diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
index 58c396cc2a..b0555daa3a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Framework/InventoryAccess/HGInventoryAccessModule.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess
             return ret;
         }
 
-        public override UUID DeleteToInventory(DeRezAction action, UUID folderID,
+        // DO NOT OVERRIDE THIS METHOD
+        public virtual UUID DeleteToInventory(DeRezAction action, UUID folderID,
                 SceneObjectGroup objectGroup, IClientAPI remoteClient)
         {
             UUID assetID = base.DeleteToInventory(action, folderID, new List<SceneObjectGroup>() {objectGroup}, remoteClient);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 9278164808..f9da341ba9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -1574,13 +1574,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 // for when deleting the object from it
                 ForceSceneObjectBackup(grp);
 
-                if (!Permissions.CanTakeCopyObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
-                    permissionToTakeCopy = false;
-                if (!Permissions.CanTakeObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
-                    permissionToTake = false;
+                if (remoteClient == null)
+                {
+                    // Autoreturn has a null client. Nothing else does. So
+                    // allow only returns
+                    if (action != DeRezAction.Return)
+                        return;
 
-                if (!Permissions.CanDeleteObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
-                    permissionToDelete = false;
+                    permissionToTakeCopy = false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (!Permissions.CanTakeCopyObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
+                        permissionToTakeCopy = false;
+                    if (!Permissions.CanTakeObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
+                        permissionToTake = false;
+
+                    if (!Permissions.CanDeleteObject(grp.UUID, remoteClient.AgentId))
+                        permissionToDelete = false;
+                }
 
             }