diff --git a/src/game/boe.party.cpp b/src/game/boe.party.cpp
index b10a4ea9..900c01d8 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.party.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.party.cpp
@@ -599,11 +599,9 @@ void do_mage_spell(short pc_num,eSpell spell_num,bool freebie) {
 				if(all_identified){
 					sstr << "already ";
 				}else{
-					for(cPlayer& pc : univ.party){
+					for(cPlayer& pc : univ.party)
 						for(cItem& item : pc.items)
 							item.ident = true;
-						pc.combine_things();
-					}
 				}
 				sstr << "identified.";
 				ASB(sstr.str());
diff --git a/src/pcedit/pc.action.cpp b/src/pcedit/pc.action.cpp
index abecb83f..e4d9d9b2 100644
--- a/src/pcedit/pc.action.cpp
+++ b/src/pcedit/pc.action.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ bool handle_action(const sf::Event & event) {
 		   univ.party[current_active_pc].items[i].variety != eItemType::NO_ITEM) {
 			flash_rect(item_string_rects[i][2]);
 			univ.party[current_active_pc].items[i].ident = true;
-			univ.party[current_active_pc].combine_things();
 		}
 	}