diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index ed244e815d..e7017da932 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -35,14 +35,8 @@ if (typeof GMap2 != "undefined") {
  * @class
  */
 OpenLayers.Layer.Google = Class.create();
-OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
-
-    
-    /** Google layer is always base layer
-     * 
-     * @type Boolean
-     */
-    isBaseLayer: true,
+OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype =
+    Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane(), {
     
     /** @type Boolean */
     isFixed: true,
@@ -74,8 +68,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
      * @param {String} name
      */
     initialize: function(name, options) {
-        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         if (this.maxExtent == null) {
             this.maxExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 180, 90);
         }
@@ -86,14 +79,14 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
      */
     destroy: function() {
         this.gmap = null;
-        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments); 
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments); 
     },
 
      /** 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Map} map
      */
     setMap:function(map) {
-        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
 
         // once our layer has been added to the map, we can load it
         this.loadGMap();
@@ -489,4 +482,4 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
 
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.Google"
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});