diff --git a/src/node/position.cc b/src/node/position.cc
index db7db979e..f60ee67a2 100644
--- a/src/node/position.cc
+++ b/src/node/position.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,41 @@ Position::GetZ (void) const
   return z;
 }
 
+void 
+Position::Set (double x, double y, double z)
+{
+  DoSet (x, y, z);
+}
+void 
+Position::SetXY (double x, double y)
+{
+  double currentX, currentY, currentZ;
+  DoGet (currentX, currentY, currentZ);
+  DoSet (x, y, currentZ);
+}
+void 
+Position::SetX (double x)
+{
+  double currentX, currentY, currentZ;
+  DoGet (currentX, currentY, currentZ);
+  DoSet (x, currentY, currentZ);
+}
+void 
+Position::SetY (double y)
+{
+  double currentX, currentY, currentZ;
+  DoGet (currentX, currentY, currentZ);
+  DoSet (currentX, y, currentZ);
+}
+void 
+Position::SetZ (double z)
+{
+  double currentX, currentY, currentZ;
+  DoGet (currentX, currentY, currentZ);
+  DoSet (currentX, currentY, z);
+}
+
+
 double 
 Position::GetDistanceFrom (const Position &position) const
 {
diff --git a/src/node/position.h b/src/node/position.h
index cf4209c7f..dc1596744 100644
--- a/src/node/position.h
+++ b/src/node/position.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public:
    * Unit is meters
    */
   double GetZ (void) const;
+
+  void Set (double x, double y, double z);
+  void SetXY (double x, double y);
+  void SetX (double x);
+  void SetY (double y);
+  void SetZ (double z);
   /**
    * \param position a reference to another position object instance
    * \returns the distance between the two objects.
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ private:
    * Unit is meters
    */
   virtual void DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const = 0;
+  virtual void DoSet (double x, double y, double z) const = 0;
 };
 
 }; // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/node/static-position.cc b/src/node/static-position.cc
index 0081780cd..9c6c06233 100644
--- a/src/node/static-position.cc
+++ b/src/node/static-position.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,19 @@ StaticPosition::StaticPosition (double x, double y, double z)
 StaticPosition::~StaticPosition ()
 {}
 
+void
+StaticPosition::NotifyPositionChange (void) const
+{}
+
 void 
-StaticPosition::Set (double x, double y, double z)
+StaticPosition::DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const
+{
+  x = m_x;
+  y = m_y;
+  z = m_z;
+}
+void 
+StaticPosition::DoSet (double x, double y, double z)
 {
   bool mustNotify = false;
   if (x != m_x || 
@@ -51,59 +62,6 @@ StaticPosition::Set (double x, double y, double z)
       NotifyPositionChange ();
     }
 }
-void 
-StaticPosition::SetX (double x)
-{
-  bool mustNotify = false;
-  if (x != m_x)
-    {
-      mustNotify = true;
-    }
-  m_x = x;
-  if (mustNotify)
-    {
-      NotifyPositionChange ();
-    }
-}
-void 
-StaticPosition::SetY (double y)
-{
-  bool mustNotify = false;
-  if (y != m_y)
-    {
-      mustNotify = true;
-    }
-  m_y = y;
-  if (mustNotify)
-    {
-      NotifyPositionChange ();
-    }
-}
-void 
-StaticPosition::SetZ (double z)
-{
-  bool mustNotify = false;
-  if (z != m_z)
-    {
-      mustNotify = true;
-    }
-  m_z = z;
-  if (mustNotify)
-    {
-      NotifyPositionChange ();
-    }
-}
 
-void
-StaticPosition::NotifyPositionChange (void) const
-{}
-
-void 
-StaticPosition::DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const
-{
-  x = m_x;
-  y = m_y;
-  z = m_z;
-}
 
 }; // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/node/static-position.h b/src/node/static-position.h
index 098101e2e..bf6ee6e78 100644
--- a/src/node/static-position.h
+++ b/src/node/static-position.h
@@ -49,33 +49,6 @@ public:
   StaticPosition (double x, double y, double z);
   virtual ~StaticPosition ();
 
-  /**
-   * \param x x coordinate
-   * \param y y coordinate
-   * \param z z coordinate
-   *
-   * Set all 3 coordinates at the same time.
-   * Unit is meters
-   */
-  void Set (double x, double y, double z);
-  /**
-   * \param x x coordinate
-   *
-   * Set x coordinate. Unit is meters
-   */
-  void SetX (double x);
-  /**
-   * \param y y coordinate
-   *
-   * Set y coordinate. Unit is meters
-   */
-  void SetY (double y);
-  /**
-   * \param z z coordinate
-   *
-   * Set z coordinate. Unit is meters
-   */
-  void SetZ (double z);
 private:
   /**
    * Subclasses must override this virtual method to be notified
@@ -85,6 +58,7 @@ private:
    */
   virtual void NotifyPositionChange (void) const;
   virtual void DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const;
+  virtual void DoSet (double x, double y, double z);
   double m_x;
   double m_y;
   double m_z;
diff --git a/src/node/static-speed-position.cc b/src/node/static-speed-position.cc
index 78f8f9441..4fc077795 100644
--- a/src/node/static-speed-position.cc
+++ b/src/node/static-speed-position.cc
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ StaticSpeedPosition::StaticSpeedPosition (double x, double y, double z,
 StaticSpeedPosition::~StaticSpeedPosition ()
 {}
 
-void 
-StaticSpeedPosition::SetPosition (double x, double y, double z)
-{
-  Update ();
-  m_x = x;
-  m_y = y;
-  m_z = z;
-}
-
 void 
 StaticSpeedPosition::SetSpeed (double dx, double dy, double dz)
 {
@@ -87,12 +78,20 @@ StaticSpeedPosition::Update (void) const
 }
 
 void 
-StaticSpeedPosition::RealGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const
+StaticSpeedPosition::DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const
 {
   Update ();
   x = m_x;
   y = m_y;
   z = m_z;
 }
+void 
+StaticSpeedPosition::DoSet (double x, double y, double z)
+{
+  Update ();
+  m_x = x;
+  m_y = y;
+  m_z = z;
+}
 
 }; // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/node/static-speed-position.h b/src/node/static-speed-position.h
index a54b94aa3..8771337f3 100644
--- a/src/node/static-speed-position.h
+++ b/src/node/static-speed-position.h
@@ -62,16 +62,6 @@ public:
                        double dx, double dy, double dz);
   virtual ~StaticSpeedPosition ();
 
-  /**
-   * \param x x coordinate
-   * \param y y coordinate
-   * \param z z coordinate
-   *
-   * Set the current position now to (x,y,z)
-   * Unit is meters
-   */
-  void SetPosition (double x, double y, double z);
-
   /*
    * \param dx x coordinate speed
    * \param dy y coordinate speed
@@ -82,7 +72,8 @@ public:
    */
   void SetSpeed (double dx, double dy, double dz);
 private:
-  virtual void RealGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const;
+  virtual void DoGet (double &x, double &y, double &z) const;
+  virtual void DoSet (double x, double y, double z);
   void Update (void) const;
   mutable double m_x;
   mutable double m_y;