diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index 2f0fa2d71e..20a2fca4a8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
         OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         this.features = new Array();
         if (this.location != null) {
-            new Ajax.Request(this.location, 
-              { method: 'get', onComplete:this.parseData.bind(this) } );
+            OpenLayers.loadURL(this.location, null, this, this.parseData);
         }
     },