diff --git a/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js b/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
index 206339033c..20146d7f38 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.control.Attribution');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Attribution');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution = function(opt_options) {
   this.logoLi_ = document.createElement('LI');
 
   this.ulElement_.appendChild(this.logoLi_);
-  goog.style.setElementShown(this.logoLi_, false);
+  this.logoLi_.style.display = 'none'; // Hide the logo
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.updateElement_ = function(frameState) {
 
   if (!frameState) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.element, false);
+      this.element.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return;
@@ -230,15 +229,13 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.updateElement_ = function(frameState) {
   for (attributionKey in this.attributionElements_) {
     if (attributionKey in visibleAttributions) {
       if (!this.attributionElementRenderedVisible_[attributionKey]) {
-        goog.style.setElementShown(
-            this.attributionElements_[attributionKey], true);
+        this.attributionElements_[attributionKey].style.display = ''; // Show the element
         this.attributionElementRenderedVisible_[attributionKey] = true;
       }
       delete visibleAttributions[attributionKey];
     } else if (attributionKey in hiddenAttributions) {
       if (this.attributionElementRenderedVisible_[attributionKey]) {
-        goog.style.setElementShown(
-            this.attributionElements_[attributionKey], false);
+        this.attributionElements_[attributionKey].style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
         delete this.attributionElementRenderedVisible_[attributionKey];
       }
       delete hiddenAttributions[attributionKey];
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.updateElement_ = function(frameState) {
     attributionElement = document.createElement('LI');
     attributionElement.innerHTML =
         hiddenAttributions[attributionKey].getHTML();
-    goog.style.setElementShown(attributionElement, false);
+    attributionElement.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
     this.ulElement_.appendChild(attributionElement);
     this.attributionElements_[attributionKey] = attributionElement;
   }
@@ -269,7 +266,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.updateElement_ = function(frameState) {
       !ol.object.isEmpty(this.attributionElementRenderedVisible_) ||
       !ol.object.isEmpty(frameState.logos);
   if (this.renderedVisible_ != renderVisible) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.element, renderVisible);
+    this.element.style.display = renderVisible ? '' : 'none'; //Conditionally hide
     this.renderedVisible_ = renderVisible;
   }
   if (renderVisible &&
@@ -324,7 +321,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.insertLogos_ = function(frameState) {
     }
   }
 
-  goog.style.setElementShown(this.logoLi_, !ol.object.isEmpty(logos));
+  this.logoLi_.style.display = !ol.object.isEmpty(logos) ? '' : 'none';
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
index 6a9f05b528..4226e8204a 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.control.ScaleLineUnits');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.events');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ ol.control.ScaleLine.prototype.updateElement_ = function() {
 
   if (!viewState) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.element_, false);
+      this.element_.style.display = 'none';
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return;
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ ol.control.ScaleLine.prototype.updateElement_ = function() {
         Math.pow(10, Math.floor(i / 3));
     width = Math.round(count / pointResolution);
     if (isNaN(width)) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.element_, false);
+      this.element_.style.display = 'none'; // Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
       return;
     } else if (width >= this.minWidth_) {
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ ol.control.ScaleLine.prototype.updateElement_ = function() {
   }
 
   if (!this.renderedVisible_) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.element_, true);
+    this.element_.style.display = ''; //Show the element
     this.renderedVisible_ = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/overlay.js b/src/ol/overlay.js
index f3bf46e6d1..cc2ae8b5c0 100644
--- a/src/ol/overlay.js
+++ b/src/ol/overlay.js
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ ol.Overlay.prototype.setPositioning = function(positioning) {
  */
 ol.Overlay.prototype.setVisible = function(visible) {
   if (this.rendered_.visible !== visible) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.element_, visible);
+    this.element_.style.display = visible ? '' : 'none';
     this.rendered_.visible = visible;
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
index b8fed0b31f..92bf736f75 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.renderer.canvas.Map');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Mat4');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.RendererType');
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
 
   if (!frameState) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.canvas_, false);
+      this.canvas_.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return;
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
       ol.render.EventType.POSTCOMPOSE, frameState);
 
   if (!this.renderedVisible_) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.canvas_, true);
+    this.canvas_.style.display = ''; //Show the element
     this.renderedVisible_ = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
index 01abf6dbc8..fdec6c236a 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.events.Event');
 goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Mat4');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.RendererType');
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
 
   if (!frameState) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.layersPane_, false);
+      this.layersPane_.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return;
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
   }
 
   if (!this.renderedVisible_) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.layersPane_, true);
+    this.layersPane_.style.display = ''; //Show the element
     this.renderedVisible_ = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
index 7c2f6159ef..6ef9fb3001 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Mat4');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.TileRange');
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.prepareFrame = function(frameState, layerSta
 
   if (!layerState.visible) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.target, false);
+      this.target.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.prepareFrame = function(frameState, layerSta
   }
 
   if (layerState.visible && !this.renderedVisible_) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.target, true);
+    this.target.style.display = ''; //Show the element
     this.renderedVisible_ = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
index 9dc3fbd760..fdc382dc75 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.renderer.webgl.Map');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
-goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('goog.webgl');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.RendererType');
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
 
   if (!frameState) {
     if (this.renderedVisible_) {
-      goog.style.setElementShown(this.canvas_, false);
+      this.canvas_.style.display = 'none'; //Hide the element
       this.renderedVisible_ = false;
     }
     return false;
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
   }
 
   if (!this.renderedVisible_) {
-    goog.style.setElementShown(this.canvas_, true);
+    this.canvas_.style.display = ''; //Show the element
     this.renderedVisible_ = true;
   }