diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
index a470f04ab7..9416fe5a72 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/LoadRegions/LoadRegionsPlugin.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.LoadRegions
 
         protected OpenSimBase m_openSim;
 
-
         public void Initialise()
         {
             m_log.Info("[LOADREGIONS]: " + Name + " cannot be default-initialized!");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
index 2162cb9651..14a338e93e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ISceneObject.cs
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 {
     public interface ISceneObject
     {
-        UUID UUID { get; }
+        UUID UUID { get; }            
         ISceneObject CloneForNewScene();
-        void ToXml2(XmlTextWriter writer);
         string ExtraToXmlString();
         void ExtraFromXmlString(string xmlstr);
         string GetStateSnapshot();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/LocalInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/LocalInterregionComms.cs
index bdf22803e8..98f7085b6c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/LocalInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/LocalInterregionComms.cs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectors.Interregion
          * Object-related communications 
          */
 
-        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall)
+        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, SceneObjectGroup sog, bool isLocalCall)
         {
             foreach (Scene s in m_sceneList)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/RESTInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/RESTInterregionComms.cs
index 606b47c325..08c6e7db4b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/RESTInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectors/Interregion/RESTInterregionComms.cs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectors.Interregion
          * Object-related communications 
          */
 
-        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall)
+        public bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, SceneObjectGroup sog, bool isLocalCall)
         {
             // Try local first
             if (m_localBackend.SendCreateObject(regionHandle, sog, true))
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
index 95b1079a4b..34b8aacf0a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IInterregionComms.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
 
     public interface IInterregionCommsOut
     {
-
         #region Agents
 
         bool SendCreateChildAgent(ulong regionHandle, AgentCircuitData aCircuit, out string reason);
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// <param name="sog"></param>
         /// <param name="isLocalCall"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, ISceneObject sog, bool isLocalCall);
+        bool SendCreateObject(ulong regionHandle, SceneObjectGroup sog, bool isLocalCall);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Create an object from the user's inventory in the destination region. 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 5611b0326f..8a06fd17ab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -583,33 +583,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         #endregion
 
-        public void ToXml2(XmlTextWriter writer)
-        {
-            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Starting serialization of SOG {0} to XML2", Name);
-            //int time = System.Environment.TickCount;
-
-            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "SceneObjectGroup", String.Empty);
-            m_rootPart.ToXml(writer);
-            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "OtherParts", String.Empty);
-
-            lock (m_parts)
-            {
-                foreach (SceneObjectPart part in m_parts.Values)
-                {
-                    if (part.UUID != m_rootPart.UUID)
-                    {
-                        part.ToXml(writer);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            writer.WriteEndElement(); // End of OtherParts
-            SaveScriptedState(writer);
-            writer.WriteEndElement(); // End of SceneObjectGroup
-
-            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Finished serialization of SOG {0} to XML2, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
-        }
-
         public void SaveScriptedState(XmlTextWriter writer)
         {
             XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index 0ec19223ef..03a4289d54 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -129,13 +129,62 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Finished deserialization of SOG {0}, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
 
             return sceneObject;
-        }
+        }      
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserialize a scene object from the 'xml2' format
+        /// Serialize a scene object to the original xml format
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="serialization"></param>
+        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>        
+        public static string ToOriginalXmlFormat(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject)
+        {
+            using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+            {
+                using (XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
+                {
+                    ToOriginalXmlFormat(sceneObject, writer);
+                }
+
+                return sw.ToString();
+            }
+        }                
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serialize a scene object to the original xml format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>            
+        public static void ToOriginalXmlFormat(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, XmlTextWriter writer)
+        {
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Starting serialization of {0}", Name);
+            //int time = System.Environment.TickCount;
+
+            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "SceneObjectGroup", String.Empty);
+            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "RootPart", String.Empty);
+            sceneObject.RootPart.ToXml(writer);
+            writer.WriteEndElement();
+            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "OtherParts", String.Empty);
+
+            lock (sceneObject.Children)
+            {
+                foreach (SceneObjectPart part in sceneObject.Children.Values)
+                {
+                    if (part.UUID != sceneObject.RootPart.UUID)
+                    {
+                        writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "Part", String.Empty);
+                        part.ToXml(writer);
+                        writer.WriteEndElement();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            writer.WriteEndElement(); // OtherParts
+            sceneObject.SaveScriptedState(writer);
+            writer.WriteEndElement(); // SceneObjectGroup
+
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Finished serialization of SOG {0}, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
+        }
+        
         public static SceneObjectGroup FromXml2Format(string xmlData)
         {
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[SOG]: Starting deserialization of SOG");
@@ -193,40 +242,38 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Finished deserialization of SOG {0}, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
 
             return sceneObject;
-        }        
+        }         
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serialize a scene object to the original xml format
+        /// Serialize a scene object to the 'xml2' format.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>        
-        public static string ToOriginalXmlFormat(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject)
+        /// <returns></returns>               
+        public static string ToXml2Format(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject)
         {
             using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
             {
                 using (XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
                 {
-                    ToOriginalXmlFormat(sceneObject, writer);
+                    ToXml2Format(sceneObject, writer);
                 }
 
                 return sw.ToString();
             }
-        }                
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Serialize a scene object to the original xml format
+        /// Serialize a scene object to the 'xml2' format.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>            
-        public static void ToOriginalXmlFormat(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, XmlTextWriter writer)
+        /// <returns></returns>          
+        public static void ToXml2Format(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, XmlTextWriter writer)
         {
-            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Starting serialization of {0}", Name);
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Starting serialization of SOG {0} to XML2", Name);
             //int time = System.Environment.TickCount;
 
             writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "SceneObjectGroup", String.Empty);
-            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "RootPart", String.Empty);
             sceneObject.RootPart.ToXml(writer);
-            writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "OtherParts", String.Empty);
 
             lock (sceneObject.Children)
@@ -235,36 +282,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
                 {
                     if (part.UUID != sceneObject.RootPart.UUID)
                     {
-                        writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "Part", String.Empty);
                         part.ToXml(writer);
-                        writer.WriteEndElement();
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            writer.WriteEndElement(); // OtherParts
+            writer.WriteEndElement(); // End of OtherParts
             sceneObject.SaveScriptedState(writer);
-            writer.WriteEndElement(); // SceneObjectGroup
+            writer.WriteEndElement(); // End of SceneObjectGroup
 
-            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Finished serialization of SOG {0}, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serialize a scene object to the 'xml2' format.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sceneObject"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>               
-        public static string ToXml2Format(ISceneObject sceneObject)
-        {
-            using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
-            {
-                using (XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
-                {
-                    sceneObject.ToXml2(writer);
-                }
-
-                return sw.ToString();
-            }
-        }        
+            //m_log.DebugFormat("[SERIALIZER]: Finished serialization of SOG {0} to XML2, {1}ms", Name, System.Environment.TickCount - time);
+        }   
     }
 }