diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
index e585ce8228..a91d8f2e73 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ OpenLayers.Control = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     active: null,
 
+    /**
+     * Property: handlerOptions
+     * {Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control's handler
+     */
+    handlerOptions: null,
+
     /** 
      * Property: handler 
      * {<OpenLayers.Handler>} null
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DrawFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DrawFeature.js
index 62b5fab50a..4130f76a69 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DrawFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DrawFeature.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * APIProperty: handlerOptions
      * {Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control's handler
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
     
     /**
      * Constructor: OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
index 368ea9c0cb..14ee1cb774 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * {Object} Additional options for the handlers used by this control. This
      *     is a hash with the keys "click", "box" and "hover".
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: handlers
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Measure.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Measure.js
index bae9df38f9..ee9e49cd7b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Measure.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Measure.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Measure = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * APIProperty: handlerOptions
      * {Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control's handler
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: callbacks
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
index 51dc44fc92..89240190a9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     autoActivate: true,
     
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: handlerOptions
+     * {Object} Used to set non-default properties on the pinch handler
+     */
+
     /**
      * Constructor: OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom
      * Create a control for zooming with pinch gestures.  This works on devices
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
index fcafdfe308..f1525b3f05 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SLDSelect = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * APIProperty: handlerOptions
      * {Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control's handler
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: sketchStyle
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
index 974e70374a..ee0b85ed75 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * }
      * (end)
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: handler
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMTSGetFeatureInfo.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMTSGetFeatureInfo.js
index ac2788e80d..21f753fe8e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMTSGetFeatureInfo.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMTSGetFeatureInfo.js
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.WMTSGetFeatureInfo = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * }
      * (end)
      */
-    handlerOptions: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: handler