diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 4a62f53454..ed2271a89a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -520,20 +520,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         }    
     },
     
-    /**
-     * APIMethod: redraw
-     * Redraws the layer.  Returns true if the layer was redrawn, false if not.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Boolean} The layer was redrawn.
-     */
-    redraw: function() {
-        // this is to force Layer.redraw set zoomChanged 
-        // to true in the moveTo call
-        this.resolution = null;
-        return OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.redraw.apply(this, arguments);
-    },
-    
     /** 
      * APIMethod: display
      * Hide or show the Layer
diff --git a/tests/Layer/Vector.html b/tests/Layer/Vector.html
index 160f2314d7..aa3e2f8a7e 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/Vector.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/Vector.html
@@ -869,32 +869,7 @@
             "featuresadded event received expected number of features");
     }
 
-    function test_redraw(t) {
-        t.plan(2);
 
-        // test that when redraw is called on a vector layer then
-        // moveTo gets called on the layer and receives zoomChanged
-        // true
-
-        var log = [];
-
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("vector", {isBaseLayer: true});
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        map.setCenter([0, 0], 5);
-
-        layer.moveTo = function(extent, zoomChanged) {
-            log.push(zoomChanged);
-        };
-
-        layer.redraw();
-        t.eq(log.length, 1, "redraw makes moveTo be called once");
-        if (log.length == 1) {
-            t.eq(log[0], true, "redraw makes moveTo be called with zoomChanged true");
-        }
-
-        map.destroy();
-    }
 
   </script>
 </head>