diff --git a/src/ol/control/control.js b/src/ol/control/control.js
index a080e05def..ab61fc8c0b 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/control.js
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ ol.control.Control.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
       this.listenerKeys.push(goog.events.listen(map,
           ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER, this.handleMapPostrender, false, this));
     }
-    map.renderSync();
+    map.render();
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
index a8330a223a..c2cf84481e 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ ol.control.ZoomSlider.direction = {
 ol.control.ZoomSlider.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
   goog.base(this, 'setMap', map);
   if (!goog.isNull(map)) {
-    map.renderSync();
+    map.render();
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 5278961cc2..d5a5806526 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handlePostRender = function() {
  * @private
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged_ = function() {
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleTileChange_ = function() {
  * @private
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleViewPropertyChanged_ = function() {
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged_ = function() {
         view, ol.ObjectEventType.PROPERTYCHANGE,
         this.handleViewPropertyChanged_, false, this);
   }
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged_ = function() {
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupMemberChanged_ = function(event) {
   goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(event, goog.events.Event);
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupMemberChanged_ = function(event) {
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupPropertyChanged_ = function(event) {
   goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(event, ol.ObjectEvent);
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupChanged_ = function() {
           this.handleLayerGroupMemberChanged_, false, this)
     ];
   }
-  this.renderSync();
+  this.render();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
index 95cbe82262..09dc1199ae 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/layerrenderer.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.prepareFrame = goog.abstractMethod;
 ol.renderer.Layer.prototype.renderIfReadyAndVisible = function() {
   var layer = this.getLayer();
   if (layer.getVisible() && layer.getSourceState() == ol.source.State.READY) {
-    this.getMap().renderSync();
+    this.getMap().render();
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
index d541069773..9eba422d21 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.handleWebGLContextLost = function(event) {
  */
 ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.handleWebGLContextRestored = function() {
   this.initializeGL_();
-  this.getMap().renderSync();
+  this.getMap().render();
 };