diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
index 206cee9060..3210009ef7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseDefaults.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults.prototype =
         }
         document.onselectstart=null;
         this.mouseDragStart = null;
-        this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+        this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
index 2ac88080b3..9c9f77a248 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.prototype =
                     this.map.div.style.cursor = "crosshair";
                     break;
                 default:
-                    this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+                    this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
                     break;
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index 0ef10dd630..8eb0de2871 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.prototype =
     zoomBarUp:function(evt) {
         if (!OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick(evt)) return;
         if (this.zoomStart) {
-            this.div.style.cursor="default";
+            this.div.style.cursor="";
             this.map.events.unregister("mouseup", this, this.passEventToSlider);
             this.map.events.unregister("mousemove", this, this.passEventToSlider);
             var deltaY = this.zoomStart.y - evt.xy.y
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
index 7194c262ae..f7509f236b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Box.prototype = OpenLayers.Class.inherit( OpenLayers.Handler,
         this.removeBox();
 
         // TBD: use CSS classes instead
-        this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+        this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
 
         this.callback("done", [result]);
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
index c7dd50318b..e3e952a240 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Drag.prototype = OpenLayers.Class.inherit( OpenLayers.Handler
             this.started = false;
             this.dragging = false;
             // TBD replace with CSS classes
-            this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+            this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
             this.callback("up", [evt.xy]);
             document.onselectstart = this.oldOnselectstart;
         }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Drag.prototype = OpenLayers.Class.inherit( OpenLayers.Handler
             this.started = false; 
             this.dragging = false;
             // TBD replace with CSS classes
-            this.map.div.style.cursor = "default";
+            this.map.div.style.cursor = "";
             this.callback("out", []);
             if(document.onselectstart) {
                 document.onselectstart = this.oldOnselectstart;