diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EntityBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
index 82f829d9a4..ffcc44bf5e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/EntityBase.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 {
     public abstract class EntityBase
     {
-        protected List<EntityBase> m_children;
-
         protected Scene m_scene;
         
         public Scene Scene
@@ -113,33 +111,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             Rotation = new Quaternion();
             m_name = "(basic entity)";
             m_rotationalvelocity = new LLVector3(0, 0, 0);
-            m_children = new List<EntityBase>();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// 
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void UpdateMovement()
-        {
-            foreach (EntityBase child in m_children)
-
-            {
-                child.UpdateMovement();
-            }
-        }
+        public abstract void UpdateMovement();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Performs any updates that need to be done at each frame. This function is overridable from it's children.
+        /// Performs any updates that need to be done at each frame.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void Update()
-        {
-            // Do any per-frame updates needed that are applicable to every type of entity
-
-            foreach (EntityBase child in m_children)
-            {
-                child.Update();
-            }
-        }
+        public abstract void Update();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Copies the entity
@@ -174,4 +156,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             HitTF = _HitTF;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index eb5a80c566..5ae657ef6e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1585,8 +1585,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             {
                 part.UpdateMovement();
             }
-
-            base.UpdateMovement();
         }
 
         /// <summary>