diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
index e68ec2edd8..0a10cea646 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Tests
             sop.GroupPosition = groupos;
             sop.RotationOffset = rotoff;
             sop.CreatorID = creator;            
-            sop.Inventory.Serial = iserial;
+            sop.InventorySerial = iserial;
             sop.Inventory.Items = dic;
             sop.ObjectFlags = objf;
             sop.Name = name;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Tests
             Assert.That(rotoff,Is.EqualTo(sop.RotationOffset));
             Assert.That(uuid,Is.EqualTo(sop.UUID));
             Assert.That(creator,Is.EqualTo(sop.CreatorID));
-            Assert.That(iserial,Is.EqualTo(sop.Inventory.Serial));
+            Assert.That(iserial,Is.EqualTo(sop.InventorySerial));
             Assert.That(dic,Is.EqualTo(sop.Inventory.Items));
             Assert.That(objf,Is.EqualTo(sop.ObjectFlags));
             Assert.That(name,Is.EqualTo(sop.Name));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
index 80a6a625bf..db809a0584 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IEntityInventory.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <value>
         /// Inventory serial number
         /// </value>
-        uint Serial
-        {
-            get;
-            set; 
-        }
+//        uint Serial
+//        {
+//            get;
+//            set; 
+//        }
 
         /// <value>
         /// Raw inventory data
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index bfb8b9833f..26a38a33f0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// This part's inventory
         /// </summary>
         [XmlIgnore]
-        public readonly IEntityInventory Inventory;
+        public IEntityInventory Inventory
+        {
+            get { return m_inventory; }
+        }       
+        protected SceneObjectPartInventory m_inventory;
 
         [XmlIgnore]
         public bool Undoing = false;
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_particleSystem = new byte[0];
             Rezzed = DateTime.Now;
             
-            Inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
+            m_inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             TrimPermissions();
             //m_undo = new UndoStack<UndoState>(ParentGroup.GetSceneMaxUndo());
             
-            Inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
+            m_inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
         }
 
         protected SceneObjectPart(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             //System.Console.WriteLine("SceneObjectPart Deserialize END");
             Rezzed = DateTime.Now;
             
-            Inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
+            m_inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
         }
 
         #endregion Constructors
@@ -351,8 +355,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// </value>
         public uint InventorySerial
         {
-            get { return Inventory.Serial; }
-            set { Inventory.Serial = value; }
+            get { return m_inventory.Serial; }
+            set { m_inventory.Serial = value; }
         }
 
         /// <value>
@@ -1472,7 +1476,7 @@ if (m_shape != null) {
             info.AddValue("m_updateFlag", m_updateFlag);
             info.AddValue("CreatorID", _creatorID.Guid);
 
-            info.AddValue("m_inventorySerial", Inventory.Serial);
+            info.AddValue("m_inventorySerial", m_inventory.Serial);
             info.AddValue("m_uuid", m_uuid.Guid);
             info.AddValue("m_localID", m_localId);
             info.AddValue("m_name", m_name);