diff --git a/tests/Control/ScaleLine.html b/tests/Control/ScaleLine.html
index 7d4968fec4..3a3e8aca4e 100644
--- a/tests/Control/ScaleLine.html
+++ b/tests/Control/ScaleLine.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <html>
 <head>
-  <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAA9XNhd8q0UdwNC7YSO4YZghSPUCi5aRYVveCcVYxzezM4iaj_gxQ9t-UajFL70jfcpquH5l1IJ-Zyyw'></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">var oldAlert = window.alert, gMess; window.alert = function(message) {gMess = message; return true;};</script>
+    <!-- this gmaps key generated for http://openlayers.org/dev/ -->
+    <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAA9XNhd8q0UdwNC7YSO4YZghSPUCi5aRYVveCcVYxzezM4iaj_gxQ9t-UajFL70jfcpquH5l1IJ-Zyyw'></script>
   <script src="../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript">
   var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
@@ -162,10 +164,6 @@
                           window.location.host);          
         }
 
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google('Goog Layer');
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        
         map.destroy();
     }   
     function test_ie_oneunit(t) {
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@
   </script>
 </head>
 <body>
-    <a id="ScaleLine" href="">ScaleLine</a> <br />
+    <a id="ScaleLine" href="">ScaleLine</a> <br/>
     <div id="map" style="width: 1024px; height: 512px;"/>
 </body>
 </html>
