diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 158301174a..8168012caa 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -275,16 +275,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
      * {Float}
      */
     minResolution: null,
-    
-    /**
-     * Property: resolution
-     * {Float} Current resolution that the layer is drawn in. This is
-     *     used to determine whether the zoom has changed when calling
-     *     <moveTo> from <redraw>. Subclasses may set this.resolution to
-     *     null prior to calling redraw to force passing zoomChanged
-     *     true to moveTo.
-     */
-    resolution: null,
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: numZoomLevels
@@ -566,8 +556,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
             var extent = this.getExtent();
 
             if (extent && this.inRange && this.visibility) {
-                var zoomChanged = this.resolution == null ||
-                              this.resolution !== this.map.getResolution();
+                var zoomChanged = true;
                 this.moveTo(extent, zoomChanged, false);
                 this.events.triggerEvent("moveend",
                     {"zoomChanged": zoomChanged});
@@ -592,7 +581,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
             display = display && this.inRange;
         }
         this.display(display);
-        this.resolution = this.map.getResolution();
     },
 
     /**
@@ -648,8 +636,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
             
             // deal with gutters
             this.setTileSize();
-
-            this.resolution = null;
         }
     },
     
@@ -889,16 +875,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
                 props.resolutions = this.resolutionsFromScales(props.scales);
             }
             if(props.resolutions == null) {
-                var maxExtent = this.maxExtent;
-                if (!props.maxResolution && maxExtent) {
-                    // maxResolution for default grid sets assumes that at zoom
-                    // level zero, the whole world fits on one tile.
-                    var tileSize = this.tileSize || this.map.getTileSize();
-                    props.maxResolution = Math.max(
-                        maxExtent.getWidth() / tileSize.w,
-                        maxExtent.getHeight() / tileSize.h
-                    );
-                }
                 props.resolutions = this.calculateResolutions(props);
             }
         }
@@ -1034,6 +1010,18 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
             minResolution = Math.max(wRes, hRes);
         }
 
+        if(typeof maxResolution !== "number" &&
+           typeof minResolution !== "number" &&
+           this.maxExtent != null) {
+            // maxResolution for default grid sets assumes that at zoom
+            // level zero, the whole world fits on one tile.
+            var tileSize = this.tileSize || this.map.getTileSize();
+            maxResolution = Math.max(
+                this.maxExtent.getWidth() / tileSize.w,
+                this.maxExtent.getHeight() / tileSize.h
+            );
+        }
+
         // determine numZoomLevels
         var maxZoomLevel = props.maxZoomLevel;
         var numZoomLevels = props.numZoomLevels;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
index 162edf98a5..f6b0259b57 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
             this.map.getProjectionObject(),
             new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326")
         );
-        var providers = res.imageryProviders, zoom = this.map.getZoom() + 1,
+        var providers = res.imageryProviders,
+            zoom = this.serverResolutions.indexOf(this.getServerResolution()),
             copyrights = "", provider, i, ii, j, jj, bbox, coverage;
         for (i=0,ii=providers.length; i<ii; ++i) {
             provider = providers[i];
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
index 35b5638491..9483e4997f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      */
     mergeNewParams:function(newParams) {
         this.params = OpenLayers.Util.extend(this.params, newParams);
-        this.resolution = null;
         var ret = this.redraw();
         if(this.map != null) {
             this.map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         if (force) {
             return this.mergeNewParams({"_olSalt": Math.random()});
         } else {
-            return OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.redraw.call(this);
+            return OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.redraw.apply(this, []);
         }
     },
     
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 4a62f53454..ed2271a89a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -520,20 +520,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         }    
     },
     
