diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
index 9e415311ce..1b0ea6f926 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         /// </returns>
         protected bool AddSceneObject(SceneObjectGroup sceneObject, bool attachToBackup)
         {
-            if (sceneObject == null || sceneObject.RootPart == null || sceneObject.RootPart.UUID == null)
+            if (sceneObject == null || sceneObject.RootPart == null || sceneObject.RootPart.UUID == UUID.Zero)
                 return false;
 
             sceneObject.ApplyPhysics(m_parentScene.m_physicalPrim);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/Plugins/SensorRepeat.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/Plugins/SensorRepeat.cs
index 68c73928ee..8b3bc59497 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/Plugins/SensorRepeat.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/Plugins/SensorRepeat.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Plugins
             Vector3 ZeroVector = new Vector3(0, 0, 0);
 
             bool nameSearch = (ts.name != null && ts.name != "");
-            SceneObjectGroup group;
 
             foreach (EntityBase ent in Entities)
             {