diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index b97efc4573..24322a174f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -318,12 +318,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// </summary>
         public SceneObjectPart()
         {
-            // It's not necessary to persist this
             m_TextureAnimation = Utils.EmptyBytes;
             m_particleSystem = Utils.EmptyBytes;
             Rezzed = DateTime.UtcNow;
             Description = String.Empty;
-            
+
+            // Prims currently only contain a single folder (Contents).  From looking at the Second Life protocol,
+            // this appears to have the same UUID (!) as the prim.  If this isn't the case, one can't drag items from
+            // the prim into an agent inventory (Linden client reports that the "Object not found for drop" in its log
             m_inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
         }
 
@@ -337,12 +339,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <param name="offsetPosition"></param>
         public SceneObjectPart(
             UUID ownerID, PrimitiveBaseShape shape, Vector3 groupPosition, 
-            Quaternion rotationOffset, Vector3 offsetPosition)
+            Quaternion rotationOffset, Vector3 offsetPosition) : this()
         {
             m_name = "Primitive";
 
-            Rezzed = DateTime.UtcNow;
-            Description = String.Empty;
             CreationDate = (int)Utils.DateTimeToUnixTime(Rezzed);
             LastOwnerID = CreatorID = OwnerID = ownerID;
             UUID = UUID.Random();
@@ -357,19 +357,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
             AngularVelocity = Vector3.Zero;
             Acceleration = Vector3.Zero;
-            m_TextureAnimation = Utils.EmptyBytes;
-            m_particleSystem = Utils.EmptyBytes;
-
-            // Prims currently only contain a single folder (Contents).  From looking at the Second Life protocol,
-            // this appears to have the same UUID (!) as the prim.  If this isn't the case, one can't drag items from
-            // the prim into an agent inventory (Linden client reports that the "Object not found for drop" in its log
-
             Flags = 0;
             CreateSelected = true;
 
             TrimPermissions();
-            
-            m_inventory = new SceneObjectPartInventory(this);
         }
 
         #endregion Constructors