diff --git a/apps/esmtool/record.cpp b/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
index e0fcc6bcbf..13f46dc9d7 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ namespace
             int effectIdx = ESM::MagicEffect::refIdToIndex(effect.mData.mEffectID);
             int skillIdx = ESM::Skill::refIdToIndex(effect.mData.mSkill);
             int attributeIdx = ESM::Attribute::refIdToIndex(effect.mData.mAttribute);
-            if (effectIdx != -1)
-                std::cout << "  Effect[" << i << "]: " << magicEffectLabel(effectIdx) << " (" << effectIdx << ")"
-                          << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "  Effect[" << i << "]: " << magicEffectLabel(effectIdx) << " (" << effectIdx << ")"
+                      << std::endl;
             if (skillIdx != -1)
                 std::cout << "    Skill: " << skillLabel(skillIdx) << " (" << skillIdx << ")" << std::endl;
             if (attributeIdx != -1)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
index 4bbe9a4c7b..3e9858d064 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace
                 if (!mgef)
                 {
                     Log(Debug::Verbose) << RecordType::getRecordType() << " " << spell.mId
-                                        << ": dropping invalid effect (index " << iter->mData.mEffectID << ")";
+                                        << ": dropping invalid effect (" << iter->mData.mEffectID << ")";
                     iter = spell.mEffects.mList.erase(iter);
                     changed = true;
                     continue;
diff --git a/components/esm3/effectlist.cpp b/components/esm3/effectlist.cpp
index 7a7841d9ed..40bdb24f9d 100644
--- a/components/esm3/effectlist.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/effectlist.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ namespace ESM
 
         void fromBinary(const EsmENAMstruct& src, ENAMstruct& dst)
         {
-            int16_t index = src.mEffectID;
-            if (index < 0 || index >= ESM::MagicEffect::Length)
-                throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Cannot deserialize effect into ENAM with index {}.", index));
-            dst.mEffectID = ESM::MagicEffect::indexToRefId(index);
+            dst.mEffectID = ESM::MagicEffect::indexToRefId(src.mEffectID);
             dst.mSkill = ESM::Skill::indexToRefId(src.mSkill);
             dst.mAttribute = ESM::Attribute::indexToRefId(src.mAttribute);
             dst.mRange = src.mRange;