diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
index a2183bb2..f7a3b078 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapBase.cs
@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ namespace MapControl
             set => SetValue(AnimationEasingFunctionProperty, value);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the scaling factor from cartesian map coordinates to view coordinates,
-        /// i.e. pixels per meter, as a read-only dependency property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double ViewScale => (double)GetValue(ViewScaleProperty);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the ViewTransform instance that is used to transform between cartesian map coordinates
         /// and view coordinates.
@@ -776,8 +770,6 @@ namespace MapControl
                     }
                 }
 
-                SetViewScale(ViewTransform.Scale);
-
                 OnViewportChanged(new ViewportChangedEventArgs(projectionChanged, Center.Longitude - centerLongitude));
 
                 centerLongitude = Center.Longitude;
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapBase.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapBase.WPF.cs
index 89a2d691..1b8dfe7c 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapBase.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapBase.WPF.cs
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ namespace MapControl
                 0d, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.BindsTwoWayByDefault,
                 (o, e) => ((MapBase)o).TargetHeadingPropertyChanged((double)e.NewValue)));
 
-        private static readonly DependencyPropertyKey ViewScalePropertyKey = DependencyProperty.RegisterReadOnly(
-            nameof(ViewScale), typeof(double), typeof(MapBase), new PropertyMetadata(0d));
-
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewScaleProperty = ViewScalePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
-
         private static readonly DependencyProperty CenterPointProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             "CenterPoint", typeof(Point), typeof(MapBase), new PropertyMetadata(new Point(),
                 (o, e) =>
@@ -68,10 +63,5 @@ namespace MapControl
             ResetTransformCenter();
             UpdateTransform();
         }
-
-        private void SetViewScale(double scale)
-        {
-            SetValue(ViewScalePropertyKey, scale);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/WinUI/MapBase.WinUI.cs b/MapControl/WinUI/MapBase.WinUI.cs
index 1e2348da..6abe835c 100644
--- a/MapControl/WinUI/MapBase.WinUI.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WinUI/MapBase.WinUI.cs
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ namespace MapControl
             nameof(TargetHeading), typeof(double), typeof(MapBase),
             new PropertyMetadata(0d, (o, e) => ((MapBase)o).TargetHeadingPropertyChanged((double)e.NewValue)));
 
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewScaleProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
-            nameof(ViewScale), typeof(double), typeof(MapBase), new PropertyMetadata(0d));
-
         internal static readonly DependencyProperty CenterPointProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
             "CenterPoint", typeof(Windows.Foundation.Point), typeof(MapBase),
             new PropertyMetadata(new Windows.Foundation.Point(), (o, e) =>
@@ -74,10 +71,5 @@ namespace MapControl
             ResetTransformCenter();
             UpdateTransform();
         }
-
-        private void SetViewScale(double scale)
-        {
-            SetValue(ViewScaleProperty, scale);
-        }
     }
 }