diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
index 87545a97a2..329a19bc87 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
 
     /**
      * APIFunction: hide
-     * Hide element(s) passed in
+     * *Deprecated*. Hide element(s) passed in
      * 
      * Parameters:
      * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
      */
     hide: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = 'none';"
+        }));
+
         for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
             if (element) {
@@ -61,12 +65,16 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
 
     /**
      * APIFunction: show
-     * Show element(s) passed in
+     * *Deprecated*. Show element(s) passed in
      * 
      * Parameters:
      * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
      */
     show: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = '';"
+        }));
+
         for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
             if (element) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
index 8d0acbf12c..c342434552 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Makes the popup visible.
      */
     show: function() {
-        OpenLayers.Element.show(this.div);
+        this.div.style.display = '';
 
         if (this.panMapIfOutOfView) {
             this.panIntoView();
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Makes the popup invisible.
      */
     hide: function() {
-        OpenLayers.Element.hide(this.div);
+        this.div.style.display = 'none';
     },
 
     /**