diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLLegacyRegionData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLLegacyRegionData.cs
index 05b14bf229..7c176c79de 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLLegacyRegionData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLLegacyRegionData.cs
@@ -1516,9 +1516,7 @@ VALUES
             else
                 parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("PassTouches", 0));
             parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("LinkNumber", prim.LinkNum));            
-            
-            if (prim.MediaUrl != null)
-                parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("MediaURL", prim.MediaUrl));
+            parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("MediaURL", prim.MediaUrl));
 
             return parameters.ToArray();
         }
@@ -1566,9 +1564,7 @@ VALUES
             parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("Texture", s.TextureEntry));
             parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("ExtraParams", s.ExtraParams));
             parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("State", s.State));
-            
-            if (s.Media != null)
-                parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("Media", s.Media.ToXml()));
+            parameters.Add(_Database.CreateParameter("Media", null == s.Media ? null : s.Media.ToXml()));
 
             return parameters.ToArray();
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLLegacyRegionData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLLegacyRegionData.cs
index 9c67e3a94b..d8debc5274 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLLegacyRegionData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLLegacyRegionData.cs
@@ -1524,9 +1524,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("PassTouches", 0);
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("LinkNumber", prim.LinkNum);
-            
-            if (prim.MediaUrl != null)
-                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("MediaURL", prim.MediaUrl);
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("MediaURL", prim.MediaUrl);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1752,9 +1750,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Texture", s.TextureEntry);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("ExtraParams", s.ExtraParams);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("State", s.State);
-            
-            if (s.Media != null)
-                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Media", s.Media.ToXml());
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Media", null == s.Media ? null : s.Media.ToXml());
         }
 
         public void StorePrimInventory(UUID primID, ICollection<TaskInventoryItem> items)