diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
index 445b7d82b8..03ba7e389a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
@@ -4,52 +4,6 @@
 
 // @require: OpenLayers/Layer.js
 
-if (typeof VEMap != "undefined") {
-    
-    /** Hack-on function because VE does not give it to us
-     * 
-     * @param {VELatLong} veLatLng 
-     *
-     * @returns A Pixel specifying veLatLong translated into "Container" coords
-     * @type Pixel
-     */
-    VEMap.prototype.fromLatLngToContainerPixel = function(veLatLong) {
-    
-        // first we translate into "DivPixel"
-        var pixel = this.LatLongToPixel(veLatLong);
-    
-        // locate the upper-left tile
-        var tile = this.mapelement.firstChild.childNodes[2];
-    
-        // adjust by the offset of tile
-        pixel.x += tile.offsetLeft;
-        pixel.y += tile.offsetTop;
-    
-        return pixel;
-    };
-
-    /** Hack-on function because VE does not give it to us
-     * 
-     * @param {Pixel} pixel
-     *
-     * @returns A VELatLong specifying "Container" pixel translated to lonlat
-     * @type VELatLong
-     */
-    VEMap.prototype.fromContainerPixelToLatLng = function(pixel) {
-    
-        // locate the upper-left tile
-        var tile = this.mapelement.firstChild.childNodes[2];
-    
-        // adjust by the offset of tile
-        pixel.x -= tile.offsetLeft;
-        pixel.y -= tile.offsetTop;
-
-        // first we translate into "DivPixel"
-        return this.PixelToLatLong(pixel);
-    };
-
-}
-
 /**
  * @class 
  */
@@ -218,10 +172,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
         var lonlat = null;
         if (this.vemap != null) {
             var pixel = this.getPixelFromOLPixel(viewPortPx);
-
-            // note we use special hacked function here
-            var veLatLong = this.vemap.fromContainerPixelToLatLng(pixel)
-
+            var veLatLong = this.vemap.PixelToLatLong(pixel)
             lonlat = this.getOLLonLatFromVELatLong(veLatLong);
         }
         return lonlat;
@@ -240,10 +191,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
         var viewPortPx = null;
         if (this.vemap != null) {
             var veLatLong = this.getVELatLongFromOLLonLat(lonlat);
-        
-            // note we use special hacked function here
-            var pixel = this.vemap.fromLatLngToContainerPixel(veLatLong);
-        
+            var pixel = this.vemap.LatLongToPixel(veLatLong);
             viewPortPx = this.getOLPixelFromPixel(pixel);
         }
         return viewPortPx;