diff --git a/examples/gml.js b/examples/gml.js
index 6c4aef9c9c..05346c0276 100644
--- a/examples/gml.js
+++ b/examples/gml.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   })
 });
 
-var gml = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3();
+var gml = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({axisOrientation: 'neu'});
 
 var url = 'data/gml/topp-states-wfs.xml';
 var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 39ce1bf209..a3f5ca98cc 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.parseFeatures = function(data, parser, projection) {
     this.addFeatures(features);
   };
 
-  var options = {callback: callback, projection:
-        this.getSource().getProjection()};
+  var options = {callback: callback};
   if (goog.isString(data)) {
     if (goog.isFunction(parser.readFeaturesFromStringAsync)) {
       parser.readFeaturesFromStringAsync(data, goog.bind(addFeatures, this),
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
index e6d2e85584..9313e23288 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{callback: ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback,
- *     projection: ol.Projection}}
+ * @typedef {{callback: ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback}}
  */
 ol.parser.ReadFeaturesOptions;
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
index a9fa765c79..7d38484265 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
@@ -552,8 +552,5 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.createGeometry_ = function(container,
 ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.readFeaturesFromString =
     function(str, opt_options) {
   this.readFeaturesOptions_ = opt_options;
-  if (goog.isDef(opt_options) && goog.isDef(opt_options.projection)) {
-    this.axisOrientation = opt_options.projection.getAxisOrientation();
-  }
   return this.read(str).features;
 };