diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index 55d9c9cd47..6232c48105 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         /// <summary>A reference to the LLUDPServer that is managing this client</summary>
         private readonly LLUDPServer m_udpServer;
 
+        /// <summary>Caches packed throttle information</summary>
+        private byte[] m_packedThrottles;
+
         private int m_defaultRTO = 3000;
         private int m_maxRTO = 60000;
 
@@ -350,21 +353,31 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             bucket = m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Texture];
             bucket.DripRate = texture;
             bucket.MaxBurst = texture;
+
+            // Reset the packed throttles cached data
+            m_packedThrottles = null;
         }
 
         public byte[] GetThrottlesPacked()
         {
-            byte[] data = new byte[7 * 4];
-            int i = 0;
+            byte[] data = m_packedThrottles;
 
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Resend].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Land].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Wind].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Cloud].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)(m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Task].DripRate) +
-                                                        m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.State].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Texture].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
-            Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Asset].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+            if (data == null)
+            {
+                data = new byte[7 * 4];
+                int i = 0;
+
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Resend].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Land].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Wind].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Cloud].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)(m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Task].DripRate) +
+                                                            m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.State].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Texture].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(Utils.FloatToBytes((float)m_throttleCategories[(int)ThrottleOutPacketType.Asset].DripRate), 0, data, i, 4); i += 4;
+
+                m_packedThrottles = data;
+            }
 
             return data;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index a880fe7d59..8f9663caef 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1132,10 +1132,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public int GetInaccurateNeighborCount()
         {
-            lock (m_neighbours)
-            {
-                return m_neighbours.Count;
-            }
+            return m_neighbours.Count;
         }
 
         // This is the method that shuts down the scene.