diff --git a/examples/epsg-4326.js b/examples/epsg-4326.js
index 303da4c23e..c846d892fa 100644
--- a/examples/epsg-4326.js
+++ b/examples/epsg-4326.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.control.ScaleLineUnits');
+goog.require('ol.control.defaults');
 goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
 goog.require('ol.projection');
 goog.require('ol.source.TiledWMS');
@@ -24,11 +25,15 @@ var layers = new ol.Collection([
 ]);
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
+  controls: ol.control.defaults({
+    scaleLine: true,
+    scaleLineOptions: /** @type {ol.control.ScaleLineOptions} */ ({
+      units: ol.control.ScaleLineUnits.DEGREES
+    })
+  }),
   layers: layers,
   // The OSgeo server does not set cross origin headers, so we cannot use WebGL
   renderers: [ol.RendererHint.CANVAS, ol.RendererHint.DOM],
-  scaleLineControl: true,
-  scaleLineUnits: ol.control.ScaleLineUnits.DEGREES,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
diff --git a/examples/full-screen.js b/examples/full-screen.js
index 8ab4ca96ea..fb2e1ecfe7 100644
--- a/examples/full-screen.js
+++ b/examples/full-screen.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Geolocation');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHints');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
+goog.require('ol.control.defaults');
 goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial');
 
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ var layer = new ol.layer.TileLayer({
   source: new ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial()
 });
 var map = new ol.Map({
+  controls: ol.control.defaults({
+    scaleLine: true
+  }),
   layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
   renderers: ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData(),
-  scaleLineControl: true,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),
diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.js b/examples/side-by-side.js
index 3a02b02e89..8f9e322664 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.js
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.animation');
 goog.require('ol.control.MousePosition');
+goog.require('ol.control.defaults');
 goog.require('ol.easing');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Keyboard');
 goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
@@ -26,22 +27,28 @@ var view = new ol.View2D({
   zoom: 1
 });
 
-var domMap = new ol.Map({
-  layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
-  renderer: ol.RendererHint.DOM,
-  target: 'domMap',
-  view: view
-});
-
 var domMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
   coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
   projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
   target: document.getElementById('domMousePosition'),
   undefinedHTML: ' '
 });
-domMousePosition.setMap(domMap);
+var domMap = new ol.Map({
+  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, domMousePosition),
+  layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
+  renderer: ol.RendererHint.DOM,
+  target: 'domMap',
+  view: view
+});
 
+var webglMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
+  coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
+  projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
+  target: document.getElementById('webglMousePosition'),
+  undefinedHTML: ' '
+});
 var webglMap = new ol.Map({
+  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, webglMousePosition),
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
   target: 'webglMap'
 });
@@ -50,22 +57,6 @@ if (webglMap !== null) {
   webglMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
 }
 
-var webglMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
-  coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
-  projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
-  target: document.getElementById('webglMousePosition'),
-  undefinedHTML: ' '
-});
-webglMousePosition.setMap(webglMap);
-
-var canvasMap = new ol.Map({
-  renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
-  target: 'canvasMap'
-});
-if (canvasMap !== null) {
-  canvasMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
-  canvasMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
-}
 
 var canvasMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
   coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
@@ -73,7 +64,15 @@ var canvasMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
   target: document.getElementById('canvasMousePosition'),
   undefinedHtml: ' '
 });
-canvasMousePosition.setMap(canvasMap);
+var canvasMap = new ol.Map({
+  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, canvasMousePosition),
+  renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
+  target: 'canvasMap'
+});
+if (canvasMap !== null) {
+  canvasMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
+  canvasMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
+}
 
 var keyboardInteraction = new ol.interaction.Keyboard();
 keyboardInteraction.addCallback('0', function() {
diff --git a/examples/stamen.js b/examples/stamen.js
index 3c947baf84..233c04cdb8 100644
--- a/examples/stamen.js
+++ b/examples/stamen.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var layers = new ol.Collection([
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: layers,
   renderers: ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData(),
-  scaleLineControl: true,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
     center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),