diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index 87be0f4000..567d19df80 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     /** @type OpenLayers.Map */
     map: null,
     
-    /** @type Object */
-    data: null,
-    
     /** @type DOMElement */
     image: null,
     
@@ -29,10 +26,9 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     * @param {OpenLayers.Icon} icon
     * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat lonlat
     */
-    initialize: function(lonlat, icon, data) {
+    initialize: function(lonlat, icon) {
         this.icon = icon;
         this.lonlat = lonlat;
-        this.data = data;
 
         this.image = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(null,
                                                  null,
@@ -41,11 +37,6 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
                                                  "absolute"
                                                 );
         this.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this, this.image, null);
-
-        //load marker events from data
-        if (this.data != null && this.data.loadEvents != null) {
-            this.data.loadEvents(this);
-        }
     },
     
     /**