diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 1f5420b657..cbe9ea18e8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ OpenLayers.Util.createDiv = function(id, px, sz, imgURL, position,
     //set specific properties
     dom.style.padding = "0";
     dom.style.margin = "0";
-    dom.style.cursor = "inherit";
     if (imgURL) {
         dom.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + imgURL + ')';
     }
@@ -713,7 +712,6 @@ OpenLayers.Util.createImage = function(id, px, sz, imgURL, position, border) {
 
     //set special properties
     image.style.alt = id;
-    image.style.cursor = "inherit";
     image.galleryImg = "no";
     if (imgURL) {
         image.src = imgURL;