diff --git a/examples/custom-controls.js b/examples/custom-controls.js
index 3dec81a30b..c32fad8698 100644
--- a/examples/custom-controls.js
+++ b/examples/custom-controls.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ app.RotateNorthControl = function(opt_options) {
 
   ol.control.Control.call(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 8b94acbd1f..b85574c7dd 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -152,14 +152,12 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.AttributionOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is 'ol-attribution'.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  */
 
  /**
   * @typedef {Object} ol.control.ControlOptions
   * @property {Element|undefined} element Element.
-  * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
   * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
   */
 
@@ -178,14 +176,12 @@
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.FullScreenOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is 'ol-full-screen'.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} keys Full keyboard access.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  */
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.LogoOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is 'ol-logo'.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  */
 
@@ -194,7 +190,6 @@
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is 'ol-mouse-position'.
  * @property {ol.CoordinateFormatType|undefined} coordinateFormat Coordinate
  *     format.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {ol.ProjectionLike} projection Projection.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  * @property {string|undefined} undefinedHTML Markup for undefined coordinates.
@@ -204,7 +199,6 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.ScaleLineOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS Class name. Default is 'ol-scale-line'.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {number|undefined} minWidth Minimum width in pixels.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  * @property {ol.control.ScaleLineUnits|undefined} units Units.
@@ -214,14 +208,12 @@
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.ZoomOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is 'ol-zoom'.
  * @property {number|undefined} delta The zoom delta applied on each click.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  */
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.ZoomSliderOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {number|undefined} maxResolution Maximum resolution.
  * @property {number|undefined} minResolution Minimum resolution.
  */
@@ -229,7 +221,6 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.control.ZoomToExtentOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className Class name.
- * @property {ol.Map|undefined} map Map.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent The extent to zoom to. If
  *     undefined the validity extent of the view projection is used.
diff --git a/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js b/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
index e3bd74f6d7..650b5ee180 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/attributioncontrol.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ ol.control.Attribution = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/control.js b/src/ol/control/control.js
index ce88bc89d9..5e3832ba05 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/control.js
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ ol.control.Control = function(options) {
    */
   this.listenerKeys = [];
 
-  if (goog.isDef(options.map)) {
-    this.setMap(options.map);
-  }
-
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Control, ol.Object);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/dragboxcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/dragboxcontrol.js
index 45b41f4403..a6a405b5a1 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/dragboxcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/dragboxcontrol.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{map: (ol.Map|undefined),
- *            startCoordinate: ol.Coordinate}}
+ * @typedef {{startCoordinate: ol.Coordinate}}
  */
 ol.control.DragBoxOptions;
 
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ ol.control.DragBox = function(options) {
   this.startCoordinate_ = options.startCoordinate;
 
   goog.base(this, {
-    element: element,
-    map: options.map
+    element: element
   });
 
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
index 66cf684227..2b455d2855 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ ol.control.FullScreen = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/logocontrol.js b/src/ol/control/logocontrol.js
index b3ce8f0de1..c7820f93bf 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/logocontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/logocontrol.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ol.control.Logo = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js b/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
index 03373d53fd..8a59f5a6c2 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/mousepositioncontrol.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ ol.control.MousePosition = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
index 0209806472..22aa2ed3b9 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/scalelinecontrol.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ ol.control.ScaleLine = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: this.element_,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
index 33604f2474..986a2a8754 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ ol.control.Zoom = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
index d392d8286b..99936d3d85 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ ol.control.ZoomSlider = function(opt_options) {
   ], this.handleContainerClick_, false, this);
 
   goog.base(this, {
-    element: element,
-    map: options.map
+    element: element
   });
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.ZoomSlider, ol.control.Control);
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
index a6ea3647d8..5da182165c 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ol.control.ZoomToExtent = function(opt_options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
-    map: options.map,
     target: options.target
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.test.js
index a7265d1759..02dcb94896 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.test.js
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ describe('ol.control.ZoomSlider', function() {
   beforeEach(function() {
     target = document.createElement('div');
     document.body.appendChild(target);
+    zoomslider = new ol.control.ZoomSlider();
     map = new ol.Map({
-      target: target
-    });
-    zoomslider = new ol.control.ZoomSlider({
-      map: map
+      target: target,
+      controls: [zoomslider]
     });
   });