diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
index 9f5cd97f6d..caa07dfb05 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Box = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
         
         this.map.eventsDiv.appendChild(this.zoomBox);
         
-        var offset = this.getBoxOffsets();
-        var pos = this.dragHandler.start;
-        this.zoomBox.style.left = (pos.x - offset.left) + "px";
-        this.zoomBox.style.top = (pos.y - offset.top) + "px";
-
         OpenLayers.Element.addClass(
             this.map.eventsDiv, "olDrawBox"
         );
diff --git a/tests/Handler/Box.html b/tests/Handler/Box.html
index 85bb52f626..950ea7021a 100644
--- a/tests/Handler/Box.html
+++ b/tests/Handler/Box.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         map.div.removeChild(testdiv);
         var testAll = !isNaN(left);
 
-        t.plan(testAll ? 12 : 2);
+        t.plan(testAll ? 10 : 2);
 
         // we change NaN values to 0 values in the handler's
         // boxOffsets object, this is to prevent "invalid
@@ -58,14 +58,10 @@
         handler.dragHandler.start = {x: 5, y: 5};
         handler.startBox();
         offset = handler.getBoxOffsets();
+        handler.moveBox({x: 10, y: 10});
         if (testAll) {
             t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.left), 5 - offset.left, "x position of box correct");
             t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.top), 5 - offset.top, "y position of box correct");
-        }
-        handler.moveBox({x: 10, y: 10});
-        if (testAll) {
-            t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.left), 5 - offset.left, "x position of box still correct");
-            t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.top), 5 - offset.top, "y position of box still correct");
             t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.width), 5 + offset.width + 1, "x dimension of box correct");
             t.eq(parseInt(handler.zoomBox.style.height), 5 + offset.height + 1, "y dimension of box correct");
         }