diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
index 4a7aa20d36..0d43187e10 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ OpenLayers.Handler = OpenLayers.Class({
     
     /**
      * Property: touch
-     * {Boolean} Indcates the support of touch events. When touch events are 
-     *     starded touch will be true and all mouse related listeners will do 
+     * {Boolean} Indicates the support of touch events. When touch events are 
+     *     started touch will be true and all mouse related listeners will do 
      *     nothing.
      */
     touch: false,
@@ -202,16 +202,11 @@ OpenLayers.Handler = OpenLayers.Class({
     /**
      * Method: startTouch
      * Start touch events, this method must be called by subclasses in 
-     *     "touchstart" method. When touch events are starded <touch> will be
+     *     "touchstart" method. When touch events are started <touch> will be
      *     true and all mouse related listeners will do nothing.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Boolean} The touch events are started.
      */
     startTouch: function() {
-        if (this.touch) {
-            return false;
-        } else {
+        if (!this.touch) {
             this.touch = true;
             var events = [
                 "mousedown", "mouseup", "mousemove", "click", "dblclick",
@@ -222,7 +217,6 @@ OpenLayers.Handler = OpenLayers.Class({
                     this.unregister(events[i], this[events[i]]); 
                 }
             } 
-            return true;
         }
     },