diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
index f3d83ca821..73c6ee5b87 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Bing.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      */
     initialize: function(options) {
         options = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
-            zoomOffset: 1,
-            maxResolution: 78271.51695,
+            restrictedMinZoom: 1,
             sphericalMercator: true
         }, options)
         var name = options.name || "Bing " + (options.type || this.type);
@@ -124,20 +123,11 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
         for (var i=0; i<res.imageUrlSubdomains.length; ++i) {
             this.url.push(url.replace("{subdomain}", res.imageUrlSubdomains[i]));
         };
-        var resolution;
-        if (this.map && this.map.baseLayer === this && this.map.getCenter()) {
-            // if we are the current base layer and the map was centered
-            // already, we need to remember the current resolution to find a
-            // matching zoom level after the maxResolution changes
-            resolution = this.getResolution();
-        }
         this.addOptions({
-            maxResolution: 78271.51695 / Math.pow(2, res.zoomMin - 1),
-            numZoomLevels: res.zoomMax - res.zoomMin + 1
+            restrictedMinZoom: res.zoomMin,
+            numZoomLevels: res.zoomMax + 1
         });
-        // adjust zoom level to match the previous resolution - this triggers a
-        // moveTo on all layers.
-        resolution && this.map.zoomTo(this.getZoomForResolution(resolution));
+        this.updateAttribution();
         // redraw to replace "blank.gif" tiles with real tiles
         this.redraw();
     },
@@ -179,7 +169,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      */
     updateAttribution: function() {
         var metadata = this.metadata;
-        if (!metadata || !this.map) {
+        if (!metadata || !this.map || !this.map.center) {
             return;
         }
         var res = metadata.resourceSets[0].resources[0];
@@ -213,9 +203,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Bing = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      */
     setMap: function() {
         OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
-        if (this.map.getCenter()) {
-            this.updateAttribution();
-        }
+        this.updateAttribution();
         this.map.events.register("moveend", this, this.updateAttribution);
     },
     
diff --git a/tests/Layer/Bing.html b/tests/Layer/Bing.html
index acf73fdcfe..9c35abe784 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/Bing.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/Bing.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         };
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({metadataParams: {foo: "bar"}});
         t.ok(layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Bing, "returns OpenLayers.Layer.Bing object" );
-        t.delay_call(2, function() {
+        t.delay_call(5, function() {
             t.eq(log.length, 1, "processMetadata called");
             t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(log[0]).foo, "bar", "metadataParams passed to url correctly.");
             OpenLayers.Layer.Bing.processMetadata = origProcessMetadata;
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
         })]);
         map2.zoomToMaxExtent();
         
-        t.delay_call(2.0, function() {
+        t.delay_call(5, function() {
             origProcessMetadata.call(layer, meta[0]);
             t.eq(extent.toBBOX(), map.getExtent().toBBOX(), "layer extent correct for base layer with zoomMin == 1.");
             map.destroy();
         });
 
-        t.delay_call(2.5, function() {
+        t.delay_call(6, function() {
             origProcessMetadata.call(layer2, meta[1]);
             t.eq(extent2.toBBOX(), map2.getExtent().toBBOX(), "layer extent correct for base layer with zoomMin == 2.");
             map2.destroy();