diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js b/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
index c392facd7..f0cc2ace1 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ $.widget("ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 					break;
 			}
 
-			var curVal, newVal, step = self._step();
+			var curVal, newVal, step = self.options.step;
 			if (self.options.values && self.options.values.length) {
 				curVal = newVal = self.values(index);
 			} else {
@@ -526,11 +526,6 @@ $.widget("ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 
 	},
 
-	_step: function() {
-		var step = this.options.step;
-		return step;
-	},
-
 	_value: function() {
 		//internal value getter
 		// _value() returns value trimmed by min and max