diff --git a/src/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.js b/src/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.js
index b2dfed3ae8..5438b90be0 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.js
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileRangeExtent = function(z, tileRange) {
  */
 ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileRangeForExtentAndResolution = function(
     extent, resolution) {
-  var min = this.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-      new ol.Coordinate(extent.minX, extent.minY), resolution);
-  var max = this.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-      new ol.Coordinate(extent.maxX, extent.maxY), resolution, true);
+  var min = this.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+      extent.minX, extent.minY, resolution);
+  var max = this.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+      extent.maxX, extent.maxY, resolution, true);
   return new ol.TileRange(min.x, min.y, max.x, max.y);
 };
 
@@ -249,12 +249,14 @@ ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordExtent = function(tileCoord) {
  */
 ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution = function(
     coordinate, resolution) {
-  return this.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(coordinate, resolution);
+  return this.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+      coordinate.x, coordinate.y, resolution);
 };
 
 
 /**
- * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @param {number} x X.
+ * @param {number} y Y.
  * @param {number} resolution Resolution.
  * @param {boolean=} opt_reverseIntersectionPolicy Instead of letting edge
  *     intersections go to the higher tile coordinate, let edge intersections
@@ -262,25 +264,25 @@ ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution = function(
  * @return {ol.TileCoord} Tile coordinate.
  * @private
  */
-ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_ = function(
-    coordinate, resolution, opt_reverseIntersectionPolicy) {
+ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_ = function(
+    x, y, resolution, opt_reverseIntersectionPolicy) {
   var z = this.getZForResolution(resolution);
   var scale = resolution / this.getResolution(z);
   var origin = this.getOrigin(z);
   var tileSize = this.getTileSize(z);
 
-  var x = scale * (coordinate.x - origin.x) / (resolution * tileSize.width);
-  var y = scale * (coordinate.y - origin.y) / (resolution * tileSize.height);
+  var tileCoordX = scale * (x - origin.x) / (resolution * tileSize.width);
+  var tileCoordY = scale * (y - origin.y) / (resolution * tileSize.height);
 
   if (!opt_reverseIntersectionPolicy) {
-    x = Math.floor(x);
-    y = Math.floor(y);
+    tileCoordX = Math.floor(tileCoordX);
+    tileCoordY = Math.floor(tileCoordY);
   } else {
-    x = Math.ceil(x) - 1;
-    y = Math.ceil(y) - 1;
+    tileCoordX = Math.ceil(tileCoordX) - 1;
+    tileCoordY = Math.ceil(tileCoordY) - 1;
   }
 
-  return new ol.TileCoord(z, x, y);
+  return new ol.TileCoord(z, tileCoordX, tileCoordY);
 };
 
 
@@ -292,7 +294,8 @@ ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_ = function(
 ol.tilegrid.TileGrid.prototype.getTileCoordForCoordAndZ =
     function(coordinate, z) {
   var resolution = this.getResolution(z);
-  return this.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(coordinate, resolution);
+  return this.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+      coordinate.x, coordinate.y, resolution);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.test.js b/test/spec/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.test.js
index 507b170a8d..00ff0f8ce9 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/tilegrid/tilegrid.test.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ describe('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid', function() {
   });
 
 
-  describe('getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_', function() {
+  describe('getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_', function() {
     it('returns higher tile coord for intersections by default', function() {
       var tileGrid = new ol.tilegrid.TileGrid({
         resolutions: resolutions,
@@ -388,21 +388,18 @@ describe('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid', function() {
         tileSize: tileSize
       });
 
-      var coordinate;
       var tileCoord;
 
       // gets higher tile for edge intersection
-      coordinate = new ol.Coordinate(0, 0);
-      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-          coordinate, 100);
+      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+          0, 0, 100);
       expect(tileCoord.z).to.eql(3);
       expect(tileCoord.x).to.eql(0);
       expect(tileCoord.y).to.eql(0);
 
       // gets higher tile for edge intersection
-      coordinate = new ol.Coordinate(100000, 100000);
-      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-          coordinate, 100);
+      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+          100000, 100000, 100);
       expect(tileCoord.z).to.eql(3);
       expect(tileCoord.x).to.eql(10);
       expect(tileCoord.y).to.eql(10);
@@ -417,21 +414,18 @@ describe('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid', function() {
         tileSize: tileSize
       });
 
-      var coordinate;
       var tileCoord;
 
       // can get lower tile for edge intersection
-      coordinate = new ol.Coordinate(0, 0);
-      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-          coordinate, 100, true);
+      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+          0, 0, 100, true);
       expect(tileCoord.z).to.eql(3);
       expect(tileCoord.x).to.eql(-1);
       expect(tileCoord.y).to.eql(-1);
 
       // gets higher tile for edge intersection
-      coordinate = new ol.Coordinate(100000, 100000);
-      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForCoordAndResolution_(
-          coordinate, 100, true);
+      tileCoord = tileGrid.getTileCoordForXYAndResolution_(
+          100000, 100000, 100, true);
       expect(tileCoord.z).to.eql(3);
       expect(tileCoord.x).to.eql(9);
       expect(tileCoord.y).to.eql(9);