diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index 06d2aab9ef..f8b288f20e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -316,6 +316,34 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
 
         return maxRes / Math.pow(2, zoom);
     },
+    
+    /**
+    * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
+    *
+    * @return {int}
+    */
+    getZoomForExtent: function (bounds) {
+
+        var maxRes = this.map.getMaxResolution();
+        var viewSize = this.map.getSize();
+
+        var width = bounds.getWidth();
+        var height = bounds.getHeight();
+
+        var degPerPixel = (width > height) ? width / viewSize.w 
+                                           : height / viewSize.h;
+        
+        var zoom = Math.floor( (Math.log(maxRes/degPerPixel)) / Math.log(2) );
+
+        var maxZoomLevel = this.map.getMaxZoomLevel();
+        var minZoomLevel = this.map.getMinZoomLevel();
+    
+        //make sure zoom is within bounds    
+        zoom = Math.min( Math.max(zoom, minZoomLevel), 
+                         maxZoomLevel );
+
+        return zoom;
+    },
 
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Grid"
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
index 3ccdaaf1c5..962fa72e7e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
@@ -89,49 +89,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype =
                                              url, this.tileSize);
     },
 
-
-
-    /** 
-     * @returns Degrees per Pixel
-     * @type float
-     */
-    getResolution: function() {
-        var maxRes = this.map.getMaxResolution();
-        var zoom = this.map.getZoom();
-
-        return maxRes / Math.pow(2, zoom);
-    },
-
-    /**
-    * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
-    *
-    * @return {int}
-    */
-    getZoomForExtent: function (bounds) {
-
-        var maxRes = this.map.getMaxResolution();
-        var viewSize = this.map.getSize();
-
-        var width = bounds.getWidth();
-        var height = bounds.getHeight();
-
-        var degPerPixel = (width > height) ? width / viewSize.w 
-                                           : height / viewSize.h;
-        
-        var zoom = Math.floor( (Math.log(maxRes/degPerPixel)) / Math.log(2) );
-
-        var maxZoomLevel = this.map.getMaxZoomLevel();
-        var minZoomLevel = this.map.getMinZoomLevel();
-    
-        //make sure zoom is within bounds    
-        zoom = Math.min( Math.max(zoom, minZoomLevel), 
-                         maxZoomLevel );
-
-        return zoom;
-    },
-
-
-    
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.WMS"
 });