diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
index 393584e932..8cd747ee17 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Avatar/AvatarServerPostHandler.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
             if (!UUID.TryParse(request["UserID"].ToString(), out user))
                 return FailureResult();
 
+            RemoveRequestParamsNotForStorage(request);
+
             AvatarData avatar = new AvatarData(request);
             if (m_AvatarService.SetAvatar(user, avatar))
                 return SuccessResult();
@@ -153,11 +155,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
             if (!UUID.TryParse(request["UserID"].ToString(), out user))
                 return FailureResult();
 
+            RemoveRequestParamsNotForStorage(request);
+
             if (m_AvatarService.ResetAvatar(user))
                 return SuccessResult();
 
             return FailureResult();
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Remove parameters that were used to invoke the method and should not in themselves be persisted.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name='request'></param>
+        private void RemoveRequestParamsNotForStorage(Dictionary<string, object> request)
+        {
+            request.Remove("VERSIONMAX");
+            request.Remove("VERSIONMIN");
+            request.Remove("METHOD");
+            request.Remove("UserID");
+        }
         
         byte[] SetItems(Dictionary<string, object> request)
         {
@@ -173,6 +189,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Avatar
             if (!(request["Names"] is List<string> || request["Values"] is List<string>))
                 return FailureResult();
 
+            RemoveRequestParamsNotForStorage(request);
+
             List<string> _names = (List<string>)request["Names"];
             names = _names.ToArray();
             List<string> _values = (List<string>)request["Values"];