diff --git a/Scripts/Misc/Emitter.cs b/Scripts/Misc/Emitter.cs
index 69639a575..b5f83d07a 100644
--- a/Scripts/Misc/Emitter.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Misc/Emitter.cs
@@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ namespace Server
 
 		public delegate void Callback();
 
+#if MONO
+		private static bool GenericComparator( Type type, object obj )
+		{
+			return ( type.IsGenericType )
+				&& ( type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof( IComparable<> ) )
+				&& ( type.GetGenericArguments()[0].IsAssignableFrom(obj as Type) );
+		}
+#endif
+
 		public bool CompareTo( int sign, Callback argGenerator )
 		{
 			Type active = this.Active;
@@ -526,12 +535,16 @@ namespace Server
 				 * Bleh.
 				 */
 
+#if MONO
+				Type[] ifaces = active.FindInterfaces( GenericComparator, active );
+#else
 				Type[] ifaces = active.FindInterfaces( delegate( Type type, object obj )
 				{
 					return ( type.IsGenericType )
 						&& ( type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof( IComparable<> ) )
 						&& ( type.GetGenericArguments()[0].IsAssignableFrom( active ) );
 				}, null );
+#endif
 
 				if ( ifaces.Length > 0 )
 				{
diff --git a/Server/TileMatrix.cs b/Server/TileMatrix.cs
index 0e81c17df..291182feb 100644
--- a/Server/TileMatrix.cs
+++ b/Server/TileMatrix.cs
@@ -399,11 +399,8 @@ namespace Server
 
 					fixed ( StaticTile *pTiles = staTiles )
 					{
-#if !MONO
 						NativeReader.Read( m_Statics.SafeFileHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), pTiles, length );
-#else
-						NativeReader.Read( m_Statics.Handle, pTiles, length );
-#endif
+
 						if ( m_Lists == null )
 						{
 							m_Lists = new TileList[8][];
@@ -472,11 +469,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 				fixed ( Tile *pTiles = tiles )
 				{
-#if !MONO
 					NativeReader.Read( m_Map.SafeFileHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), pTiles, 192 );
-#else
-					NativeReader.Read( m_Map.Handle, pTiles, 192 );
-#endif
 				}
 
 				return tiles;
diff --git a/Server/TileMatrixPatch.cs b/Server/TileMatrixPatch.cs
index 84e44e6b0..ea4b45cf1 100644
--- a/Server/TileMatrixPatch.cs
+++ b/Server/TileMatrixPatch.cs
@@ -99,11 +99,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 						fixed ( Tile *pTiles = tiles )
 						{
-#if !MONO
 							NativeReader.Read( fsData.SafeFileHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), pTiles, 192 );
-#else
-							NativeReader.Read( fsData.Handle, pTiles, 192 );
-#endif
 						}
 
 						matrix.SetLandBlock( x, y, tiles );
@@ -168,11 +164,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 							fixed ( StaticTile *pTiles = staTiles )
 							{
-#if !MONO
 								NativeReader.Read( fsData.SafeFileHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), pTiles, length );
-#else
-								NativeReader.Read( fsData.Handle, pTiles, length );
-#endif
 								StaticTile *pCur = pTiles, pEnd = pTiles + tileCount;
 
 								while ( pCur < pEnd )
diff --git a/Server/Utility.cs b/Server/Utility.cs
index 398491213..ff4126501 100644
--- a/Server/Utility.cs
+++ b/Server/Utility.cs
@@ -1247,10 +1247,17 @@ namespace Server
 				m.FacialHairHue = m.Race.RandomHairHue();
 		}
 
+#if MONO
+		public static List<TOutput> CastConvertList<TInput, TOutput>( List<TInput> list ) where TInput : class where TOutput : class
+		{
+			return list.ConvertAll<TOutput>( new  Converter<TInput, TOutput>( delegate( TInput value ) { return value as TOutput; } ) );
+		}
+#else
 		public static List<TOutput> CastConvertList<TInput, TOutput>( List<TInput> list ) where TOutput : TInput
 		{
 			return list.ConvertAll<TOutput>( new Converter<TInput, TOutput>( delegate( TInput value ) { return (TOutput)value; } ) );
 		}
+#endif
 
 		public static List<TOutput> SafeConvertList<TInput, TOutput>( List<TInput> list ) where TOutput : class
 		{