diff --git a/src/offset.js b/src/offset.js
index 49ff26ac9..adcc8d64c 100644
--- a/src/offset.js
+++ b/src/offset.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jQuery.offset = {
 
 jQuery.fn.extend({
 	offset: function( options ) {
+		// Preserve chaining for setter
 		if ( arguments.length ) {
 			return options === undefined ?
 				this :
@@ -82,11 +83,10 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 				});
 		}
 
-		var docElem, win, rect,
-			elem = this[ 0 ],
-			doc = elem && elem.ownerDocument;
+		var docElem, win, rect, doc,
+			elem = this[ 0 ];
 
-		if ( !doc ) {
+		if ( !elem ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 
 		// Make sure element is not hidden (display: none) or disconnected
 		if ( rect.width || rect.height || elem.getClientRects().length ) {
+			doc = elem.ownerDocument;
 			win = getWindow( doc );
 			docElem = doc.documentElement;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/offset.js b/test/unit/offset.js
index 057aa6df7..1a467ecff 100644
--- a/test/unit/offset.js
+++ b/test/unit/offset.js
@@ -42,20 +42,11 @@ module("offset", { setup: function(){
 */
 
 test("empty set", function() {
-	expect(2);
+	expect( 2 );
 	strictEqual( jQuery().offset(), undefined, "offset() returns undefined for empty set (#11962)" );
 	strictEqual( jQuery().position(), undefined, "position() returns undefined for empty set (#11962)" );
 });
 
-test("object without getBoundingClientRect", function() {
-	expect(2);
-
-	// Simulates a browser without gBCR on elements, we just want to return 0,0
-	var result = jQuery({ ownerDocument: document }).offset();
-	equal( result.top, 0, "Check top" );
-	equal( result.left, 0, "Check left" );
-});
-
 test("disconnected element", function() {
 	expect(1);