diff --git a/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js b/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
index bb8e2a01d8..45ae53e82c 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 goog.provide('ol.control.MousePosition');
 
-goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.CoordinateFormatType');
@@ -40,10 +39,8 @@ ol.control.MousePosition = function(opt_options) {
 
   var options = opt_options ? opt_options : {};
 
-  var className = options.className !== undefined ? options.className :
-      'ol-mouse-position';
-
-  var element = goog.dom.createDom('DIV', className);
+  var element = document.createElement('DIV');
+  element.className = options.className !== undefined ? options.className : 'ol-mouse-position'
 
   var render = options.render ?
       options.render : ol.control.MousePosition.render;
diff --git a/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
index 020fc25d21..0abd7dd7ab 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ ol.control.OverviewMap = function(opt_options) {
   ol.events.listen(button, ol.events.EventType.CLICK,
       this.handleClick_, this);
 
-  var ovmapDiv = goog.dom.createDom('DIV', 'ol-overviewmap-map');
+  var ovmapDiv = document.createElement('DIV');
+  ovmapDiv.className = 'ol-overviewmap-map';
 
   /**
    * @type {ol.Map}
diff --git a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
index 7de1873943..e8ce86586b 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.control.ScaleLineProperty');
 goog.provide('ol.control.ScaleLineUnits');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
-goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol');
@@ -61,14 +60,16 @@ ol.control.ScaleLine = function(opt_options) {
    * @private
    * @type {Element}
    */
-  this.innerElement_ = goog.dom.createDom('DIV', className + '-inner');
+  this.innerElement_ = document.createElement('DIV');
+  this.innerElement_.className = className + '-inner';
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Element}
    */
-  this.element_ = goog.dom.createDom('DIV',
-      className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE, this.innerElement_);
+  this.element_ = document.createElement('DIV');
+  this.element_.className = className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE;
+  this.element_.appendChild(this.innerElement_);
 
   /**
    * @private
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
index 68ce246b73..6f45fd2ab1 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('ol.control.Control', function() {
     map = new ol.Map({
       target: document.createElement('div')
     });
-    var element = goog.dom.createDom('DIV');
+    var element = document.createElement('DIV');
     control = new ol.control.Control({element: element});
     control.setMap(map);
   });
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ describe('ol.control.Control', function() {
 describe('ol.control.Control\'s target', function() {
   describe('target as string or element', function() {
     it('transforms target from string to element', function() {
-      var target = goog.dom.createDom('div', {'id': 'mycontrol'});
+      var target = document.createElement('div');
+      target.id = 'mycontrol';
       document.body.appendChild(target);
       var ctrl = new ol.control.Control({target: 'mycontrol'});
       expect(ctrl.target_.id).to.equal('mycontrol');
       goog.dispose(ctrl);
     });
     it('accepts element for target', function() {
-      var target = goog.dom.createDom('div', {'id': 'mycontrol'});
+      var target = document.createElement('div');
+      target.id = 'mycontrol';
       document.body.appendChild(target);
       var ctrl = new ol.control.Control({target: target});
       expect(ctrl.target_.id).to.equal('mycontrol');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.test.js
index 6409d2c12f..bf1d0029cd 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ describe('ol.control.MousePosition', function() {
     it('can be constructed without arguments', function() {
       var instance = new ol.control.MousePosition();
       expect(instance).to.be.an(ol.control.MousePosition);
+      expect(instance.element.className).to.be('ol-mouse-position');
+    });
+
+    it('creates the element with the provided class name', function() {
+      var className = 'foobar';
+      var instance = new ol.control.MousePosition({
+        className: className
+      });
+      expect(instance.element.className).to.be(className);
     });
 
   });