ITunes 10.5 keep downloading IOS 5 onto my iPhone 4GS

Why does iTunes 10.5 keep downloading IOS 5 onto my iPhone 4GS, when it already has IOS 5 as a default on the phone?
I clicked "Check for Update" and it says that my iPhone IOS is update to date. However, when I try to do a restore, iTunes will contact the iPhone server and download IOS 5.
What gives? Is there a way to do a restore on my iPhone without having to download IOS 5?
Any advice is appreciated.
Cheers!

Restore has always worked that way, even in versions before iOS 5. It never keeps the OS file (it's a pretty big file because it's an operating system, so why would you want that to stay on your computer and take up space?) so it always has to download it again, whenever you want to restore your iPod.
Nothing to worry about.

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