diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragPan.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragPan.js
index 2e2146f2cd..981a649f28 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragPan.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragPan.js
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragPan = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     /**
      * Property: interval
      * {Integer} The number of milliseconds that should ellapse before
-     *     panning the map again. Defaults to 1 millisecond. In most cases
-     *     you won't want to change this value. For slow machines/devices
-     *     larger values can be tried out.
+     *     panning the map again. Defaults to 0 milliseconds, which means that
+     *     no separate cycle is used for panning. In most cases you won't want
+     *     to change this value. For slow machines/devices larger values can be
+     *     tried out.
      */
-    interval: 1,
+    interval: 0,
     
     /**
      * APIProperty: documentDrag