diff --git a/src/ol/layer/layer.js b/src/ol/layer/layer.js
index ef5a60fb0d..18ec52032a 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/layer.js
@@ -31,23 +31,10 @@ ol.layer.Layer = function(options) {
   goog.events.listen(this.source_, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
       this.handleSourceChange_, false, this);
 
-  if (!this.source_.isReady()) {
-    goog.events.listenOnce(this.source_, goog.events.EventType.LOAD,
-        this.handleSourceLoad_, false, this);
-  }
-
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.layer.Layer, ol.layer.Base);
 
 
-/**
- * @private
- */
-ol.layer.Layer.prototype.dispatchLoadEvent_ = function() {
-  this.dispatchEvent(goog.events.EventType.LOAD);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -89,14 +76,6 @@ ol.layer.Layer.prototype.handleSourceChange_ = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @private
- */
-ol.layer.Layer.prototype.handleSourceLoad_ = function() {
-  this.dispatchLoadEvent_();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/layerbase.js b/src/ol/layer/layerbase.js
index 30c8f8f2e5..3af07a06d1 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/layerbase.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/layerbase.js
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ ol.layer.Base = function(options) {
     ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.layer.LayerProperty.OPACITY),
     ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.layer.LayerProperty.SATURATION),
     ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.layer.LayerProperty.MAX_RESOLUTION),
-    ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.layer.LayerProperty.MIN_RESOLUTION),
-    goog.events.EventType.LOAD
+    ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.layer.LayerProperty.MIN_RESOLUTION)
   ],
   this.handleLayerChange, false, this);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/source/source.js b/src/ol/source/source.js
index 2f1f0db681..a5a25f5eb8 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/source.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/source.js
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ ol.source.Source.prototype.dispatchChangeEvent = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.source.Source.prototype.dispatchLoadEvent = function() {
-  ++this.revision_;
-  this.dispatchEvent(goog.events.EventType.LOAD);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @return {Array.<ol.Attribution>} Attributions.
  */