diff --git a/static/js/navigationView.js b/static/js/navigationView.js
index 4a3c015b3..863283063 100644
--- a/static/js/navigationView.js
+++ b/static/js/navigationView.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ pandora.ui.navigationView = function(type, videoRatio) {
 
         that.replaceElement(0,
             $element = Ox.Map({
-                apiKey: pandora.site.site.googleapikey,
                 // clickable: pandora.site.capabilities.canClickMap[pandora.user.level],
                 find: ui.mapFind,
                 // 20 px menu + 24 px toolbar + 1px resizbar + 16px statusbar (if !item)
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index ae76389be..abcffe49c 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ appPanel
                         }, function() {
                             pandora.site.site.videoprefix = url;
                         });
+                        Ox.Map.GoogleApiKey = pandora.site.site.googleapikey;
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/static/js/placesDialog.js b/static/js/placesDialog.js
index 676636a1e..b270803f1 100644
--- a/static/js/placesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/placesDialog.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pandora.ui.placesDialog = function(options) {
                     callback(result);
                 });
             },
-            apiKey: pandora.site.site.googleapikey,
             editPlace: function(place, callback) {
                 pandora.api.editPlace(place, function(result) {
                     Ox.Request.clearCache(); // fixme: remove