diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
index 87eeeb697f..f4178019a7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
@@ -972,9 +972,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             {
                 using (HttpWebResponse resp = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
                 {
-                    if (resp.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
-                        return deserial;
-
                     if (resp.ContentLength != 0)
                     {
                         Stream respStream = resp.GetResponseStream();