diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index af67407629..afa8de5870 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
         private Vector3 _position;
         private d.Vector3 _zeroPosition;
-        // private d.Matrix3 m_StandUpRotation;
         private bool _zeroFlag = false;
         private bool m_lastUpdateSent = false;
         private Vector3 _velocity;
@@ -554,8 +553,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         // place that is safe to call this routine AvatarGeomAndBodyCreation.
         private void AvatarGeomAndBodyCreation(float npositionX, float npositionY, float npositionZ, float tensor)
         {
-            //CAPSULE_LENGTH = -5;
-            //CAPSULE_RADIUS = -5;
             int dAMotorEuler = 1;
 //            _parent_scene.waitForSpaceUnlock(_parent_scene.space);
             if (CAPSULE_LENGTH <= 0)
@@ -831,7 +828,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     m_taintForce += force;
                     _parent_scene.AddPhysicsActorTaint(this);
 
-                    //doForce(force);
                     // If uncommented, things get pushed off world
                     //
                     // m_log.Debug("Push!");
@@ -856,15 +852,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         {
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// After all of the forces add up with 'add force' we apply them with doForce
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="force"></param>
-        public void doForce(Vector3 force)
-        {
-            d.BodyAddForce(Body, force.X, force.Y, force.Z);
-        }
-
         public override void SetMomentum(Vector3 momentum)
         {
         }
@@ -1030,7 +1017,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
             if (vec.IsFinite())
             {
-                doForce(vec);
+                // Apply the total force acting on this avatar
+                d.BodyAddForce(Body, vec.X, vec.Y, vec.Z);
 
                 if (!_zeroFlag)
                     AlignAvatarTiltWithCurrentDirectionOfMovement(vec);
@@ -1258,7 +1246,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     // FIXME: This is not a good solution since it's subject to a race condition if a force is another
                     // thread sets a new force while we're in this loop (since it could be obliterated by
                     // m_taintForce = Vector3.Zero.  Need to lock ProcessTaints() when we set a new tainted force.
-                    doForce(m_taintForce);
+                    d.BodyAddForce(Body, m_taintForce.X, m_taintForce.Y, m_taintForce.Z);
                 }
 
                 m_taintForce = Vector3.Zero;