diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
index efb68a2949..af9909079e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/UuidGatherer.cs
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// Asset cache used for gathering assets
         /// </summary>
         protected IAssetService m_assetCache;
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Used as a temporary store of an asset which represents an object.  This can be a null if no appropriate
-        /// asset was found by the asset service.
-        /// </summary>
-        private AssetBase m_requestedObjectAsset;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Signal whether we are currently waiting for the asset service to deliver an asset.
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool m_waitingForObjectAsset;
+//        /// <summary>
+//        /// Used as a temporary store of an asset which represents an object.  This can be a null if no appropriate
+//        /// asset was found by the asset service.
+//        /// </summary>
+//        private AssetBase m_requestedObjectAsset;
+//
+//        /// <summary>
+//        /// Signal whether we are currently waiting for the asset service to deliver an asset.
+//        /// </summary>
+//        private bool m_waitingForObjectAsset;
                 
         public UuidGatherer(IAssetService assetCache)
         {
@@ -195,18 +195,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
         
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The callback made when we request the asset for an object from the asset service.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void AssetReceived(string id, Object sender, AssetBase asset)
-        {
-            lock (this)
-            {
-                m_requestedObjectAsset = asset;
-                m_waitingForObjectAsset = false;
-                Monitor.Pulse(this);
-            }
-        }
+//        /// <summary>
+//        /// The callback made when we request the asset for an object from the asset service.
+//        /// </summary>
+//        private void AssetReceived(string id, Object sender, AssetBase asset)
+//        {
+//            lock (this)
+//            {
+//                m_requestedObjectAsset = asset;
+//                m_waitingForObjectAsset = false;
+//                Monitor.Pulse(this);
+//            }
+//        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get an asset synchronously, potentially using an asynchronous callback.  If the
@@ -216,25 +216,29 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <returns></returns>
         protected virtual AssetBase GetAsset(UUID uuid)
         {
-            m_waitingForObjectAsset = true;
-            m_assetCache.Get(uuid.ToString(), this, AssetReceived);
+            return m_assetCache.Get(uuid.ToString());
 
-            // The asset cache callback can either
-            //
-            // 1. Complete on the same thread (if the asset is already in the cache) or
-            // 2. Come in via a different thread (if we need to go fetch it).
-            //
-            // The code below handles both these alternatives.
-            lock (this)
-            {
-                if (m_waitingForObjectAsset)
-                {
-                    Monitor.Wait(this);
-                    m_waitingForObjectAsset = false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return m_requestedObjectAsset;
+            // XXX: Switching to do this synchronously where the call was async before but we always waited for it
+            // to complete anyway!
+//            m_waitingForObjectAsset = true;
+//            m_assetCache.Get(uuid.ToString(), this, AssetReceived);
+//
+//            // The asset cache callback can either
+//            //
+//            // 1. Complete on the same thread (if the asset is already in the cache) or
+//            // 2. Come in via a different thread (if we need to go fetch it).
+//            //
+//            // The code below handles both these alternatives.
+//            lock (this)
+//            {
+//                if (m_waitingForObjectAsset)
+//                {
+//                    Monitor.Wait(this);
+//                    m_waitingForObjectAsset = false;
+//                }
+//            }
+//
+//            return m_requestedObjectAsset;
         }
 
         /// <summary>