diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
index 8a3aa679e3..3dbb1ef51f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.MouseWheel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
      */
     cumulative: true,
     
-    /**
-     * Property: isAnalogScrollWheel
-     * {Boolean} Will switch to true when an event with analog scroll value
-     * is detected.
-     */
-    isAnalogScrollWheel: false,
-    
     /**
      * Property: analogWheelPrecision
      * {Integer} Adjust to get analog scroll wheel to feel right
@@ -186,17 +179,21 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.MouseWheel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
                 if (e.wheelDelta) {
                     delta = e.wheelDelta;
                     
-                    if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME === "safari" && !this.isAnalogScrollWheel) {
+                    if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME === "safari") {
+                        // Safari has a value 10 times other browsers
                         delta = delta * 10;
                     } else if (window.opera && window.opera.version() < 9.2) {
                         delta = -delta;
                     }
                     
-                    this.isAnalogScrollWheel = (this.isAnalogScrollWheel ||
-                        delta % 40 !== 0 || Math.abs(delta) < 120);
+                    var isAnalogScrollWheel = (delta % 40 !== 0 || Math.abs(delta) < 120);
                     
-                    if (this.isAnalogScrollWheel) {
+                    if (isAnalogScrollWheel) {
                         delta = delta / this.analogWheelPrecision;
+                        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME === "safari") {
+                            // Undo the Safari multiplying for analog scrolling
+                            delta = delta / 10;
+                        }
                     } else {
                         delta = Math.round(delta / 120);
                     }