diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 9f8e99574b..277ef4a172 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
    */
   this.target_ = mapOptionsInternal.target;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {?number}
+   */
+  this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Element}
@@ -277,8 +283,16 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
    */
   this.tileQueue_ = new ol.TileQueue(goog.bind(this.getTilePriority, this));
 
+  goog.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
+      this.handleViewChanged_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
+      this.handleSizeChanged_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(
+      this, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.BACKGROUND_COLOR),
+      this.handleBackgroundColorChanged_, false, this),
   this.setValues(mapOptionsInternal.values);
 
+  // this gives the map an initial size
   this.handleBrowserWindowResize();
 
   this.controls_.forEach(
@@ -550,6 +564,14 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handlePostRender = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleBackgroundColorChanged_ = function() {
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @protected
  */
@@ -559,6 +581,40 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleBrowserWindowResize = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged_ = function() {
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleViewPropertyChanged_ = function() {
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged_ = function() {
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_)) {
+    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_);
+    this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
+  }
+  var view = this.getView();
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(view)) {
+    this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(
+        view, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGED,
+        this.handleViewPropertyChanged_, false, this);
+  }
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {boolean} Is defined.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
index 24d21410db..5d9fa3741e 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
@@ -76,50 +76,6 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.getCanvas = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleBackgroundColorChanged = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleViewPropertyChanged = function() {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleViewPropertyChanged');
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleLayerRendererChange = function(event) {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged = function() {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleSizeChanged');
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged = function() {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleViewChanged');
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
index 3587628852..01313a98b3 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
@@ -40,40 +40,24 @@ ol.renderer.Map = function(container, map) {
    */
   this.layerRenderers = {};
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Array.<number>}
-   */
-  this.layersListenerKeys_ = null;
-
+  //
+  // We listen to layer add/remove to add/remove layer renderers.
+  //
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {?number}
    */
-  this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
+  this.mapLayersChangedListenerKey_ =
+      goog.events.listen(
+          map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERS),
+          this.handleLayersChanged, false, this);
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Array.<number>}
    */
-  this.mapListenerKeys_ = [
-    goog.events.listen(
-        map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.BACKGROUND_COLOR),
-        this.handleBackgroundColorChanged, false, this),
-
-    goog.events.listen(
-        map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERS),
-        this.handleLayersChanged, false, this),
-
-    goog.events.listen(
-        map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
-        this.handleSizeChanged, false, this),
-
-    goog.events.listen(
-        map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
-        this.handleViewChanged, false, this)
-  ];
+  this.layersListenerKeys_ = null;
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.renderer.Map, goog.Disposable);
@@ -136,10 +120,7 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
   goog.object.forEach(this.layerRenderers, function(layerRenderer) {
     goog.dispose(layerRenderer);
   });
-  goog.array.forEach(this.mapListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_)) {
-    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_);
-  }
+  goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.mapLayersChangedListenerKey_);
   if (!goog.isNull(this.layersListenerKeys_)) {
     goog.array.forEach(this.layersListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
   }
@@ -174,12 +155,6 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.getMap = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Handle background color changed.
- */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleBackgroundColorChanged = goog.nullFunction;
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
  * @protected
@@ -223,40 +198,6 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleLayersRemove = function(collectionEvent) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleViewPropertyChanged = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged = function() {
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_)) {
-    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.viewPropertyListenerKey_);
-    this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
-  }
-  var view = this.getMap().getView();
-  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(view)) {
-    this.viewPropertyListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(
-        view, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGED,
-        this.handleViewPropertyChanged, false, this);
-  }
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @protected
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
index a1eefb7326..6a62129e67 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
@@ -409,14 +409,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.getShader = function(shaderObject) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.handleBackgroundColorChanged = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
  * @protected