diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index fec89daec0..7d83ee28ec 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ using OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Servers;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Interfaces;
-using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Archiver;
-using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Serialiser;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.World.Terrain;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Scripting;
 using OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager;
@@ -1882,20 +1880,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             return false;
         }
 
-        public void LoadPrimsFromXml(string fileName, bool newIdsFlag, Vector3 loadOffset)
-        {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Loading prims in xml format to region {0} from {1}", RegionInfo.RegionName, fileName);
-
-            m_serialiser.LoadPrimsFromXml(this, fileName, newIdsFlag, loadOffset);
-        }
-
-        public void SavePrimsToXml(string fileName)
-        {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Saving prims in xml format for region {0} to {1}", RegionInfo.RegionName, fileName);
-
-            m_serialiser.SavePrimsToXml(this, fileName);
-        }
-
         public void LoadPrimsFromXml2(string fileName)
         {
             m_log.InfoFormat("[SCENE]: Loading prims in xml2 format to region {0} from {1}", RegionInfo.RegionName, fileName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index 6072b709d3..b973ced037 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="filename"></param>
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToXml(string filename)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml(filename);
+            IRegionSerialiserModule serialiser = CurrentOrFirstScene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiserModule>();
+            if (serialiser != null)            
+                serialiser.SavePrimsToXml(CurrentOrFirstScene, filename);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -195,7 +197,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// <param name="loadOffset"></param>
         public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename, bool generateNewIDs, Vector3 loadOffset)
         {
-            CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename, generateNewIDs, loadOffset);
+            IRegionSerialiserModule serialiser = CurrentOrFirstScene.RequestModuleInterface<IRegionSerialiserModule>();
+            if (serialiser != null)            
+                serialiser.LoadPrimsFromXml(CurrentOrFirstScene, filename, generateNewIDs, loadOffset);
         }
 
         /// <summary>