diff --git a/src/BookReader/Mode1UpLit.js b/src/BookReader/Mode1UpLit.js
index f22c02300..f75911354 100644
--- a/src/BookReader/Mode1UpLit.js
+++ b/src/BookReader/Mode1UpLit.js
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ export class Mode1UpLit extends LitElement {
   @property({ type: Object })
   scaleCenter = { x: 0.5, y: 0.5 };
 
-  // Needed for ModeSmoothZoom
-  worldOffset = { x: 0, y: 0 };
-
   /************** VIRTUAL-SCROLLING PROPERTIES **************/
 
   /** in world coordinates (inches) */
diff --git a/src/BookReader/Mode2UpLit.js b/src/BookReader/Mode2UpLit.js
index e79b3de5c..936edf186 100644
--- a/src/BookReader/Mode2UpLit.js
+++ b/src/BookReader/Mode2UpLit.js
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ export class Mode2UpLit extends LitElement {
   @property({ type: String })
   autoFit = 'auto';
 
-  worldOffset = { x: 0, y: 0 };
-
   /************** VIRTUAL-FLIPPING PROPERTIES **************/
 
   /** ms for flip animation */
@@ -418,8 +416,8 @@ export class Mode2UpLit extends LitElement {
   }
 
   recenter(page = this.visiblePages[0]) {
-    this.worldOffset = this.computeTranslate(page, this.scale);
-    this.$book.style.transform = `translateX(${this.worldOffset.x}px) translateY(${this.worldOffset.y}px) scale(${this.scale})`;
+    const translate = this.computeTranslate(page, this.scale);
+    this.$book.style.transform = `translateX(${translate.x}px) translateY(${translate.y}px) scale(${this.scale})`;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.js b/src/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.js
index e2b649025..9b38f13c2 100644
--- a/src/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.js
+++ b/src/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import Hammer from "hammerjs";
  * @property {import("./options.js").AutoFitValues} autoFit
  * @property {number} scale
  * @property {{ x: number, y: number }} scaleCenter
- * @property {{ x: number, y: number }} worldOffset
  * @property {HTMLDimensionsCacher} htmlDimensionsCacher
  * @property {function(): void} [attachScrollListeners]
  * @property {function(): void} [detachScrollListeners]
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ export class ModeSmoothZoom {
       y: F * oldCenter.y,
     };
 
-    container.scrollTop = newCenter.y - YPOS * H - this.mode.worldOffset.y;
-    container.scrollLeft = newCenter.x - XPOS * W - this.mode.worldOffset.x;
+    container.scrollTop = newCenter.y - YPOS * H;
+    container.scrollLeft = newCenter.x - XPOS * W;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/jest/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.test.js b/tests/jest/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.test.js
index 65e32a319..e983025ea 100644
--- a/tests/jest/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.test.js
+++ b/tests/jest/BookReader/ModeSmoothZoom.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function dummy_mode(overrides = {}) {
       boundingClientRect: { left: 0, top: 0 },
     },
     scaleCenter: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5},
-    worldOffset: {x: 0, y: 0},
     ...overrides
   };
 }