diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index af0b72f664..6c371988be 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -217,37 +217,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             InventoryItemBase inventoryItem = null;
             InventoryFolderBase rootFolder = m_scene.InventoryService.GetRootFolder(m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID);
 
-            // XXX: Very temporarily, drop and refetch inventory to make sure we have any newly created items in cache
-            // This will disappear very soon once we stop using the old cached inventory.
-            /*
-            m_userInfo.DropInventory();
-            m_userInfo.FetchInventory();
-            */
-
-            /*
-            if (!m_userInfo.HasReceivedInventory)
-            {
-                // If the region server has access to the user admin service (by which users are created),
-                // then we'll assume that it's okay to fiddle with the user's inventory even if they are not on the
-                // server.
-                //
-                // FIXME: FetchInventory should probably be assumed to by async anyway, since even standalones might
-                // use a remote inventory service, though this is vanishingly rare at the moment.
-                if (null == m_scene.CommsManager.UserAdminService)
-                {
-                    m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                        "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Have not yet received inventory info for user {0} {1}",
-                        m_userInfo.UserProfile.Name, m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID);
-
-                    return;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    m_userInfo.FetchInventory();
-                }
-            }
-            */
-
             bool foundStar = false;
 
             // Eliminate double slashes and any leading / on the path.
@@ -294,34 +263,33 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
             m_archiveWriter = new TarArchiveWriter(m_saveStream);
 
-            if (null == inventoryFolder)
-            {
-                if (null == inventoryItem)
-                {
-                    // We couldn't find the path indicated 
-                    m_saveStream.Close();
-                    m_module.TriggerInventoryArchiveSaved(
-                        m_id, false, m_userInfo, m_invPath, m_saveStream,
-                        new Exception(string.Format("Could not find inventory entry at path {0}", m_invPath)));
-                    return;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    m_log.DebugFormat(
-                        "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Found item {0} {1} at {2}",
-                        inventoryItem.Name, inventoryItem.ID, m_invPath);
-
-                    SaveInvItem(inventoryItem, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH);
-                }
-            }
-            else
+            if (inventoryFolder != null)
             {
                 m_log.DebugFormat(
                     "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Found folder {0} {1} at {2}",
                     inventoryFolder.Name, inventoryFolder.ID, m_invPath);
 
                 //recurse through all dirs getting dirs and files
-                SaveInvFolder(inventoryFolder, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, !foundStar);
+                SaveInvFolder(inventoryFolder, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH, !foundStar);                                
+            }
+            else if (inventoryItem != null)
+            {
+                m_log.DebugFormat(
+                    "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Found item {0} {1} at {2}",
+                    inventoryItem.Name, inventoryItem.ID, m_invPath);
+
+                SaveInvItem(inventoryItem, ArchiveConstants.INVENTORY_PATH);                
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // We couldn't find the path indicated 
+                m_saveStream.Close();
+                string errorMessage = string.Format("Aborted save.  Could not find inventory path {0}", m_invPath);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: {0}", errorMessage);
+                m_module.TriggerInventoryArchiveSaved(
+                    m_id, false, m_userInfo, m_invPath, m_saveStream,
+                    new Exception(errorMessage));                
+                return;
             }
 
             // Don't put all this profile information into the archive right now.