diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 3591e56cc1..ebf684f3b2 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -3864,7 +3864,6 @@ olx.source.TileImageOptions.prototype.wrapX;
  * @typedef {{attributions: (Array.<ol.Attribution>|undefined),
  *     format: ol.format.Feature,
  *     logo: (string|olx.LogoOptions|undefined),
- *     projection: ol.proj.ProjectionLike,
  *     tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.TileGrid,
  *     tileUrlFunction: (ol.TileUrlFunctionType|undefined),
  *     url: (string|undefined),
@@ -3898,15 +3897,6 @@ olx.source.TileVectorOptions.prototype.format;
 olx.source.TileVectorOptions.prototype.logo;
 
 
-/**
- * Destination projection. If provided, features will be transformed to this
- * projection. If not provided, features will not be transformed.
- * @type {ol.proj.ProjectionLike}
- * @api
- */
-olx.source.TileVectorOptions.prototype.projection;
-
-
 /**
  * Tile grid.
  * @type {ol.tilegrid.TileGrid}
diff --git a/src/ol/source/tilevectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/tilevectorsource.js
index 1a3642fb3e..a1714c3f88 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/tilevectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/tilevectorsource.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
 goog.require('ol.TileUrlFunction');
-goog.require('ol.source.FormatVector');
+goog.require('ol.featureloader');
 goog.require('ol.source.State');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid');
 
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ goog.require('ol.tilegrid.TileGrid');
  * into tiles in a fixed grid pattern.
  *
  * @constructor
- * @extends {ol.source.FormatVector}
+ * @extends {ol.source.Vector}
  * @param {olx.source.TileVectorOptions} options Options.
  * @api
  */
@@ -25,11 +26,20 @@ ol.source.TileVector = function(options) {
 
   goog.base(this, {
     attributions: options.attributions,
-    format: options.format,
     logo: options.logo,
-    projection: options.projection
+    projection: undefined,
+    state: ol.source.State.READY
   });
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.format.Feature}
+   */
+  this.format_ = options.format;
+
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDefAndNotNull(this.format_),
+      'ol.source.TileVector requires a format');
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.tilegrid.TileGrid}
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ ol.source.TileVector = function(options) {
   }
 
 };
-goog.inherits(ol.source.TileVector, ol.source.FormatVector);
+goog.inherits(ol.source.TileVector, ol.source.Vector);
 
 
 /**
@@ -258,7 +268,7 @@ ol.source.TileVector.prototype.loadFeatures =
    */
   function success(tileKey, features) {
     tiles[tileKey] = features;
-    this.setState(ol.source.State.READY);
+    this.changed();
   }
   for (x = tileRange.minX; x <= tileRange.maxX; ++x) {
     for (y = tileRange.minY; y <= tileRange.maxY; ++y) {
@@ -271,8 +281,9 @@ ol.source.TileVector.prototype.loadFeatures =
         var url = tileUrlFunction(tileCoord, 1, projection);
         if (goog.isDef(url)) {
           tiles[tileKey] = [];
-          this.loadFeaturesFromURL(url, goog.partial(success, tileKey),
-              goog.nullFunction, this);
+          var loader = ol.featureloader.loadFeaturesXhr(url, this.format_,
+              goog.partial(success, tileKey));
+          loader.call(this, extent, resolution, projection);
         }
       }
     }