionread actionharvest
     actionequip timestamp actionalchemy cellstore actionapply actioneat
-    store esmstore recordcmp fallback actionrepair actionsoulgem livecellref actiondoor
+    store esmstore fallback actionrepair actionsoulgem livecellref actiondoor
     contentloader esmloader actiontrap cellreflist cellref weather projectilemanager
     cellpreloader datetimemanager
     )
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/recordcmp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/recordcmp.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f749351cea..0000000000
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/recordcmp.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef OPENMW_MWWORLD_RECORDCMP_H
-#define OPENMW_MWWORLD_RECORDCMP_H
-
-#include <components/esm/records.hpp>
-
-#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
-
-namespace MWWorld
-{
-    struct RecordCmp
-    {
-        template <class T>
-        bool operator()(const T &x, const T& y) const {
-            return x.mId < y.mId;
-        }
-    };
-
-    template <>
-    inline bool RecordCmp::operator()<ESM::Dialogue>(const ESM::Dialogue &x, const ESM::Dialogue &y) const {
-        return Misc::StringUtils::ciLess(x.mId, y.mId);
-    }
-
-    template <>
-    inline bool RecordCmp::operator()<ESM::Cell>(const ESM::Cell &x, const ESM::Cell &y) const {
-        return Misc::StringUtils::ciLess(x.mName, y.mName);
-    }
-
-    template <>
-    inline bool RecordCmp::operator()<ESM::Pathgrid>(const ESM::Pathgrid &x, const ESM::Pathgrid &y) const {
-        return Misc::StringUtils::ciLess(x.mCell, y.mCell);
-    }
-
-} // end namespace
-#endif