diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
index 299cc27535..4b22fc6ec4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
  */
 OpenLayers.Tween = OpenLayers.Class({
     
-    /**
-     * Constant: INTERVAL
-     * {int} Interval in milliseconds between 2 steps
-     */
-    INTERVAL: 10,
-    
     /**
      * APIProperty: easing
      * {<OpenLayers.Easing>(Function)} Easing equation used for the animation
@@ -58,10 +52,10 @@ OpenLayers.Tween = OpenLayers.Class({
     time: null,
     
     /**
-     * Property: interval
-     * {int} Interval id returned by window.setInterval
+     * Property: animationId
+     * {int} Loop id returned by OpenLayers.Util.loopAnimation
      */
-    interval: null,
+    animationId: null,
     
     /**
      * Property: playing
@@ -97,15 +91,14 @@ OpenLayers.Tween = OpenLayers.Class({
         this.duration = duration;
         this.callbacks = options.callbacks;
         this.time = 0;
-        if (this.interval) {
-            window.clearInterval(this.interval);
-            this.interval = null;
-        }
+        OpenLayers.Util.stopAnimation(this.animationId);
+        this.animationId = null;
         if (this.callbacks && this.callbacks.start) {
             this.callbacks.start.call(this, this.begin);
         }
-        this.interval = window.setInterval(
-            OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.play, this), this.INTERVAL);
+        this.animationId = OpenLayers.Util.loopAnimation(
+            OpenLayers.Function.bind(this.play, this)
+        );
     },
     
     /**
@@ -121,8 +114,8 @@ OpenLayers.Tween = OpenLayers.Class({
         if (this.callbacks && this.callbacks.done) {
             this.callbacks.done.call(this, this.finish);
         }
-        window.clearInterval(this.interval);
-        this.interval = null;
+        OpenLayers.Util.stopAnimation(this.animationId);
+        this.animationId = null;
         this.playing = false;
     },
     
diff --git a/tests/Tween.html b/tests/Tween.html
index f185bee97f..4cd1970710 100644
--- a/tests/Tween.html
+++ b/tests/Tween.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             }
         }
         tween.start(start, finish, 10, {callbacks: callbacks});
-        t.ok(tween.interval != null, "interval correctly set");
+        t.ok(tween.animationId != null, "animationId correctly set");
         t.delay_call(0.8, function() {
             t.eq(_start, true, "start callback called");
             t.eq(_done, true, "finish callback called");
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@
         t.plan(2);
         
         var tween = new OpenLayers.Tween();
-        tween.interval = window.setInterval(function() {}, 10);
+        tween.animationId = OpenLayers.Util.loopAnimation(function() {});
         tween.playing = true;
         tween.stop();
-        t.eq(tween.interval, null, "tween correctly stopped");
+        t.eq(tween.animationId, null, "tween correctly stopped");
         
-        tween.interval = window.setInterval(function() {}, 10);
+        tween.animationId = OpenLayers.Util.loopAnimation(function() {});
         tween.playing = false;
         tween.stop();
-        t.ok(tween.interval != null, "stop method doesn't do anything if tween isn't running");
+        t.ok(tween.animationId != null, "stop method doesn't do anything if tween isn't running");
     }
 
     </script>