diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index 8ee06a4656..bb154abe7b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -97,19 +97,11 @@ String.indexOf = function(object) {
  */
 String.prototype.camelize = function() {
     var oStringList = this.split('-');
-    if (oStringList.length == 1) {
-        return oStringList[0];
-    }
-    
-    var camelizedString = (this.indexOf('-') == 0)
-        ? oStringList[0].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + oStringList[0].substring(1)
-        : oStringList[0];
-
-    for (var i = 1, len = oStringList.length; i < len; i++) {
+    var camelizedString = oStringList[0];
+    for (var i = 1; i < oStringList.length; i++) {
         var s = oStringList[i];
         camelizedString += s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1);
     }
-
     return camelizedString;
 };