diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 118b724df3..6f98c573e2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1440,10 +1440,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     StatsReporter.AddPhysicsFPS(physicsFPS);
                     StatsReporter.AddTimeDilation(TimeDilation);
                     StatsReporter.AddFPS(1);
-                    StatsReporter.SetRootAgents(m_sceneGraph.GetRootAgentCount());
-                    StatsReporter.SetChildAgents(m_sceneGraph.GetChildAgentCount());
-                    StatsReporter.SetObjects(m_sceneGraph.GetTotalObjectsCount());
-                    StatsReporter.SetActiveObjects(m_sceneGraph.GetActiveObjectsCount());
 
                     // frameMS currently records work frame times, not total frame times (work + any required sleep to
                     // reach min frame time.
@@ -1452,7 +1448,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     StatsReporter.addAgentMS(agentMS);
                     StatsReporter.addPhysicsMS(physicsMS + physicsMS2);
                     StatsReporter.addOtherMS(otherMS);
-                    StatsReporter.SetActiveScripts(m_sceneGraph.GetActiveScriptsCount());
                     StatsReporter.addScriptLines(m_sceneGraph.GetScriptLPS());
     
                     if (LoginsDisabled && Frame == 20)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
index e020946ebf..87af311a06 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
@@ -201,6 +201,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 OnSendStatsResult += StatsManager.SimExtraStats.ReceiveClassicSimStatsPacket;
         }
 
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            m_report.Elapsed -= statsHeartBeat;
+            m_report.Close();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the number of milliseconds between stat updates.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name='ms'></param>
         public void SetUpdateMS(int ms)
         {
             statsUpdatesEveryMS = ms;
@@ -248,6 +258,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     physfps = 0;
 
 #endregion
+
+                m_rootAgents = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetRootAgentCount();
+                m_childAgents = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetChildAgentCount();
+                m_numPrim = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetTotalObjectsCount();
+                m_activePrim = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetActiveObjectsCount();
+                m_activeScripts = m_scene.SceneGraph.GetActiveScriptsCount();
+
+                // FIXME: Checking for stat sanity is a complex approach.  What we really need to do is fix the code
+                // so that stat numbers are always consistent.
+                CheckStatSanity();
                 
                 //Our time dilation is 0.91 when we're running a full speed,
                 // therefore to make sure we get an appropriate range,
@@ -402,13 +422,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             m_timeDilation = td;
         }
 
-        public void SetRootAgents(int rootAgents)
-        {
-            m_rootAgents = rootAgents;
-            CheckStatSanity();
-
-        }
-
         internal void CheckStatSanity()
         {
             if (m_rootAgents < 0 || m_childAgents < 0)
@@ -425,22 +438,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        public void SetChildAgents(int childAgents)
-        {
-            m_childAgents = childAgents;
-            CheckStatSanity();
-        }
-
-        public void SetObjects(int objects)
-        {
-            m_numPrim = objects;
-        }
-
-        public void SetActiveObjects(int objects)
-        {
-            m_activePrim = objects;
-        }
-
         public void AddFPS(int frames)
         {
             m_fps += frames;
@@ -522,11 +519,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             m_scriptLinesPerSecond += count;
         }
 
-        public void SetActiveScripts(int count)
-        {
-            m_activeScripts = count;
-        }
-
         public void AddPacketsStats(int inPackets, int outPackets, int unAckedBytes)
         {
             AddInPackets(inPackets);