diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index 29751ff141..20bc59c4a2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -5218,13 +5218,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             update.NameValue = Utils.StringToBytes("FirstName STRING RW SV " + data.Firstname + "\nLastName STRING RW SV " +
                 data.Lastname + "\nTitle STRING RW SV " + data.Grouptitle);
             update.ObjectData = objectData;
-
-            SceneObjectPart parentPart = data.ParentPart;
-            if (parentPart != null)
-                update.ParentID = parentPart.ParentGroup.LocalId;
-            else
-                update.ParentID = 0;
-
+            update.ParentID = data.ParentID;
             update.PathCurve = 16;
             update.PathScaleX = 100;
             update.PathScaleY = 100;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index ea8e4fe062..7243db119f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2312,10 +2312,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 cameraEyeOffset = part.GetCameraEyeOffset();
                 forceMouselook = part.GetForceMouselook();
 
-                // An viewer expects to specify sit positions as offsets to the root prim, even if a child prim is
-                // being sat upon.
                 ControllingClient.SendSitResponse(
-                    part.ParentGroup.UUID, offset, sitOrientation, false, cameraAtOffset, cameraEyeOffset, forceMouselook);
+                    part.UUID, offset, sitOrientation, false, cameraAtOffset, cameraEyeOffset, forceMouselook);
 
                 m_requestedSitTargetUUID = part.UUID;
 
@@ -2594,10 +2592,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    // An viewer expects to specify sit positions as offsets to the root prim, even if a child prim is
-                    // being sat upon.
-                    m_pos -= part.GroupPosition;
-
+                    m_pos -= part.AbsolutePosition;
                     ParentPosition = part.AbsolutePosition;
 
 //                        m_log.DebugFormat(