diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODEScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODEScene.cs
index ae84f3d0b8..975bbeca31 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODEScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODEScene.cs
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
                     //waitForSpaceUnlock(currentspace);
                     SafeNativeMethods.SpaceRemove(currentspace, geom);
 
-                    if (SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetSublevel(currentspace) > 2 && SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetNumGeoms(currentspace) == 0)
+                    if (SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetSublevel(currentspace) == 0 && SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetNumGeoms(currentspace) == 0)
                     {
                         SafeNativeMethods.SpaceDestroy(currentspace);
                     }
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
                         //waitForSpaceUnlock(currentspace);
                         SafeNativeMethods.SpaceRemove(currentspace, geom);
 
-                        if (SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetSublevel(currentspace) > 2 && SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetNumGeoms(currentspace) == 0)
+                        if (SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetSublevel(currentspace) == 0 && SafeNativeMethods.SpaceGetNumGeoms(currentspace) == 0)
                         {
                             SafeNativeMethods.SpaceDestroy(currentspace);
                         }