diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
index 66cbc990af..dfa11f4555 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OpenLayers.Icon.prototype = {
         this.offset = offset;
         if (offset == null) {
             // default offset
-            this.offset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(size.w / 2, size.h);
+            this.offset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w / 2), -size.h);
         }
             
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index 679767dbe2..7282da55ee 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     generateMarker: function(pixel) {
         // Create a div here, and set the location to the pixel above modified
         // by the icon size.
-        var iconPosition = pixel.diff(this.icon.offset);
+        var iconPosition = pixel.add(this.icon.offset.x, this.icon.offset.y);
         var markerObject = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(this.icon.url,
                                                        this.icon.size,
                                                        iconPosition);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index c3dd3bd0b2..eeeaf5fcf8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -44,27 +44,6 @@ OpenLayers.Pixel.prototype = {
         return new OpenLayers.Pixel(this.x, this.y); 
     },
     
-    /** 
-    * @param {OpenLayers.Pixel} px
-    *
-    * @return a Pixel object with the difference between the two pixels
-    * @type OpenLayers.Pixel
-    */
-    diff:function(px) {
-        return new OpenLayers.Pixel(this.x - px.x, this.y - px.y);
-    },
-
-    /** 
-    * @param {OpenLayers.Pixel} px
-    * 
-    * @return Pixel object with the absolute difference between the two pixels
-    * @type OpenLayers.Pixel
-    */
-    diffABS:function(px) {
-        return new OpenLayers.Pixel(Math.abs(this.x - px.x),
-                                    Math.abs(this.y - px.y));
-    },
-
     /** 
     * @param {OpenLayers.Pixel} px
     * 
@@ -72,8 +51,7 @@ OpenLayers.Pixel.prototype = {
     * @type bool
     */
     equals:function(px) {
-        var d = this.diff(px);
-        return ((d.x == 0) && (d.y == 0));
+        return ((this.x == px.x) && (this.y == px.y));
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/test_Pixel.html b/tests/test_Pixel.html
index 97f4e8741c..71a3d4df95 100644
--- a/tests/test_Pixel.html
+++ b/tests/test_Pixel.html
@@ -31,36 +31,6 @@
         t.eq( pixel.x, 5, "changing oldPixel.x doesn't change pixel.x");
     }
 
-    function test_04_Pixel_diff(t) {
-        t.plan( 4 );
-
-        pixelA = new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,100);
-        pixelB = new OpenLayers.Pixel(15,150);
-
-        diffpx = pixelA.diff(pixelB);
-        t.eq( pixelA.x, 10, "pixelA.x is not modified by diff operation");
-        t.eq( pixelA.y, 100, "pixelA.y is not modified by diff operation");
-
-        t.eq( diffpx.x, -5, "diffpx.x is set correctly");
-        t.eq( diffpx.y, -50, "diffpx.y is set correctly");
-
-    }
-    
-    function test_05_Pixel_diffABS(t) {
-        t.plan( 4 );
-
-        pixelA = new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,100);
-        pixelB = new OpenLayers.Pixel(15,150);
-
-        diffABSpx = pixelA.diffABS(pixelB);
-        t.eq( pixelA.x, 10, "pixelA.x is not modified by diffABS operation");
-        t.eq( pixelA.y, 100, "pixelA.y is not modified by diffABS operation");
-
-        t.eq( diffABSpx.x, 5, "diffABSpx.x is set correctly");
-        t.eq( diffABSpx.y, 50, "diffABSpx.y is set correctly");
-    }
-
-
     function test_06_Pixel_equals(t) {
         t.plan( 4 );
         pixel = new OpenLayers.Pixel(5,6);