-    /**
-     * APIMethod: redraw
-     * Redraws the layer.  Returns true if the layer was redrawn, false if not.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Boolean} The layer was redrawn.
-     */
-    redraw: function() {
-        // this is to force Layer.redraw set zoomChanged 
-        // to true in the moveTo call
-        this.resolution = null;
-        return OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.redraw.apply(this, arguments);
-    },
-    
     /** 
      * APIMethod: display
      * Hide or show the Layer
diff --git a/tests/Layer.html b/tests/Layer.html
index bd089abf6d..abe4e1a2c2 100644
--- a/tests/Layer.html
+++ b/tests/Layer.html
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@
             "1.20",  null, {maxScale: 100000, numZoomLevels: 3, units: "m"},
             [141.11103491115225, 70.55551745557612, 35.27775872778806], 35.27775872778806, 141.11103491115225
         ], [
+            "1.21", null, {numZoomLevels: 2},  // maxResolution calculated based on the projection's maxExtent here
+           [1.40625, 0.703125], 0.703125, 1.40625
+        ], [
 
         /*
          * Batch 2: custom map options map and sensible layer options
@@ -551,8 +554,8 @@
         /*
          * Batch 2.8: numZoomLevels set in the layer options
          */
-            "2.8.0",  {maxResolution: 80}, {numZoomLevels: 4},
-            [80, 40, 20, 10], 10, 80
+            "2.8.0",  {maxResolution: 80}, {numZoomLevels: 4},  // maxResolution calculated based on the projection's maxExtent here
+            [1.40625, 0.703125, 0.3515625, 0.17578125], 0.17578125, 1.40625
         ], [
             "2.8.1", {maxResolution: 80, numZoomLevels: 4}, {numZoomLevels: null},
             [80, 40, 20, 10], 10, 80
@@ -682,82 +685,19 @@
         // test that the moveend event was triggered
         t.ok(log.event, "an event was logged");
         t.eq(log.event.type, "moveend", "moveend was triggered");
-        t.eq(log.event.zoomChanged, false, "event says zoomChanged false");
+        t.eq(log.event.zoomChanged, true, "event says zoomChanged true - poor name");
 
         layer.moveTo = function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
             var extent = layer.map.getExtent();
             t.ok(bounds.equals(extent),
                  "redraw calls moveTo with the map extent");
-            t.ok(!zoomChanged,
-                 "redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged false");
+            t.ok(zoomChanged,
+                 "redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged true");
             t.ok(!dragging,
                  "redraw calls moveTo with dragging false");
         }
         layer.redraw();
     }
-
-    // This function includes integration tests to verify that the
-    // layer's moveTo function is called with the expected value
-    // for zoomChanged
-    function test_moveTo_zoomChanged(t) {
-        t.plan(6);
-
-        var log = {};
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-
-        var l1 = new OpenLayers.Layer('l1', {isBaseLayer: true});
-        l1.moveTo = function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
-            log.moveTo = {zoomChanged: zoomChanged};
-            OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
-        };
-
-        map.addLayer(l1);
-        map.zoomToMaxExtent();
-
-        log = {};
-        l1.redraw();
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, false,
-                "[a] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged false");
-
-        log = {};
-        l1.resolution = null;
-        l1.redraw();
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, true,
-             "[b] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged true");
-
-        l1.setVisibility(false);
-        log = {};
-        l1.setVisibility(true);
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, false,
-             "[c] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged false");
-
-        l1.setVisibility(false);
-        map.zoomIn();
-        log = {};
-        l1.setVisibility(true);
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, true,
-             "[d] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged true");
-
-        l1.moveTo = OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.moveTo;
-
-        var l2 = new OpenLayers.Layer('l2');
-        l2.moveTo = function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
-            log.moveTo = {zoomChanged: zoomChanged};
-            OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
-        };
-        log = {};
-        map.addLayer(l2);
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, true,
-             "[e] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged true");
-
-        map.removeLayer(l2);
-        log = {};
-        map.addLayer(l2);
-        t.eq(log.moveTo.zoomChanged, true,
-             "[f] redraw calls moveTo with zoomChanged true");
-
-        map.destroy();
-    }
       
     function test_layer_setIsBaseLayer(t) {
         t.plan(2);
diff --git a/tests/Layer/HTTPRequest.html b/tests/Layer/HTTPRequest.html
index 6ea34810e5..dcb6e23017 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/HTTPRequest.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/HTTPRequest.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     }
 
     function test_Layer_HTTPRequest_mergeNewParams (t) {
-        t.plan( 9 );
+        t.plan( 8 );
 
