diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
index f256d6e04d..db7b4afe7e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth = Class.create();
 OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype = 
   Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane(), {
+
     /** @type VEMap */
     vemap: null,
     
@@ -83,12 +84,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
             }
 
             this.vemap.HideDashboard();
-    
-            // catch pans and zooms from VE Map
-            //this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendcontinuouspan", 
-            //                       this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
-            //this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendzoom", 
-            //                       this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
         }
  
     },
@@ -142,21 +137,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
         div.innerHTML = html;
         this.div.appendChild(div);
     },
-    
-    /**
-     * @param {Event} e
-     */
-    catchPanZoom: function(e) { 
-        
-        var veCenter = this.vemap.GetCenter();
-        var veZoom = this.vemap.GetZoomLevel();
-        
-        var olCenter = this.getOLLonLatFromVELatLong(veCenter);
-        var olZoom = this.getOLZoomFromVEZoom(veZoom);
-        
-        this.map.setCenter(olCenter, olZoom);
-    },
-
 
 
   /********************************************************/