diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
index 68c38b95d1..2da90f42e3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
                 style.top = -top + "%";
                 style.width = (2 * left + 100) + "%";
                 style.height = (2 * top + 100) + "%";
-                style.position = "absolute";
             } else {
                 style.width = "100%";
                 style.height = "100%";