diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
index 0329690a84..28584930e3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ OpenLayers.Icon.prototype = {
     initialize: function(url, size, offset, calculateOffset) {
         this.url = url;
         this.size = (size) ? size : new OpenLayers.Size(20,20);
-        this.offset = offset;
-        this.calculateOffset = (calculateOffset) ? calculateOffset
-                                 : function(size) {
-                                     return new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), 
-                                                                -(size.h/2));
-                                   };
+        this.offset = offset ? offset : new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -(size.h/2));
+        this.calculateOffset = calculateOffset;
 
         var id = OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID("OL_Icon_");
         this.imageDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(id);