diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/UTFGrid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/UTFGrid.js
index 17ecd3ee19..6572e08293 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/UTFGrid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/UTFGrid.js
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
  * rendered image; only a 'hit grid' that can be used to 
  * look up feature attributes.
  *
- * IMPORTANT - remove all traces of IMAGES
- *
- * <OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid> constructor.
+ * See the <OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid> constructor for details on constructing a
+ * new instance.
  *
  * Inherits from:
  *  - <OpenLayers.Tile>
@@ -26,37 +25,22 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
 
     /** 
      * Property: url
-     * {String} The URL of the image being requested. No default. Filled in by
-     * layer.getURL() function. 
+     * {String}
+     * The URL of the UTFGrid file being requested. Provided by the <getURL>
+     *     method. 
      */
     url: null,
     
     /** 
      * Property: json
+     * {Object}
      * Stores the parsed JSON tile data structure. 
-     * {Object} The image for this tile.
      */
     json: null,
 
     /** 
-     * Property: imageReloadAttempts
-     * {Integer} Attempts to load the image.
-     */
-    imageReloadAttempts: null,
-    
-    /**
-     * Property: asyncRequestId
-     * {Integer} ID of an request to see if request is still valid. This is a
-     * number which increments by 1 for each asynchronous request.
-     */
-    asyncRequestId: null,
-    
-    /** TBD 3.0 - reorder the parameters to the init function to remove 
-     *             URL. the getUrl() function on the layer gets called on 
-     *             each draw(), so no need to specify it here.
-     * 
-     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Tile.Image
-     * Constructor for a new <OpenLayers.Tile.Image> instance.
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid
+     * Constructor for a new <OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid> instance.
      * 
      * Parameters:
      * layer - {<OpenLayers.Layer>} layer that the tile will go in.
@@ -65,24 +49,14 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
      * url - {<String>} Deprecated. Remove me in 3.0.
      * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
      * options - {Object}
-     */   
-    initialize: function(layer, position, bounds, url, size, options) {
-        OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.url = url; //deprecated remove me
-    },
-    
+     */
+
     /** 
      * APIMethod: destroy
      * nullify references to prevent circular references and memory leaks
      */
     destroy: function() {
-        if (this.imgDiv)  {
-            this.clear();
-            this.imgDiv = null;
-            this.frame = null;
-        }
-        // don't handle async requests any more
-        this.asyncRequestId = null;
+        this.clear();
         OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
     },
     
@@ -120,16 +94,13 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
                 });
                 ols.read();
             } else {
-                // Use standard AJAX call
-                var resp = new OpenLayers.Protocol.Response({requestType: "read"});
-                resp.priv = OpenLayers.Request.GET({
+                // Use standard XHR
+                OpenLayers.Request.GET({
                     url: this.url,
                     callback: this.parseData,
                     scope: this
                 });
             }
-
-            this.positionTile();
         } else {
             this.unload();
         }
@@ -150,67 +121,14 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         } 
     },
     
-    /**
-     * Method: positionTile
-     * Using the properties currenty set on the layer, position the tile correctly.
-     * This method is used both by the async and non-async versions of the Tile.Image
-     * code.
-     */
-    positionTile: function() {
-        var style = this.getTile().style;
-        style.left = this.position.x + "%";
-        style.top = this.position.y + "%";
-        style.width = this.size.w + "%";
-        style.height = this.size.h + "%";
-    },
-
     /** 
      * Method: clear
-     * Remove the tile from the DOM, clear it of any image related data so that
-     * it can be reused in a new location.
+     * Delete data stored with this tile.
      */
     clear: function() {
         this.json = null;
-        var tile = this.getTile();
-        if (tile.parentNode === this.layer.div) {
-            this.layer.div.removeChild(tile);
-        }
     },
     
-    /**
-     * Method: getImage
-     * Returns or creates and returns the tile image.
-     */
-    getImage: function() {
-        if (!this.imgDiv) {
-            // MP TODO do we NEED to create an image here?  
-            this.imgDiv = document.createElement("img");
-            this.imgDiv.className = "olTileImage";
-            var style = this.imgDiv.style;
-            style.width = "100%";
-            style.height = "100%";
-            style.visibility = "hidden";
-            style.opacity = 0;
-            style.position = "absolute";
-            if (this.frame) {
-                this.frame.appendChild(this.imgDiv);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return this.imgDiv;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Method: getTile
-     * Get the tile's markup.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {DOMElement} The tile's markup
-     */
-    getTile: function() {
-        return this.frame ? this.frame : this.getImage();
-    },
-
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Tile.UTFGrid"
 
 });