diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
index 2b23d27540..79dfc66458 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
@@ -241,14 +241,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     readers: {
         "gml": {
-            // Part of the v3 spec, but defined here for common readers.
-            // Read-only for now.
-            "_srsReferenceGroup": function(node, obj, container) {
-                var dim = parseInt(node.getAttribute("srsDimension"), 10) ||
-                    (container && container.srsDimension);
-                if (dim) {
-                    obj.srsDimension = dim;
-                }
+            "_inherit": function(node, obj, container) {
+                // To be implemented by version specific parsers
             },
             "featureMember": function(node, obj) {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
@@ -318,7 +312,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiPoint": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint(obj.components)
@@ -329,7 +323,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LineString": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(!container.components) {
                     container.components = [];
@@ -340,7 +334,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiLineString": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiLineString(obj.components)
@@ -351,7 +345,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "Polygon": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {outer: null, inner: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 obj.inner.unshift(obj.outer);
                 if(!container.components) {
@@ -363,7 +357,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LinearRing": function(node, obj) {
                 var container = {};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, container);
                 obj.components = [new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(
                     container.points
@@ -371,7 +365,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiPolygon": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPolygon(obj.components)
@@ -382,7 +376,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "GeometryCollection": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection(obj.components)
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
index c1f0945acd..dfaecc3b1d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
@@ -90,12 +90,20 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
      */
     readers: {
         "gml": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
+            "_inherit": function(node, obj, container) {
+                // SRSReferenceGroup attributes
+                var dim = parseInt(node.getAttribute("srsDimension"), 10) ||
+                    (container && container.srsDimension);
+                if (dim) {
+                    obj.srsDimension = dim;
+                }
+            },
             "featureMembers": function(node, obj) {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
             },
             "Curve": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {points: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(!container.components) {
                     container.components = [];
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
             },
             "MultiCurve": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(obj.components.length > 0) {
                     container.components = [
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
             },
             "MultiSurface": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
-                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
+                this.readers.gml._inherit.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(obj.components.length > 0) {
                     container.components = [