diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index a01cf1e9c2..6103320291 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         public OdePrim(String primName, OdeScene parent_scene, IntPtr targetSpace, PhysicsVector pos, PhysicsVector size,
                        Quaternion rotation, IMesh mesh, PrimitiveBaseShape pbs, bool pisPhysical)
         {
-            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20);
+           
             _velocity = new PhysicsVector();
             _position = pos;
             m_taintposition = pos;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
index a2f354a2be..1c16cfbb34 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
@@ -730,7 +730,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    try
+                    {
 
+                        d.GeomDestroy(prim.prim_geom);
+                    }
+                    catch (System.AccessViolationException)
+                    {
+                        m_log.Info("[PHYSICS]: Couldn't remove prim from physics scene, it was already be removed.");
+                    }
+                    _prims.Remove(prim);
 
                     //If there are no more geometries in the sub-space, we don't need it in the main space anymore
                     if (d.SpaceGetNumGeoms(prim.m_targetSpace) == 0)
@@ -755,9 +764,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     }
                 }
 
-                d.GeomDestroy(prim.prim_geom);
 
-                _prims.Remove(prim);
             }
         }
         /// <summary>