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest(name, url, params, options);
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@
         
         layer.redraw = function() {
             t.ok(true, "layer.mergeNewParams calls layer.redraw");
-            t.ok(layer.resolution === null, "layer.mergeNewParams sets resolution to null");
-        };
-        layer.resolution = 'fake';
+        }
         layer.mergeNewParams();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Layer/Vector.html b/tests/Layer/Vector.html
index 160f2314d7..aa3e2f8a7e 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/Vector.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/Vector.html
@@ -869,32 +869,7 @@
             "featuresadded event received expected number of features");
     }
 
-    function test_redraw(t) {
-        t.plan(2);
 
-        // test that when redraw is called on a vector layer then
-        // moveTo gets called on the layer and receives zoomChanged
-        // true
-
-        var log = [];
-
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("vector", {isBaseLayer: true});
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-        map.setCenter([0, 0], 5);
-
-        layer.moveTo = function(extent, zoomChanged) {
-            log.push(zoomChanged);
-        };
-
-        layer.redraw();
-        t.eq(log.length, 1, "redraw makes moveTo be called once");
-        if (log.length == 1) {
-            t.eq(log[0], true, "redraw makes moveTo be called with zoomChanged true");
-        }
-
-        map.destroy();
-    }
 
   </script>
 </head>
diff --git a/tests/Tile/Image.html b/tests/Tile/Image.html
index 545a6d2826..6ef426e386 100644
--- a/tests/Tile/Image.html
+++ b/tests/Tile/Image.html
@@ -374,53 +374,6 @@
         map.destroy();
     }
 
-    // test for https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/36
-    // (more an integration test than a unit test)
-    function test_olImageLoadError(t) {
-        t.plan(6);
-
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("invalid",  "foo", {layers: 'basic'});
-        map.addLayer(layer);
-
-        var size = new OpenLayers.Size(5, 6);
-        var position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(20, 30);
-        var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(1, 2, 3, 4);
-
-        var tile = new OpenLayers.Tile.Image(layer, position, bounds, null, size);
-        var log = [];
-        tile.events.register("loaderror", this, function(e) {
-            log.push([
-                e.object.imgDiv.style.visibility,
-                OpenLayers.Element.hasClass(e.object.imgDiv, 'olImageLoadError')
-            ]);
-        });
-        tile.events.register("loadend", this, function(e) {
-            log.push(e);
-        })
-        tile.draw();
-
-        t.delay_call(0.1, function() {
-            
-            t.eq(log.length, 2, "loaderror and loadend events triggered");
-            t.eq(log[0][0], "hidden", "tile still hidden when loaderror is triggered");
-            t.eq(log[0][1], true, "tile has olImageLoadError class already when loaderror is triggered");
-            t.ok(log[1].object === tile, "loadend event triggered after loaderror");
-            
-            // check initial state
-            t.ok(OpenLayers.Element.hasClass(tile.imgDiv, 'olImageLoadError'),
-                 'tile image has the olImageLoadError class (init state)');
-
-            layer.setVisibility(false);
-            layer.setVisibility(true);
-
-            t.ok(OpenLayers.Element.hasClass(tile.imgDiv, 'olImageLoadError'),
-                 'tile image still has the olImageLoadError class');
-
-            map.destroy();
-        });
-    }
-
     function test_getCanvasContext(t) {
         if (!OpenLayers.CANVAS_SUPPORTED) {
             t.plan(0);
@@ -445,7 +398,7 @@
             });
         }
     }
-    
+
   </script>
 </head>
 <body>