diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
index 61ec4839dd..1e3dbb6d00 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/UserProfileCacheService.cs
@@ -523,14 +523,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
                         purgedBaseFolder.Type = purgedFolder.Type;
                         purgedBaseFolder.Version = purgedFolder.Version;                        
                         
-                        m_commsManager.InventoryService.PurgeInventoryFolder(remoteClient.AgentId, purgedBaseFolder);                        
-
-                        // XXX Remains temporarily so that we still delete items in the grid case.
-                        List<InventoryItemBase> items = purgedFolder.RequestListOfItems();
-                        foreach (InventoryItemBase item in items)
-                        {
-                            userProfile.DeleteItem(remoteClient.AgentId, item);
-                        }                        
+                        m_commsManager.InventoryService.PurgeInventoryFolder(remoteClient.AgentId, purgedBaseFolder);                                              
                         
                         purgedFolder.Purge();                        
                     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
index 5cbfcf935e..0528b9149a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/InventoryServiceBase.cs
@@ -259,13 +259,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
                 }
             }
 
-            // XXX Temporarily don't delete the items since UserProfileCacheService is still doing this
-//            List<InventoryItemBase> items = RequestFolderItems(folder.ID);
-//
-//            foreach (InventoryItemBase item : items)
-//            {
-//                DeleteItem(item);
-//            }
+            List<InventoryItemBase> items = RequestFolderItems(folder.ID);
+
+            foreach (InventoryItemBase item in items)
+            {
+                DeleteItem(item);
+            }
         }
         
         private void AddNewInventorySet(UsersInventory inventory)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/GridInventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/GridInventoryService.cs
index 016ecffef1..efa6a6eb00 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/GridInventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/GridInventoryService.cs
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.InventoryServer
         {
             MoveFolder(folder);
         }
+        
+        public override void PurgeInventoryFolder(LLUUID userID, InventoryFolderBase folder)
+        {
+             PurgeFolder(folder);
+        }        
 
         public override void AddNewInventoryItem(LLUUID userID, InventoryItemBase item)
         {
@@ -207,7 +212,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.InventoryServer
         public bool AddInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
             // Right now, this actions act more like an update/insert combination than a simple create.
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[GRID AGENT INVENTORY]: Creating folder {0} {1} in folder {2}", folder.Name, folder.ID, folder.ParentID);
+            m_log.InfoFormat(
+                "[GRID AGENT INVENTORY]: Creating folder {0} {1} in folder {2}", folder.Name, folder.ID, folder.ParentID);
 
             AddNewInventoryFolder(folder.Owner, folder);
             return true;
@@ -215,20 +221,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.InventoryServer
 
         public bool MoveInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[GRID AGENT INVENTORY]: Moving folder {0} {1} to folder {2}", folder.Name, folder.ID, folder.ParentID);
+            m_log.InfoFormat(
+                "[GRID AGENT INVENTORY]: Moving folder {0} {1} to folder {2}", folder.Name, folder.ID, folder.ParentID);
 
             MoveExistingInventoryFolder(folder);
             return true;
         }
         
-        /// <summary>
-        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="userID"></param>
-        /// <param name="folder"></param>
-        public override void PurgeInventoryFolder(LLUUID userID, InventoryFolderBase folder)
+        public bool PurgeInventoryFolder(InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
-            // XXX No implementation yet (temporarily)!
+            m_log.InfoFormat(
+                "[GRID AGENT INVENTORY]: Purging folder {0} {1} of its contents", folder.Name, folder.ID);
+            
+            PurgeInventoryFolder(folder.Owner, folder);
+            return true;
         }         
 
         public bool AddInventoryItem(InventoryItemBase item)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/Main.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/Main.cs
index 85d9ba5961..870997b6a4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/InventoryServer/Main.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.InventoryServer
             m_httpServer.AddStreamHandler(
                 new RestDeserialisehandler<InventoryFolderBase, bool>(
                     "POST", "/MoveFolder/", m_inventoryService.MoveInventoryFolder));
+            
+            m_httpServer.AddStreamHandler(
+                new RestDeserialisehandler<InventoryFolderBase, bool>(
+                    "POST", "/PurgeFolder/", m_inventoryService.PurgeInventoryFolder));            
 
             m_httpServer.AddStreamHandler(
                 new RestDeserialisehandler<InventoryItemBase, bool>(
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
index 8c27cb1494..65f3ee3292 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1InventoryService.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
 
         #region IInventoryServices Members
 
-        // See IInventoryServices
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="callback"></param>
         public void RequestInventoryForUser(LLUUID userID, InventoryReceiptCallback callback)
         {
             if (!m_RequestingInventory.ContainsKey(userID))
@@ -148,6 +152,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="folder"></param>        
         public void AddNewInventoryFolder(LLUUID userID, InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
             try
@@ -162,6 +171,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="folder"></param>        
         public void MoveInventoryFolder(LLUUID userID, InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
             try
@@ -181,11 +195,26 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userID"></param>
         /// <param name="folder"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public void PurgeInventoryFolder(LLUUID userID, InventoryFolderBase folder)
         {
-            // XXX No implementation yet (temporarily)!
+            try
+            {            
+                SynchronousRestObjectPoster.BeginPostObject<InventoryFolderBase, bool>(
+                    "POST", _inventoryServerUrl + "/PurgeFolder/", folder);
+            }
+            catch (WebException e)
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[OGS1 INVENTORY SERVICE]: Move inventory folder operation failed, {0} {1}", 
+                     e.Source, e.Message);
+            }    
         }        
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="folder"></param>        
         public void AddNewInventoryItem(LLUUID userID, InventoryItemBase item)
         {
             try
@@ -200,6 +229,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
             }                
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="OpenSim.Framework.Communications.IInventoryServices"></see>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userID"></param>
+        /// <param name="folder"></param>        
         public void DeleteInventoryItem(LLUUID userID, InventoryItemBase item)
         {
             try