diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 302103ae78..ff05e95a42 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -509,12 +509,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        // This gets locked so things stay thread safe.
-        public object SyncRoot
-        {
-            get { return m_sceneGraph.m_syncRoot; }
-        }
-
         public string DefaultScriptEngine
         {
             get { return m_defaultScriptEngine; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
index 542bd51274..1af18e7309 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneGraph.cs
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         protected int m_activeScripts = 0;
         protected int m_scriptLPS = 0;
 
-        protected internal object m_syncRoot = new object();
-
         protected internal PhysicsScene _PhyScene;
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -187,26 +185,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <returns></returns>
         protected internal float UpdatePhysics(double elapsed)
         {
-            lock (m_syncRoot)
-            {
-                // Here is where the Scene calls the PhysicsScene. This is a one-way
-                // interaction; the PhysicsScene cannot access the calling Scene directly.
-                // But with joints, we want a PhysicsActor to be able to influence a
-                // non-physics SceneObjectPart. In particular, a PhysicsActor that is connected
-                // with a joint should be able to move the SceneObjectPart which is the visual
-                // representation of that joint (for editing and serialization purposes).
-                // However the PhysicsActor normally cannot directly influence anything outside
-                // of the PhysicsScene, and the non-physical SceneObjectPart which represents
-                // the joint in the Scene does not exist in the PhysicsScene.
-                //
-                // To solve this, we have an event in the PhysicsScene that is fired when a joint
-                // has changed position (because one of its associated PhysicsActors has changed 
-                // position).
-                //
-                // Therefore, JointMoved and JointDeactivated events will be fired as a result of the following Simulate().
-
-                return _PhyScene.Simulate((float)elapsed);
-            }
+            // Here is where the Scene calls the PhysicsScene. This is a one-way
+            // interaction; the PhysicsScene cannot access the calling Scene directly.
+            // But with joints, we want a PhysicsActor to be able to influence a
+            // non-physics SceneObjectPart. In particular, a PhysicsActor that is connected
+            // with a joint should be able to move the SceneObjectPart which is the visual
+            // representation of that joint (for editing and serialization purposes).
+            // However the PhysicsActor normally cannot directly influence anything outside
+            // of the PhysicsScene, and the non-physical SceneObjectPart which represents
+            // the joint in the Scene does not exist in the PhysicsScene.
+            //
+            // To solve this, we have an event in the PhysicsScene that is fired when a joint
+            // has changed position (because one of its associated PhysicsActors has changed 
+            // position).
+            //
+            // Therefore, JointMoved and JointDeactivated events will be fired as a result of the following Simulate().
+            return _PhyScene.Simulate((float)elapsed);
         }
 
         protected internal void UpdateScenePresenceMovement()
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 0880e21724..bb820aa733 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -521,8 +521,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        lock (m_scene.SyncRoot)
-                            PhysicsActor.Position = value;
+                        PhysicsActor.Position = value;
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {
@@ -572,8 +571,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        lock (m_scene.SyncRoot)
-                            PhysicsActor.Velocity = value;
+                        PhysicsActor.Velocity = value;
                     }
                     catch (Exception e)
                     {