diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/AssetBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/AssetBase.cs
index 756b72928e..2635285c43 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/AssetBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/AssetBase.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
-using System.Reflection;
-using log4net;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Framework
@@ -70,11 +68,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         // Do NOT "Optimize" away!
         public AssetBase()
         {
-            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata();
-            m_metadata.FullID = UUID.Zero;
-            m_metadata.ID = UUID.Zero.ToString();
-            m_metadata.Type = (sbyte)AssetType.Unknown;
-            m_metadata.CreatorID = string.Empty;
+            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata
+            {
+                FullID = UUID.Zero,
+                ID = UUID.Zero.ToString(),
+                Type = (sbyte)AssetType.Unknown,
+                CreatorID = string.Empty
+            };
         }
 
         public AssetBase(UUID assetID, string name, sbyte assetType, string creatorID)
@@ -88,11 +88,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
             */
 
-            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata();
-            m_metadata.FullID = assetID;
-            m_metadata.Name = name;
-            m_metadata.Type = assetType;
-            m_metadata.CreatorID = creatorID;
+            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata
+            {
+                FullID = assetID,
+                Name = name,
+                Type = assetType,
+                CreatorID = creatorID
+            };
         }
 
         public AssetBase(string assetID, string name, sbyte assetType, string creatorID)
@@ -106,11 +108,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             }
             */
 
-            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata();
-            m_metadata.ID = assetID;
-            m_metadata.Name = name;
-            m_metadata.Type = assetType;
-            m_metadata.CreatorID = creatorID;
+            m_metadata = new AssetMetadata
+            {
+                ID = assetID,
+                Name = name,
+                Type = assetType,
+                CreatorID = creatorID
+            };
         }
 
         public bool ContainsReferences
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
index f36d9b22cb..29320860e5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/InventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -396,23 +396,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
                         remoteClient.SendAgentAlertMessage("Insufficient permissions to edit setting", false);
                         return UUID.Zero;
                     }
-
-                    UUID mid = data is null ? Util.ComputeSHA1UUID(UUID.ZeroString) : Util.ComputeSHA1UUID(data);
-                    // this may be bad
-                    if (mid.Equals(item.AssetID))
-                        return mid;
-
-                    AssetBase matasset = new(mid, item.Name, (sbyte)item.AssetType, remoteClient.AgentId.ToString())
-                    {
-                        Description = item.Description,
-                        Data = data ?? (new byte[1])
-                    };
-                    item.AssetID = matasset.FullID;
-                    m_Scene.AssetService.Store(matasset);
-
-                    m_Scene.InventoryService.UpdateItem(item);
-                    remoteClient.SendAlertMessage("Material updated");
-                    return matasset.FullID;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 113951fec4..072e48f112 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -331,24 +331,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         avatar.ControllingClient.SendAgentAlertMessage("Insufficient permissions to edit setting", false);
                         return UUID.Zero;
                     }
-
-                    UUID mid = data is null ? Util.ComputeSHA1UUID(UUID.ZeroString) : Util.ComputeSHA1UUID(data);
-                    // this may be bad
-                    if (mid.Equals(item.AssetID))
-                        return mid;
-
-                    AssetBase matasset = new(mid, item.Name, (sbyte)item.Type, avatarId.ToString())
-                    {
-                        Description = item.Description,
-                        Data = data ?? (new byte[1])
-                    };
-                    item.AssetID = matasset.FullID;
-                    AssetService.Store(matasset);
-
-                    sop.Inventory.UpdateInventoryItem(item);
-                    avatar.ControllingClient.SendAlertMessage("Material updated");
-
-                    return matasset.FullID;
+                    break;
                 }
             }