diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index b985dc98bf..c8f80cf6ae 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ if (typeof(_OPENLAYERS_SFL_) == "undefined") {
         "OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js",
         "OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js",
         "OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js",
-        "OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js",
-        "OpenLayers/Control/LayerTabs.js"
+        "OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js"
     ); // etc.
 
     var allScriptTags = "";
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerTabs.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerTabs.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 911d91876c..0000000000
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerTabs.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2006 MetaCarta, Inc., published under the BSD license.
- * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the full
- * text of the license. */
-
-/** 
- * @class
- * 
- * @requires OpenLayers/Control.js
- */
-OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs = Class.create();
-
-/** color used in the UI to show a layer is active/displayed
-*
-* @final
-* @type String 
-*/
-OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs.ACTIVE_COLOR = "darkblue";
-
-/** color used in the UI to show a layer is deactivated/hidden
-*
-* @final
-* @type String 
-*/
-OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs.NONACTIVE_COLOR = "lightblue";
-
-
-OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs.prototype = 
-  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Control(), {
-
-    /** @type String */
-    activeColor: "",
-    
-    /** @type String */
-    nonActiveColor: "",
-    
-    /** @type String */
-    mode: "checkbox",
-
-    /**
-    * @constructor
-    */
-    initialize: function(options) {
-        this.activeColor = OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs.ACTIVE_COLOR;
-        this.nonActiveColor = OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs.NONACTIVE_COLOR;
-        this.backdrops = [];
-        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-    },
-
-    /**
-    * @returns A reference to the DIV DOMElement containing the switcher tabs
-    * @type DOMElement
-    */  
-    draw: function() {
-        // initialize our internal div
-        OpenLayers.Control.prototype.draw.apply(this);
-
-        this.div.style.position = "absolute";
-        this.div.style.top = "10px";
-        this.div.style.right = "0px";
-        this.div.style.left = "";
-        this.div.style.fontFamily = "sans-serif";
-        this.div.style.color = "white";
-        this.div.style.fontWeight = "bold";
-        this.div.style.marginTop = "3px";
-        this.div.style.marginLeft = "3px";
-        this.div.style.marginBottom = "3px";
-        this.div.style.fontSize="smaller";   
-        this.div.style.width = "10em";
-
-        this.map.events.register("addlayer", this, this.redraw);
-        this.map.events.register("removelayer", this, this.redraw);
-        return this.redraw();    
-    },
-
-    /**
-    * @returns A reference to the DIV DOMElement containing the switcher tabs
-    * @type DOMElement
-    */  
-    redraw: function() {
-
-        //clear out previous incarnation of LayerTabs tabs
-        this.div.innerHTML = "";
-        var visible = false;
-        for( var i = 0; i < this.map.layers.length; i++) {
-            if (visible && this.mode == "radio") {
-                this.map.layers[i].setVisibility(false);
-            } else {
-                visible = this.map.layers[i].getVisibility();
-            }
-            this.addTab(this.map.layers[i]);
-        }
-            
-        return this.div;
-    },
-    
-    /** 
-    * @param {Event} evt
-    */
-    singleClick: function(evt) {
-        var div = Event.element(evt);
-
-        // See comment about OL #57 fix below.
-        // If the click occurred on the corner spans we need
-        // to make sure we act on the actual label tab instead.
-        div = div.labelElement || div;
-
-        var layer = div.layer;
-        if (this.mode == "radio") {
-            for(var i=0; i < this.backdrops.length; i++) {
-                this.setTabActivation(this.backdrops[i], false);
-                this.backdrops[i].layer.setVisibility(false);
-            }
-            this.setTabActivation(div, true);
-            layer.setVisibility(true);
-        } else {
-            var visible = layer.getVisibility();
-            
-            this.setTabActivation(div, !visible);
-            layer.setVisibility(!visible);
-        }
-        Event.stop(evt);
-    },
-    
-    /** 
-    * @private
-    *
-    * @param {Event} evt
-    */
-    ignoreEvent: function(evt) {
-        Event.stop(evt);
-        return false;
-    },
-
-    /** 
-    * @private
-    * 
-    * @param {OpenLayers.Layer} layer
-    */            
-    addTab: function(layer) {
-
-        // Outer DIV - for Rico Corners
-        //
-        var backdropLabelOuter = document.createElement('div');
-        backdropLabelOuter.id = "LayerTabs_" + layer.name + "_Tab";
-        backdropLabelOuter.style.marginTop = "4px";
-        backdropLabelOuter.style.marginBottom = "4px";
-        
-        this._setEventHandlers(backdropLabelOuter);
-
-        // Inner Label - for Rico Corners
-        //
-        var backdropLabel = document.createElement('p');
-        backdropLabel.innerHTML = layer.name;
-        backdropLabel.style.marginTop = "0px";
-        backdropLabel.style.marginBottom = "0px";
-        backdropLabel.style.paddingLeft = "10px";
-        backdropLabel.style.paddingRight = "10px";
-        
-        // add reference to layer onto the div for use in event handlers
-        backdropLabel.layer = layer;
-
-        // set event handlers
-        this._setEventHandlers(backdropLabel);
-
-        // add label to div
-        backdropLabelOuter.appendChild(backdropLabel);
-        
-        this.backdrops.push(backdropLabel); 
-        
-        // add div to main LayerTabs Div
-        this.div.appendChild(backdropLabelOuter);
-
-        Rico.Corner.round(backdropLabelOuter, {corners: "tl bl",
-                                      bgColor: "transparent",
-                                      color: "white",
-                                      blend: false});
-
-        // extend the event handlers to operate on the
-        // rounded corners as well. (Fixes OL #57.)
-        var spanElements=backdropLabel.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span");
-        
-        for (var currIdx = 0; currIdx < spanElements.length; currIdx++) {
-            this._setEventHandlers(spanElements[currIdx], backdropLabel);
-        }
-
-        this.setTabActivation(backdropLabel, layer.getVisibility());
-    },
-
-    /*
-      @private
-    
-      @param {DOMElement} div
-      @param {Boolean} activate
-    */
-    _setEventHandlers : function(element, labelDiv) {
-
-        // We only want to respond to a mousedown event.
-        element.onclick = this.singleClick.bindAsEventListener(this);
-        element.ondblclick = this.singleClick.bindAsEventListener(this);
-        element.onmouseup = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
-        element.onmousedown = this.ignoreEvent.bindAsEventListener(this);
-
-        // If we are operating on a corner span we need to store a
-        // reference to the actual tab. (See comment about OL #57 fix above.)
-        if (labelDiv) {
-            element.labelElement = labelDiv;
-        }
-    },
-
-    /**
-    * @private
-    *
-    * @param {DOMElement} div
-    * @param {Boolean} activate
-    */
-    setTabActivation:function(div, activate) {
-        var color = (activate) ? this.activeColor : this.nonActiveColor;
-        Rico.Corner.changeColor(div, color);
-    },
-
-
-
-    /** @final @type String */
-    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Control.LayerTabs"
-});
-