diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
index 009d870ff9..4362780164 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * full text of the license. */
 
 /**
- * @requires OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js
  */
 
@@ -111,19 +110,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         this.map.applyTransform(dx, dy, scale);
         this.currentCenter = current;
     },
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: applyTransform
-     * Applies the given transform to layers.
-     */
-    applyTransform: function(transform) {
-        var style = this.map.layerContainerDiv.style;
-        var transformProperty = OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.style("transform");
-        if (transformProperty) {
-            style[transformProperty] = transform;
-        }
-    },
-    
+
     /**
      * Method: pinchDone
      *
@@ -135,7 +122,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      *     of the pinch gesture. This give us the final scale of the pinch.
      */
     pinchDone: function(evt, start, last) {
-        this.applyTransform("");
+        this.map.applyTransform();
         var zoom = this.map.getZoomForResolution(this.map.getResolution() / last.scale, true);
         if (zoom !== this.map.getZoom() || !this.currentCenter.equals(this.pinchOrigin)) {
             var resolution = this.map.getResolutionForZoom(zoom);