diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
index 3183ed5493..25218592e2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar.prototype =
         centered = centered.add((this.direction == "vertical" ? 0 : sz.w), (this.direction == "vertical" ? sz.h : 0));
         this._addButton("pan", "panning-hand-off.png", "panning-hand-on.png", centered, sz, "Drag the map to pan.");
         centered = centered.add((this.direction == "vertical" ? 0 : sz.w), (this.direction == "vertical" ? sz.h : 0));
-        this._addButton("measure", "measuring-stick-off.png", "measuring-stick-on.png", centered, sz, "Hold alt when clicking to show distance between selected points");
         this.switchModeTo("pan");
         this.map.events.register("zoomend", this, function() { this.switchModeTo("pan"); });
         return this.div;