diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
index 056cd3254a..9536e0aa64 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype =
 
             //clear out the old tile 
             if (this.tile) {
-                OpenLayers.Util.clearArray(this.tile);
+                this.tile.clear();
             }
 
             //determine new tile bounds