Since there appears to be no known way to get rid of the Google Maps under 1.7.3, is there any way to degrade to version 1.7.2 where the problem seems to have been automatically taken care of?
There is no need to revert back to older version. Please follow link given below for solution. http://www.inkthemes.com/community/threads/return-of-the-dreaded-google-map.3223/#post-11963