diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 43dc5b929b..ac598f2604 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.pagePosition =  function(forElement) {
         var browser = OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME;
 
         // opera & (safari absolute) incorrectly account for body offsetTop
-        if (browser == "opera" || ((browser == "safari" || browser == "chrome") &&
+        if (browser == "opera" || (browser == "safari" &&
               OpenLayers.Element.getStyle(forElement, 'position') == 'absolute')) {
             pos[1] -= document.body.offsetTop;
         }
@@ -1439,22 +1439,13 @@ OpenLayers.Util.removeTail = function(url) {
     return head;
 };
 
-/**
- * Constant: IS_WEBKIT
- * {Boolean} True if the userAgent reports the browser to use the WebKit engine
- */
-OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT = (function() {
-    var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
-    return ua.indexOf("webkit") !== -1;
-})();
-
 /**
  * Constant: IS_GECKO
  * {Boolean} True if the userAgent reports the browser to use the Gecko engine
  */
 OpenLayers.IS_GECKO = (function() {
     var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
-    return !OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT && ua.indexOf("gecko") !== -1;
+    return ua.indexOf("webkit") == -1 && ua.indexOf("gecko") != -1;
 })();
 
 /**
@@ -1484,8 +1475,6 @@ OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME = (function() {
         name = "opera";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) {
         name = "msie";
-    } else if(ua.indexOf("chrome") != -1) {
-        name = "chrome";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("safari") != -1) {
         name = "safari";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("mozilla") != -1) {
diff --git a/notes/2.13.md b/notes/2.13.md
index 4847832d19..bed9bee7c6 100644
--- a/notes/2.13.md
+++ b/notes/2.13.md
@@ -14,12 +14,4 @@ Removed rounding of zoom level for maps with fractionalZoom == true. So users wi
 
 Corresponding issues/pull requests:
 
- * https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/483
- 
-## "chrome" added to OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME
-
-Chrome was incorrectly detected as "safari". Code that expect OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME to be "safari" in Google Chrome will cause problems. Test for "chrome" as well, or use the new OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT.
- 
-Corresponding issues/pull requests:
-
-  * https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/483
\ No newline at end of file
+ * https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/483
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
index ec6e7a5792..27ce63dd20 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
                        (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
                        (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
 
-        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT) {
+        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "safari") {
             t.plan(1);
-            t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or WebKit.");
+            t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or Safari.");
         } else if(validkey) {
             t.plan(5);
             var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
index cca85ffc83..523d6eef12 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
                        (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
                        (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
-        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT) {
+        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "safari") {
             t.plan(1);
             t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or Safari.");
         } else if(validkey) {