diff --git a/examples/custom-control.html b/examples/custom-control.html
index ddb12ad3a4..1fce366b7f 100644
--- a/examples/custom-control.html
+++ b/examples/custom-control.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             
diff --git a/examples/gml-layer.html b/examples/gml-layer.html
index a14dd97e94..16a3e40295 100644
--- a/examples/gml-layer.html
+++ b/examples/gml-layer.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
diff --git a/examples/kml-layer-linestring.html b/examples/kml-layer-linestring.html
index d8978f6d1f..18bd8ea2d1 100644
--- a/examples/kml-layer-linestring.html
+++ b/examples/kml-layer-linestring.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
diff --git a/examples/kml-layer.html b/examples/kml-layer.html
index 72053a44d5..dd4cceb848 100644
--- a/examples/kml-layer.html
+++ b/examples/kml-layer.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
diff --git a/examples/openmnnd.html b/examples/openmnnd.html
index 9e1283912d..03d22748e4 100644
--- a/examples/openmnnd.html
+++ b/examples/openmnnd.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
         function init(){
             OpenLayers.ProxyHost="/proxy/?url=";
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map'), {'maxResolution':'auto', maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-203349.72008129774,4816309.33,1154786.8041952979,5472346.5), projection: 'EPSG:26915' } );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {'maxResolution':'auto', maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(-203349.72008129774,4816309.33,1154786.8041952979,5472346.5), projection: 'EPSG:26915' } );
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     ["http://geoint.lmic.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/wms"], {layers: 'fsa'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
diff --git a/examples/vector-features.html b/examples/vector-features.html
index 3b75da720e..a7193227c9 100644
--- a/examples/vector-features.html
+++ b/examples/vector-features.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         var map;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
diff --git a/examples/wfs-scribble.html b/examples/wfs-scribble.html
index bb741439b8..ba7ff019ba 100644
--- a/examples/wfs-scribble.html
+++ b/examples/wfs-scribble.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map'), {controls: [ new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom(), new OpenLayers.Control.Permalink() ]} );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: [ new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom(), new OpenLayers.Control.Permalink() ]} );
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms-c/Basic.py", 
                     {layers: 'basic'} );
diff --git a/examples/wfs-states.html b/examples/wfs-states.html
index 35318871fb..e2b79d6a1f 100644
--- a/examples/wfs-states.html
+++ b/examples/wfs-states.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
         function init(){
             OpenLayers.ProxyHost="/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi?url="; 
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map'), {controls: [ new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom(), new OpenLayers.Control.Permalink(), new OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults() ]} );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: [ new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom(), new OpenLayers.Control.Permalink(), new OpenLayers.Control.MouseDefaults() ]} );
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms-c/Basic.py", 
                     {layers: 'basic'} );
diff --git a/examples/wfs-t.html b/examples/wfs-t.html
index 7ec9fbe0ec..b424392bf0 100644
--- a/examples/wfs-t.html
+++ b/examples/wfs-t.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "State", 
                     "http://dev.openlayers.org/geoserver/wms", {layers: 'topp:tasmania_state_boundaries'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);