diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 33a9987bfa..bf120edcb5 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ goog.require('ol.RendererType');
 goog.require('ol.Size');
 goog.require('ol.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.TileQueue');
-goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
 goog.require('ol.control');
diff --git a/src/ol/view.js b/src/ol/view.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b2af8b3f..0000000000
--- a/src/ol/view.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-goog.provide('ol.View');
-goog.provide('ol.ViewHint');
-
-goog.require('goog.array');
-goog.require('goog.asserts');
-goog.require('ol.Object');
-
-
-/**
- * @enum {number}
- */
-ol.ViewHint = {
-  ANIMATING: 0,
-  INTERACTING: 1
-};
-
-
-
-/**
- * @classdesc
- * Abstract base class; normally only used for creating subclasses and not
- * instantiated in apps.
- * Maps can be viewed from different perspectives: 2D or 3D, or at different
- * angles. To enable this, properties determining projection, position, angle or
- * rotation cannot be part of the map itself, but of the particular view of that
- * map. This is similar to the concept of Camera in Google Earth or KML.
- *
- * Only {@link ol.View2D} is currently implemented.
- *
- * @constructor
- * @extends {ol.Object}
- */
-ol.View = function() {
-
-  goog.base(this);
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Array.<number>}
-   */
-  this.hints_ = [0, 0];
-
-};
-goog.inherits(ol.View, ol.Object);
-
-
-/**
- * @return {Array.<number>} Hint.
- */
-ol.View.prototype.getHints = function() {
-  return goog.array.clone(this.hints_);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @return {ol.View2D} View2D.
- */
-ol.View.prototype.getView2D = function() {
-  // FIXME for some reason, we can't use goog.abstractMethod here
-  goog.asserts.fail();
-  return null;
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @return {boolean} Is defined.
- */
-ol.View.prototype.isDef = function() {
-  // FIXME for some reason, we can't use goog.abstractMethod here
-  goog.asserts.fail();
-  return false;
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.ViewHint} hint Hint.
- * @param {number} delta Delta.
- * @return {number} New value.
- */
-ol.View.prototype.setHint = function(hint, delta) {
-  goog.asserts.assert(0 <= hint && hint < this.hints_.length);
-  this.hints_[hint] += delta;
-  goog.asserts.assert(this.hints_[hint] >= 0);
-  return this.hints_[hint];
-};
diff --git a/src/ol/view2d.js b/src/ol/view2d.js
index f87bbf40c7..c29d0c69c6 100644
--- a/src/ol/view2d.js
+++ b/src/ol/view2d.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 goog.provide('ol.View2D');
 goog.provide('ol.View2DProperty');
+goog.provide('ol.ViewHint');
 
+goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.CenterConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.Constraints');
+goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.ResolutionConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.RotationConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.RotationConstraintType');
 goog.require('ol.Size');
-goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ ol.View2DProperty = {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @enum {number}
+ */
+ol.ViewHint = {
+  ANIMATING: 0,
+  INTERACTING: 1
+};
+
+
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ ol.View2DProperty = {
  * rotation value to zero when approaching the horizontal.
  *
  * @constructor
- * @extends {ol.View}
+ * @extends {ol.Object}
  * @param {olx.View2DOptions=} opt_options View2D options.
  * @todo api
  */
@@ -85,6 +96,12 @@ ol.View2D = function(opt_options) {
   goog.base(this);
   var options = goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {};
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.hints_ = [0, 0];
+
   /**
    * @type {Object.<string, *>}
    */
@@ -136,7 +153,7 @@ ol.View2D = function(opt_options) {
       goog.isDef(options.rotation) ? options.rotation : 0;
   this.setValues(values);
 };
-goog.inherits(ol.View2D, ol.View);
+goog.inherits(ol.View2D, ol.Object);
 
 
 /**
@@ -231,6 +248,14 @@ goog.exportProperty(
     ol.View2D.prototype.getCenter);
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {Array.<number>} Hint.
+ */
+ol.View2D.prototype.getHints = function() {
+  return goog.array.clone(this.hints_);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Calculate the extent for the given size in pixels, based on the current
  * resolution and the current center.
@@ -360,7 +385,7 @@ ol.View2D.prototype.getValueForResolutionFunction = function(opt_power) {
 
 
 /**
- * @inheritDoc
+ * @return {ol.View2D} View2D.
  * @todo api
  */
 ol.View2D.prototype.getView2D = function() {
@@ -566,6 +591,19 @@ goog.exportProperty(
     ol.View2D.prototype.setCenter);
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.ViewHint} hint Hint.
+ * @param {number} delta Delta.
+ * @return {number} New value.
+ */
+ol.View2D.prototype.setHint = function(hint, delta) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(0 <= hint && hint < this.hints_.length);
+  this.hints_[hint] += delta;
+  goog.asserts.assert(this.hints_[hint] >= 0);
+  return this.hints_[hint];
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Set the projection of this view.
  * Warning! This code is not yet implemented. Function should not be used.