diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/Tests/AttachmentsModuleTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/Tests/AttachmentsModuleTests.cs
index 2ef86c9ac2..10b2ff6ed9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/Tests/AttachmentsModuleTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Attachments/Tests/AttachmentsModuleTests.cs
@@ -721,13 +721,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Attachments.Tests
             acd.Appearance.SetAttachment((int)AttachmentPoint.Chest, attItem.ID, attItem.AssetID);
             ScenePresence presence = SceneHelpers.AddScenePresence(scene, acd);
 
-            SceneObjectGroup rezzedAtt = presence.GetAttachments()[0];
+            UUID rezzedAttID = presence.GetAttachments()[0].UUID;
 
             m_numberOfAttachEventsFired = 0;
             scene.CloseAgent(presence.UUID, false);
 
             // Check that we can't retrieve this attachment from the scene.
-            Assert.That(scene.GetSceneObjectGroup(rezzedAtt.UUID), Is.Null);
+            Assert.That(scene.GetSceneObjectGroup(rezzedAttID), Is.Null);
 
             // Check events
             Assert.That(m_numberOfAttachEventsFired, Is.EqualTo(0));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 473c8022a5..ee0f674890 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -4851,7 +4851,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             m_parts.Clear();
             m_sittingAvatars.Clear();
-            m_rootPart = null;
+//            m_rootPart = null;
 
             m_PlaySoundMasterPrim = null;
             m_PlaySoundSlavePrims.Clear();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
index 098f1b4b96..ac8c32db5d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectBasicTests.cs
@@ -171,11 +171,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             // Test that we don't get back an object for a local id that doesn't exist
             Assert.That(scene.GetGroupByPrim(999), Is.Null);
 
+            uint soid = so.LocalId;
+            uint spid = parts[partsToTestCount - 1].LocalId;
+
             // Now delete the scene object and check again
             scene.DeleteSceneObject(so, false);
 
-            Assert.That(scene.GetGroupByPrim(so.LocalId), Is.Null);
-            Assert.That(scene.GetGroupByPrim(parts[partsToTestCount - 1].LocalId), Is.Null);
+            Assert.That(scene.GetGroupByPrim(soid), Is.Null);
+            Assert.That(scene.GetGroupByPrim(spid), Is.Null);
         }
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -194,12 +197,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup so = SceneHelpers.AddSceneObject(scene);
 
             Assert.That(so.IsDeleted, Is.False);
+            uint retrievedPartID = so.LocalId;
 
             scene.DeleteSceneObject(so, false);
 
-            Assert.That(so.IsDeleted, Is.True);
+            SceneObjectPart retrievedPart = scene.GetSceneObjectPart(retrievedPartID);
 
-            SceneObjectPart retrievedPart = scene.GetSceneObjectPart(so.LocalId);
             Assert.That(retrievedPart, Is.Null);
         }