diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
index f3c6a30e64..702398481e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
@@ -677,18 +677,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             bool permission = false;
             bool locked = false;
 
-            if (!m_scene.Entities.ContainsKey(objId))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
+            SceneObjectPart part = m_scene.GetSceneObjectPart(objId);
 
-            // If it's not an object, we cant edit it.
-            if ((!(m_scene.Entities[objId] is SceneObjectGroup)))
-            {
+            if (part == null)
                 return false;
-            }
 
-            SceneObjectGroup group = (SceneObjectGroup)m_scene.Entities[objId];
+            SceneObjectGroup group = part.ParentGroup;
 
             UUID objectOwner = group.OwnerID;
             locked = ((group.RootPart.OwnerMask & PERM_LOCKED) == 0);
@@ -977,16 +971,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             DebugPermissionInformation(MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
             if (m_bypassPermissions) return m_bypassPermissionsValue;
 
-            SceneObjectPart part = m_scene.GetSceneObjectPart(objectID);
-
-            // If we selected a sub-prim to edit, the objectID won't represent the object, but only a part.
-            // We have to check the permissions of the group, though.
-            if (part.ParentID != 0)
-            {
-                objectID = part.ParentUUID;
-                part = m_scene.GetSceneObjectPart(objectID);
-            }
-
             return GenericObjectPermission(editorID, objectID, false);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 6cc78b84b8..83e3a455d8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -1146,17 +1146,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             TaskInventoryItem taskItem = part.Inventory.GetInventoryItem(itemId);
 
-            if (null == taskItem)
-            {
-                m_log.WarnFormat("[PRIM INVENTORY]: Move of inventory item {0} from prim with local id {1} failed"
-                    + " because the inventory item could not be found",
-                    itemId, primLocalId);
-
-                return;
-            }
-
-            TaskInventoryItem item = part.Inventory.GetInventoryItem(itemId);
-            if ((item.CurrentPermissions & (uint)PermissionMask.Copy) == 0)
+            if ((taskItem.CurrentPermissions & (uint)PermissionMask.Copy) == 0)
             {
                 // If the item to be moved is no copy, we need to be able to
                 // edit the prim.