diff --git a/bt/behavior_tree.cpp b/bt/behavior_tree.cpp
index 3482462..b15f480 100644
--- a/bt/behavior_tree.cpp
+++ b/bt/behavior_tree.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ void BehaviorTree::set_blackboard_plan(const Ref<BlackboardPlan> &p_plan) {
 }
 
 void BehaviorTree::set_root_task(const Ref<BTTask> &p_value) {
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	_unset_editor_behavior_tree_hint();
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 	root_task = p_value;
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	_set_editor_behavior_tree_hint();
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 	emit_changed();
 }
 
@@ -87,18 +91,22 @@ void BehaviorTree::_plan_changed() {
 	emit_changed();
 }
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+
 void BehaviorTree::_set_editor_behavior_tree_hint() {
 	if (root_task.is_valid()) {
-		root_task->data.behavior_tree = Ref<BehaviorTree>(this);
+		root_task->data.behavior_tree_id = this->get_instance_id();
 	}
 }
 
 void BehaviorTree::_unset_editor_behavior_tree_hint() {
 	if (root_task.is_valid()) {
-		root_task->data.behavior_tree.unref();
+		root_task->data.behavior_tree_id = ObjectID();
 	}
 }
 
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
+
 void BehaviorTree::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_description", "description"), &BehaviorTree::set_description);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_description"), &BehaviorTree::get_description);
diff --git a/bt/behavior_tree.h b/bt/behavior_tree.h
index 4d71b9d..46507c5 100644
--- a/bt/behavior_tree.h
+++ b/bt/behavior_tree.h
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ private:
 	Ref<BTTask> root_task;
 
 	void _plan_changed();
+
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	void _set_editor_behavior_tree_hint();
 	void _unset_editor_behavior_tree_hint();
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
diff --git a/bt/tasks/bt_task.cpp b/bt/tasks/bt_task.cpp
index 7bc317b..4fa7ef1 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/bt_task.cpp
+++ b/bt/tasks/bt_task.cpp
@@ -377,18 +377,22 @@ void BTTask::print_tree(int p_initial_tabs) {
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+
 Ref<BehaviorTree> BTTask::editor_get_behavior_tree() {
 	BTTask *task = this;
-	while (task->data.behavior_tree.is_null() && task->get_parent().is_valid()) {
+	while (task->data.behavior_tree_id.is_null() && task->get_parent().is_valid()) {
 		task = task->data.parent;
 	}
-	return task->data.behavior_tree;
+	return Object::cast_to<BehaviorTree>(ObjectDB::get_instance(task->data.behavior_tree_id));
 }
 
 void BTTask::editor_set_behavior_tree(const Ref<BehaviorTree> &p_bt) {
-	data.behavior_tree = p_bt;
+	data.behavior_tree_id = p_bt->get_instance_id();
 }
 
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
+
 void BTTask::_bind_methods() {
 	// Public Methods.
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_root"), &BTTask::is_root);
@@ -410,7 +414,9 @@ void BTTask::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("print_tree", "initial_tabs"), &BTTask::print_tree, Variant(0));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_task_name"), &BTTask::get_task_name);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("abort"), &BTTask::abort);
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("editor_get_behavior_tree"), &BTTask::editor_get_behavior_tree);
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 	// Properties, setters and getters.
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_agent"), &BTTask::get_agent);
diff --git a/bt/tasks/bt_task.h b/bt/tasks/bt_task.h
index 446e36d..b571c27 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/bt_task.h
+++ b/bt/tasks/bt_task.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
 		double elapsed = 0.0;
 		bool display_collapsed = false;
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-		Ref<BehaviorTree> behavior_tree;
+		ObjectID behavior_tree_id;
 #endif
 	} data;
 
diff --git a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
index 48a3319..c9a85b5 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
+++ b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ void BTNewScope::set_blackboard_plan(const Ref<BlackboardPlan> &p_plan) {
 	emit_changed();
 }
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 void BTNewScope::_set_parent_scope_plan_from_bt() {
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(get_blackboard_plan());
 	Ref<BehaviorTree> bt = get_root()->editor_get_behavior_tree();
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(bt);
 	get_blackboard_plan()->set_parent_scope_plan(bt->get_blackboard_plan());
 }
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 void BTNewScope::initialize(Node *p_agent, const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard, Node *p_scene_root) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_agent == nullptr);
diff --git a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
index df2c505..b3662f5 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
+++ b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class BTNewScope : public BTDecorator {
 private:
 	Ref<BlackboardPlan> blackboard_plan;
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	void _set_parent_scope_plan_from_bt();
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();