diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 703b986007..c25c3b4972 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -1220,6 +1220,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// ID of the avatar that is sat on us.  If there is no such avatar then is UUID.Zero
+        /// </summary>
         public UUID SitTargetAvatar
         {
             get { return m_sitTargetAvatar; }
@@ -1886,11 +1889,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             return part;
         }
 
-        public UUID GetAvatarOnSitTarget()
-        {
-            return m_sitTargetAvatar;
-        }
-
         public bool GetDieAtEdge()
         {
             if (m_parentGroup.IsDeleted)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index dd1a29d28a..e0fd84abd2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -1860,11 +1860,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                                     4); // PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS
                             }
                         }
-
                     }
+
                     // Reset sit target.
-                    if (part.GetAvatarOnSitTarget() == UUID)
+                    if (part.SitTargetAvatar == UUID)
                         part.SitTargetAvatar = UUID.Zero;
+
                     part.ParentGroup.TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed.LINK);
 
                     ParentPosition = part.GetWorldPosition();
@@ -1913,7 +1914,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // Is a sit target available?
                 Vector3 avSitOffSet = part.SitTargetPosition;
                 Quaternion avSitOrientation = part.SitTargetOrientation;
-                UUID avOnTargetAlready = part.GetAvatarOnSitTarget();
+                UUID avOnTargetAlready = part.SitTargetAvatar;
 
                 bool SitTargetUnOccupied = (!(avOnTargetAlready != UUID.Zero));
                 bool SitTargetisSet =
@@ -1950,7 +1951,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // Is a sit target available?
                 Vector3 avSitOffSet = part.SitTargetPosition;
                 Quaternion avSitOrientation = part.SitTargetOrientation;
-                UUID avOnTargetAlready = part.GetAvatarOnSitTarget();
+                UUID avOnTargetAlready = part.SitTargetAvatar;
 
                 bool SitTargetUnOccupied = (!(avOnTargetAlready != UUID.Zero));
                 bool SitTargetisSet =
@@ -2278,7 +2279,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             {
                 if (part != null)
                 {
-                    if (part.GetAvatarOnSitTarget() == UUID)
+                    if (part.SitTargetAvatar == UUID)
                     {
                         Vector3 sitTargetPos = part.SitTargetPosition;
                         Quaternion sitTargetOrient = part.SitTargetOrientation;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 53c9297109..54bb62ff79 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -6348,7 +6348,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         public LSL_String llAvatarOnSitTarget()
         {
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
-            return m_host.GetAvatarOnSitTarget().ToString();
+            return m_host.SitTargetAvatar.ToString();
         }
 
         // http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlAvatarOnLinkSitTarget