diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
index 69f190279d..5591ddc2ab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/World/Serialiser/SceneXmlLoader.cs
@@ -195,33 +195,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         {
             SceneObjectGroup obj = new SceneObjectGroup(xmlData);
 
-            LLVector3 receivedVelocity = obj.RootPart.Velocity;
-            //System.Console.WriteLine(obj.RootPart.Velocity.ToString());
             scene.AddSceneObjectFromStorage(obj);
 
-            SceneObjectPart rootPart = obj.GetChildPart(obj.UUID);
-            bool UsePhysics = (((rootPart.GetEffectiveObjectFlags() & (uint) LLObject.ObjectFlags.Physics) > 0) &&
-                               scene.m_physicalPrim);
-            if ((rootPart.GetEffectiveObjectFlags() & (uint) LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) == 0)
-            {
-                rootPart.PhysActor = scene.PhysicsScene.AddPrimShape(
-                    rootPart.Name,
-                    rootPart.Shape,
-                    new PhysicsVector(rootPart.AbsolutePosition.X, rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Y,
-                                      rootPart.AbsolutePosition.Z),
-                    new PhysicsVector(rootPart.Scale.X, rootPart.Scale.Y, rootPart.Scale.Z),
-                    new Quaternion(rootPart.RotationOffset.W, rootPart.RotationOffset.X,
-                                   rootPart.RotationOffset.Y, rootPart.RotationOffset.Z), UsePhysics);
-
-                // to quote from SceneObjectPart: Basic
-                // Physics returns null..  joy joy joy.
-                if (rootPart.PhysActor != null)
-                {
-                    rootPart.PhysActor.LocalID = rootPart.LocalId;
-                    rootPart.DoPhysicsPropertyUpdate(UsePhysics, true);
-                }
-                rootPart.Velocity = receivedVelocity;
-            }
+            obj.ApplyPhysics(scene.m_physicalPrim);
 
             obj.ScheduleGroupForFullUpdate();
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index e274139f37..b39e08d512 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         private int m_timePhase = 24;
 
         private readonly Mutex updateLock;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Are we applying physics to any of the prims in this scene?
+        /// </summary>
         public bool m_physicalPrim;
+        
         public bool m_seeIntoRegionFromNeighbor;
         public int MaxUndoCount = 5;
         private int m_RestartTimerCounter;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index f75020066a..877f19625b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1052,6 +1052,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_rootPart.ScheduleFullUpdate();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Apply physics to this group
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="m_physicalPrim"></param>
         public void ApplyPhysics(bool m_physicalPrim)
         {
             lock (m_parts)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 42df7464c8..85351f4223 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -494,8 +494,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
                 return m_velocity;
             }
-            set {
-
+            
+            set 
+            {
                 m_velocity = value;
                 if (PhysActor != null)
                 {
@@ -505,7 +506,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                         m_parentGroup.Scene.PhysicsScene.AddPhysicsActorTaint(PhysActor);
                     }
                 }
-
             }
         }
 
@@ -913,9 +913,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             return newobject;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Apply physics to this part.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="rootObjectFlags"></param>
+        /// <param name="m_physicalPrim"></param>
         public void ApplyPhysics(uint rootObjectFlags, bool m_physicalPrim)
         {
-
             bool isPhysical = (((rootObjectFlags & (uint) LLObject.ObjectFlags.Physics) != 0) && m_physicalPrim);
             bool isPhantom = ((rootObjectFlags & (uint) LLObject.ObjectFlags.Phantom) != 0);