diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 6f558c2e4b..81e8b7882c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -1130,7 +1130,6 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     removeControl: function (control) {
         //make sure control is non-null and actually part of our map
         if ( (control) && (control == this.getControl(control.id)) ) {
-            control.deactivate();
             if (control.div && (control.div.parentNode == this.viewPortDiv)) {
                 this.viewPortDiv.removeChild(control.div);
             }
diff --git a/tests/Control.html b/tests/Control.html
index ec0931a6b3..6bf6966258 100644
--- a/tests/Control.html
+++ b/tests/Control.html
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@
         control2.destroy();
     }
 
-    function test_Control_removeControl(t) {
-        t.plan(1);
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
-        map.addControl(control);
-        control.deactivate = function() { 
-            t.ok(true, "Deactivate is called.");
-        };
-        map.removeControl(control);
-    }    
     function test_Control_destroy(t) {
         t.plan(3);