diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
index 2ef09a50fb..d3e2528d69 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
@@ -198,20 +198,11 @@ class DistributedObjectAI(DistributedObjectBase, EnforcesCalldowns):
     def d_setLocation(self, parentId, zoneId):
         self.air.sendSetLocation(self, parentId, zoneId)
 
-    def checkFFparentId(self, parentId):
-        if parentId == 4294967295:
-            msg = 'DOAI.setLocation, parentId == 4294967295, doId = %s, class = %s, stack = %s' % (
-                self.doId, self.__class__.__name__, PythonUtil.StackTrace().compact())
-            print msg
-            self.air.writeServerEvent('parentIdFFFFFFFF', self.doId, msg)
-
     def setLocation(self, parentId, zoneId):
         # Prevent Duplicate SetLocations for being Called
         if (self.parentId == parentId) and (self.zoneId == zoneId):
             return
 
-        self.checkFFparentId(parentId)
-
         oldParentId = self.parentId
         oldZoneId = self.zoneId
         self.air.storeObjectLocation(self, parentId, zoneId)
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DoCollectionManager.py b/direct/src/distributed/DoCollectionManager.py
index 70f029a7a4..77921e7f90 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DoCollectionManager.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DoCollectionManager.py
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ class DoCollectionManager:
                 "handleObjectLocation: doId: %s parentId: %s zoneId: %s"%
                 (doId, parentId, zoneId))
             # Let the object finish the job
-            if hasattr(obj, 'checkFFparentId'):
-                obj.checkFFparentId(parentId)
             obj.setLocation(parentId, zoneId)
             #self.storeObjectLocation(doId, parentId, zoneId)
         else:
@@ -215,8 +213,6 @@ class DoCollectionManager:
         zoneId = di.getUint32()
         distObj = self.doId2do.get(self.getMsgChannel())
         if distObj is not None:
-            if hasattr(distObj, 'checkFFparentId'):
-                distObj.checkFFparentId(parentId)
             distObj.setLocation(parentId, zoneId)
         else:
             self.notify.warning('handleSetLocation: object %s not present' % self.getMsgChannel())
@@ -245,8 +241,6 @@ class DoCollectionManager:
             #assert len(self._doHierarchy) == len(self.doId2do)
 
             # Set the new parent and zone on the object
-            if hasattr(object, 'checkFFparentId'):
-                object.checkFFparentId(parentId)
             object.parentId = parentId
             object.zoneId = zoneId