diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
index 2c5adfedb5..4645ee6365 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/RemoteController/RemoteAdminPlugin.cs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using Nwc.XmlRpc;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers;
+using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Terrain;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes;
-using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver;
 
 namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.RemoteController
 {
@@ -1082,9 +1082,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.RemoteController
                     }
                     else throw new Exception("neither region_name nor region_uuid given");
 
-                    new ArchiveReadRequest(scene, filename);
+                    IRegionArchiverModule archiver = scene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionArchiverModule>();
+                    if (archiver != null)            
+                        archiver.DearchiveRegion(filename);
+                    else 
+                        throw new Exception("Archiver module not present for scene");
+                    
                     responseData["loaded"]   = "true";
-
+                    
                     response.Value           = responseData;
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
@@ -1173,7 +1178,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.RemoteController
                 }
                 else throw new Exception("neither region_name nor region_uuid given");
 
-                scene.SavePrimsToArchive(filename);
+                IRegionArchiverModule archiver = scene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionArchiverModule>();
+                if (archiver != null)
+                    archiver.ArchiveRegion(filename);
+                else 
+                    throw new Exception("Archiver module not present for scene");                
 
                 responseData["saved"]   = "true";
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/IRegionArchiver.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IRegionArchiverModule.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/IRegionArchiver.cs
rename to OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IRegionArchiverModule.cs
index b9496665f0..11eea202bd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/IRegionArchiver.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Interfaces/IRegionArchiverModule.cs
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes;
-
-namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
+namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Interface to region archive functionality
     /// </summary>
-    public interface IRegionArchiver
+    public interface IRegionArchiverModule
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Archive the region to the given path
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
index df17ad2bec..de604721f9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
     /// <summary>
     /// This module loads and saves OpenSimulator archives
     /// </summary>
-    public class ArchiverModule : IRegionModule, IRegionArchiver
+    public class ArchiverModule : IRegionModule, IRegionArchiverModule
     {
-        // private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Scene to which this module belongs
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
         public void Initialise(Scene scene, IConfigSource source)
         {
             m_scene = scene;
-
-            m_scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IRegionArchiver>(this);
+            m_scene.RegisterModuleInterface<IRegionArchiverModule>(this);
         }
 
         public void PostInitialise()
@@ -72,11 +71,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver
 
         public void ArchiveRegion(string savePath)
         {
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Writing archive for region {0} to {1}", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName, savePath);
+            
             new ArchiveWriteRequestPreparation(m_scene, savePath).ArchiveRegion();
         }
 
         public void DearchiveRegion(string loadPath)
         {
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Loading archive to region {0} from {1}", m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionName, loadPath);
+            
             new ArchiveReadRequest(m_scene, loadPath);
         }
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index eecfd70c02..4272f22da0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         protected IWorldComm m_worldCommModule;
         protected IAvatarFactory m_AvatarFactory;
         protected IConfigSource m_config;
-        protected IRegionArchiver m_archiver;
         protected IRegionSerialiser m_serialiser;
 
         // Central Update Loop
@@ -729,7 +728,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_worldCommModule = RequestModuleInterface<IWorldComm>();
             XferManager = RequestModuleInterface<IXfer>();
             m_AvatarFactory = RequestModuleInterface<IAvatarFactory>();
-            m_archiver = RequestModuleInterface<IRegionArchiver>();
             m_serialiser = RequestModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiser>();
         }
 
@@ -1948,28 +1946,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_serialiser.SavePrimListToXml2(primList, fileName);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Load a prim archive into the scene.  This loads both prims and their assets.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="filePath"></param>
-        public void LoadPrimsFromArchive(string filePath)
-        {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Loading archive to region {0} from {1}", RegionInfo.RegionName, filePath);
-
-            m_archiver.DearchiveRegion(filePath);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Save the prims in the scene to an archive.  This saves both prims and their assets.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="filePath"></param>
-        public void SavePrimsToArchive(string filePath)
-        {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Writing archive for region {0} to {1}", RegionInfo.RegionName, filePath);
-
-            m_archiver.ArchiveRegion(filePath);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Move the given scene object into a new region depending on which region its absolute position has moved
         /// into.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index bb74c20724..6072b709d3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="filename"></param>
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToArchive(string filename)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToArchive(filename);
+            IRegionArchiverModule archiver = CurrentOrFirstScene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionArchiverModule>();
+            if (archiver != null)
+                archiver.ArchiveRegion(filename);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -237,7 +239,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="filename"></param>
         public void LoadArchiveToCurrentScene(string filename)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromArchive(filename);
+            IRegionArchiverModule archiver = CurrentOrFirstScene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionArchiverModule>();
+            if (archiver != null)            
+                archiver.DearchiveRegion(filename);
         }
 
         public string SaveCurrentSceneMapToXmlString()