diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index a1f965f8..ab779142 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ function onCanvasScroll( event ) {
                     factor,
                     gestureSettings.zoomToRefPoint ? this.viewport.pointFromPixel( event.position, true ) : null
                 );
-                this.viewport.applyZoomConstraints();
+                this.viewport.applyConstraints();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/viewport.js b/src/viewport.js
index a8a53fa2..be350af9 100644
--- a/src/viewport.js
+++ b/src/viewport.js
@@ -591,25 +591,6 @@ $.Viewport.prototype = {
         return this;
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Enforces the minZoom, maxZoom constraints by zooming to the closest acceptable zoom.
-     * @function
-     * @param {Boolean} [immediately=false]
-     * @return {OpenSeadragon.Viewport} Chainable.
-     * @fires OpenSeadragon.Viewer.event:constrain
-     */
-    applyZoomConstraints: function(immediately) {
-        var actualZoom = this.getZoom();
-        var constrainedZoom = this._applyZoomConstraints(actualZoom);
-
-        if (actualZoom !== constrainedZoom) {
-            this.zoomTo(constrainedZoom, this.zoomPoint, immediately);
-        }
-
-        this._raiseConstraintsEvent(immediately);
-        return this;
-    },
-
     /**
      * Equivalent to {@link OpenSeadragon.Viewport#applyConstraints}
      * @function