diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
index c5f95d5421..4f8b9521c6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
@@ -294,13 +294,12 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(this.frame, 
                                          null, this.position, this.size);   
 
-        var imageSize = this.layer.getImageSize(); 
         if (this.layerAlphaHack) {
             OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.imgDiv,
-                    null, null, imageSize, this.url);
+                    null, null, this.size, this.url);
         } else {
             OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(this.imgDiv,
-                    null, null, imageSize) ;
+                    null, null, this.size) ;
             this.imgDiv.src = this.url;
         }
         return true;
@@ -327,12 +326,11 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
     initImgDiv: function() {
         
         var offset = this.layer.imageOffset; 
-        var size = this.layer.getImageSize(); 
      
         if (this.layerAlphaHack) {
             this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(null,
                                                            offset,
-                                                           size,
+                                                           this.size,
                                                            null,
                                                            "relative",
                                                            null,
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         } else {
             this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(null,
                                                       offset,
-                                                      size,
+                                                      this.size,
                                                       null,
                                                       "relative",
                                                       null,