diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
index 7d2d4ca67c..bf8618130a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
@@ -337,11 +337,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
         var lat = this.getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat(moLonLat);
         var res = this.map.getResolution();
         var extent = this.map.getExtent();
-        var px = new OpenLayers.Pixel(
-            (1/res * (lon - extent.left)),
-            (1/res * (extent.top - lat))
-        );    
-        return this.getMapObjectPixelFromXY(px.x, px.y);
+        return this.getMapObjectPixelFromXY((1/res * (lon - extent.left)),
+                                            (1/res * (extent.top - lat)));
     },