diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 743fd50ecb..af95c28966 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -1671,8 +1671,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Monitor.Enter(m_updateLock);
             try
             {
-                SceneObjectGroup parentGroup = root.ParentGroup;
-
                 List<SceneObjectGroup> childGroups = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
 
                 // We do this in reverse to get the link order of the prims correct