diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
index 35cd025c01..d571be9be0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             m_objectCapacity = scene.RegionInfo.ObjectCapacity;
             m_report.AutoReset = true;
             m_report.Interval = statsUpdatesEveryMS;
-            m_report.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(statsHeartBeat);
+            m_report.Elapsed += statsHeartBeat;
             m_report.Enabled = true;
 
             if (StatsManager.SimExtraStats != null)