diff --git a/src/org/oscim/core/MapPosition.java b/src/org/oscim/core/MapPosition.java
index 5e169135..32b70ede 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/core/MapPosition.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/core/MapPosition.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.oscim.core;
 
-
 /** A MapPosition Container. */
 public class MapPosition {
 
@@ -70,6 +69,16 @@ public class MapPosition {
 		this.y = MercatorProjection.latitudeToPixelY(latitude, zoomLevel);
 	}
 
+	public void copy(MapPosition other) {
+		this.zoomLevel = other.zoomLevel;
+		this.scale = other.scale;
+		this.lat = other.lat;
+		this.lon = other.lon;
+		this.angle = other.angle;
+		this.x = other.x;
+		this.y = other.y;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
index 9dd0f880..9d462257 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/overlay/PathOverlay.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class PathOverlay extends Overlay {
 			int size = mSize;
 
 			// keep position to render relative to current state
-			updateMapPosition();
+			mMapPosition.copy(curPos);
 
 			// items are placed relative to scale == 1
 			mMapPosition.scale = 1;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/CustomOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/CustomOverlay.java
index 2b57c0a6..a3093064 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/CustomOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/CustomOverlay.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class CustomOverlay extends RenderOverlay {
 			newData = true;
 
 			// fix current MapPosition
-			updateMapPosition();
+			mMapPosition.copy(curPos);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
index 217a7542..441568d8 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/GridOverlay.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class GridOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 	public synchronized void update(MapPosition curPos, boolean positionChanged,
 			boolean tilesChanged, Matrices matrices) {
 
-		updateMapPosition();
+		mMapPosition.copy(curPos);
 
 		// fix map position to tile coordinates
 		float size = Tile.TILE_SIZE;
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
index fffbcf55..f27a65b2 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/RenderOverlay.java
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ public abstract class RenderOverlay {
 		setMatrix(curPos, m, true);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Utility: update mMapPosition
-	 *
-	 * @return true if position has changed
-	 */
-	protected boolean updateMapPosition() {
-		return mMapView.getMapViewPosition().getMapPosition(mMapPosition);
-	}
+//	/**
+//	 * Utility: update mMapPosition
+//	 *
+//	 * @return true if position has changed
+//	 */
+//	protected boolean updateMapPosition() {
+//		return mMapView.getMapViewPosition().getMapPosition(mMapPosition);
+//	}
 }
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
index 94c5db8c..68f71478 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/overlays/TestOverlay.java
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ public class TestOverlay extends BasicOverlay {
 	public synchronized void update(MapPosition curPos, boolean positionChanged,
 			boolean tilesChanged, Matrices matrices) {
 		// keep position constant (or update layer relative to new position)
-		//mMapView.getMapViewPosition().getMapPosition(mMapPosition, null);
+		//mMapPosition.copy(curPos);
 
 		if (first) {
 			// fix at initial position
-			updateMapPosition();
+			mMapPosition.copy(curPos);
 
 			first = false;
 			//((SymbolLayer) (layers.textureLayers)).prepare();