diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index 7f3ae6b35f..d10564c639 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -897,15 +897,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         /// Called from Simulate
         /// This is the avatar's movement control + PID Controller
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="timeStep"></param>
         /// <param name="defects">
         /// If there is something wrong with the character (e.g. its position is non-finite)
         /// then it is added to this list.  The ODE structures associated with it are also destroyed.
         /// </param>
-        public void Move(float timeStep, List<OdeCharacter> defects)
+        internal void Move(List<OdeCharacter> defects)
         {
             //  no lock; for now it's only called from within Simulate()
-
+            
             // If the PID Controller isn't active then we set our force
             // calculating base velocity to the current position
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
index 3a919fcbf4..916c3becb2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
@@ -1451,8 +1451,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         /// <summary>
         /// This is our collision testing routine in ODE
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="timeStep"></param>
-        private void collision_optimized(float timeStep)
+        private void collision_optimized()
         {
             _perloopContact.Clear();
 
@@ -2664,12 +2663,6 @@ Console.WriteLine("AddPhysicsActorTaint to " + taintedprim.Name);
 
                 while (step_time > 0.0f)
                 {
-                    //lock (ode)
-                    //{
-                        //if (!ode.lockquery())
-                        //{
-                           // ode.dlock(world);
-
                     try
                     {
                         // Insert, remove Characters
@@ -2738,7 +2731,7 @@ Console.WriteLine("AddPhysicsActorTaint to " + taintedprim.Name);
                             foreach (OdeCharacter actor in _characters)
                             {
                                 if (actor != null)
-                                    actor.Move(timeStep, defects);
+                                    actor.Move(defects);
                             }
                             if (0 != defects.Count)
                             {
@@ -2765,7 +2758,7 @@ Console.WriteLine("AddPhysicsActorTaint to " + taintedprim.Name);
                         //int RayCastTimeMS = m_rayCastManager.ProcessQueuedRequests();
                         m_rayCastManager.ProcessQueuedRequests();
 
-                        collision_optimized(timeStep);
+                        collision_optimized();
 
                         lock (_collisionEventPrim)
                         {