diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/Level.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/Level.java
index 2e77573e9..b6e35451c 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/Level.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/Level.java
@@ -470,6 +470,15 @@ public abstract class Level implements Bundlable {
 	public int nMobs() {
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	public Mob findMob( int pos ){
+		for (Mob mob : mobs){
+			if (mob.pos == pos){
+				return mob;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 	
 	public Actor respawner() {
 		return new Actor() {
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/RegularLevel.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/RegularLevel.java
index e7c7815a8..6430edf96 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/RegularLevel.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/RegularLevel.java
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public abstract class RegularLevel extends Level {
 			Mob mob = Bestiary.mob( Dungeon.depth );
 			mob.pos = roomToSpawn.random();
 
-			if (Actor.findChar(mob.pos) == null && Level.passable[mob.pos]) {
+			if (findMob(mob.pos) == null && Level.passable[mob.pos]) {
 				mobsToSpawn--;
 				mobs.add(mob);
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public abstract class RegularLevel extends Level {
 					mob = Bestiary.mob( Dungeon.depth );
 					mob.pos = roomToSpawn.random();
 
-					if (Actor.findChar(mob.pos) == null && Level.passable[mob.pos]) {
+					if (findMob(mob.pos)  == null && Level.passable[mob.pos]) {
 						mobsToSpawn--;
 						mobs.add(mob);
 					}
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/painters/PoolPainter.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/painters/PoolPainter.java
index 6e0046530..0aaea3b94 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/painters/PoolPainter.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/painters/PoolPainter.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class PoolPainter extends Painter {
 			Piranha piranha = new Piranha();
 			do {
 				piranha.pos = room.random();
-			} while (level.map[piranha.pos] != Terrain.WATER|| Actor.findChar( piranha.pos ) != null);
+			} while (level.map[piranha.pos] != Terrain.WATER|| level.findMob( piranha.pos ) != null);
 			level.mobs.add( piranha );
 		}
 	}