diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1125f69c0..5f44daa257 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,22 +101,26 @@
       "openlayers-internal/requires-first": 2,
       "openlayers-internal/valid-provide": 2,
       "openlayers-internal/valid-requires": 2,
-      "indent": [2, 2, {
-        "VariableDeclarator": 2,
-        "SwitchCase": 1,
-        "MemberExpression": 2,
-        "FunctionDeclaration": {
-          "parameters": 2,
-          "body": 1
-        },
-        "FunctionExpression": {
-          "parameters": 2,
-          "body": 1
-        },
-        "CallExpression": {
-          "arguments": 2
+      "indent": [
+        2,
+        2,
+        {
+          "VariableDeclarator": 2,
+          "SwitchCase": 1,
+          "MemberExpression": 2,
+          "FunctionDeclaration": {
+            "parameters": 2,
+            "body": 1
+          },
+          "FunctionExpression": {
+            "parameters": 2,
+            "body": 1
+          },
+          "CallExpression": {
+            "arguments": 2
+          }
         }
-      }]
+      ]
     }
   },
   "ext": [
diff --git a/src/ol/geolocation.js b/src/ol/geolocation.js
index 202c7a6334..1a6ecf2efc 100644
--- a/src/ol/geolocation.js
+++ b/src/ol/geolocation.js
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 goog.provide('ol.Geolocation');
 
 goog.require('ol');
-goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.GeolocationProperty');
+goog.require('ol.Object');
+goog.require('ol.Sphere');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
 goog.require('ol.has');
 goog.require('ol.math');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
-goog.require('ol.sphere.WGS84');
+goog.require('ol.proj.EPSG4326');
 
 
 /**
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ ol.Geolocation = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.transform_ = ol.proj.identityTransform;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Sphere}
+   */
+  this.sphere_ = new ol.Sphere(ol.proj.EPSG4326.RADIUS);
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {number|undefined}
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ ol.Geolocation.prototype.positionChange_ = function(position) {
   this.set(ol.GeolocationProperty.SPEED,
       coords.speed === null ? undefined : coords.speed);
   var geometry = ol.geom.Polygon.circular(
-      ol.sphere.WGS84, this.position_, coords.accuracy);
+      this.sphere_, this.position_, coords.accuracy);
   geometry.applyTransform(this.transform_);
   this.set(ol.GeolocationProperty.ACCURACY_GEOMETRY, geometry);
   this.changed();
diff --git a/src/ol/sphere/wgs84.js b/src/ol/sphere/wgs84.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 19624fd6b2..0000000000
--- a/src/ol/sphere/wgs84.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-goog.provide('ol.sphere.WGS84');
-
-goog.require('ol.Sphere');
-
-
-/**
- * A sphere with radius equal to the semi-major axis of the WGS84 ellipsoid.
- * @const
- * @type {ol.Sphere}
- */
-ol.sphere.WGS84 = new ol.Sphere(6378137);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/sphere/index.test.js b/test/spec/ol/sphere/index.test.js
index ada238dd3e..ed92a9b292 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/sphere/index.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/sphere/index.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 goog.provide('ol.test.Sphere');
 
 goog.require('ol.Sphere');
-goog.require('ol.sphere.WGS84');
 goog.require('ol.format.WKT');
+goog.require('ol.proj.EPSG4326');
 
 
 describe('ol.Sphere', function() {
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ describe('ol.Sphere', function() {
 
     it('results match the expected area of Ilinois', function() {
       var coords = geometry.getPolygon(0).getLinearRing(0).getCoordinates();
-      expect(ol.sphere.WGS84.geodesicArea(coords)).to.equal(145978332359.37125);
+      var sphere = new ol.Sphere(ol.proj.EPSG4326.RADIUS);
+      expect(sphere.geodesicArea(coords)).to.equal(145978332359.37125);
     });
   });