diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Prioritizer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Prioritizer.cs
index c75f8baf13..cde8d3fbe4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Prioritizer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Prioritizer.cs
@@ -219,13 +219,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         private double GetPriorityByBestAvatarResponsiveness(IClientAPI client, ISceneEntity entity)
         {
+            // If this is an update for our own avatar give it the highest priority
+            if (client.AgentId == entity.UUID)
+                return 0.0;
+            if (entity == null)
+                return double.NaN;
+
             ScenePresence presence = m_scene.GetScenePresence(client.AgentId);
             if (presence != null)
             {
-                // If this is an update for our own avatar give it the highest priority
-                if (presence == entity)
-                    return 0.0;
-
                 // Use group position for child prims
                 Vector3 entityPos;
                 if (entity is SceneObjectPart)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 7ce94d4f69..961fe29f9d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2553,34 +2553,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             if (m_isChildAgent)
             {
                 // WHAT???
-                m_log.Debug("[SCENEPRESENCE]: AddNewMovement() called on child agent, making root agent!");
+                m_log.Debug("[SCENEPRESENCE]: AddNewMovement() called on child agent");
 
-                // we have to reset the user's child agent connections.
-                // Likely, here they've lost the eventqueue for other regions so border 
-                // crossings will fail at this point unless we reset them.
-
-                List<ulong> regions = new List<ulong>(KnownChildRegionHandles);
-                regions.Remove(m_scene.RegionInfo.RegionHandle);
-
-                MakeRootAgent(new Vector3(127f, 127f, 127f), true);
-
-                // Async command
-                if (m_scene.SceneGridService != null)
-                {
-                    m_scene.SceneGridService.SendCloseChildAgentConnections(UUID, regions);
-
-                    // Give the above command some time to try and close the connections.
-                    // this is really an emergency..   so sleep, or we'll get all discombobulated.
-                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
-                }
-                
-                if (m_scene.SceneGridService != null)
-                {
-                    IEntityTransferModule m_agentTransfer = m_scene.RequestModuleInterface<IEntityTransferModule>();
-                    if (m_agentTransfer != null)
-                        m_agentTransfer.EnableChildAgents(this);
-                }
-                
                 return;
             }