diff --git a/dist/leaflet.css b/dist/leaflet.css
index 24755b8b..a0bd5f4f 100644
--- a/dist/leaflet.css
+++ b/dist/leaflet.css
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 	}
 
 .leaflet-tile-pane    { z-index: 2; }
-.leaflet-objects-pane { z-index: 3; }
 .leaflet-overlay-pane { z-index: 4; }
 .leaflet-shadow-pane  { z-index: 5; }
 .leaflet-marker-pane  { z-index: 6; }
diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index 689926e5..e6226867 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -437,8 +437,7 @@ L.Map = L.Evented.extend({
 
 		this._mapPane = panes.mapPane = this._createPane('leaflet-map-pane', this._container);
 
-		this._tilePane = panes.tilePane = this._createPane('leaflet-tile-pane', this._mapPane);
-		panes.objectsPane = this._createPane('leaflet-objects-pane', this._mapPane);
+		panes.tilePane = this._createPane('leaflet-tile-pane');
 		panes.shadowPane = this._createPane('leaflet-shadow-pane');
 		panes.overlayPane = this._createPane('leaflet-overlay-pane');
 		panes.markerPane = this._createPane('leaflet-marker-pane');
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ L.Map = L.Evented.extend({
 	},
 
 	_createPane: function (className, container) {
-		return L.DomUtil.create('div', className, container || this._panes.objectsPane);
+		return L.DomUtil.create('div', className, container || this._mapPane);
 	},