diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f39a29523..418988885 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@
       <li>- <a href="#difference">difference</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#uniq">uniq</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#zip">zip</a></li>
-      <li>- <a href="#unzip">unzip</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#object">object</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#indexOf">indexOf</a></li>
       <li>- <a href="#lastIndexOf">lastIndexOf</a></li>
@@ -860,19 +859,9 @@ <h2 id="arrays">Array Functions</h2>
       <pre>
 _.zip(['moe', 'larry', 'curly'], [30, 40, 50], [true, false, false]);
 =&gt; [["moe", 30, true], ["larry", 40, false], ["curly", 50, false]]
-</pre>
 
-      <p id="unzip">
-        <b class="header">unzip</b><code>_.unzip(*arrays)</code>
-        <br />
-        The opposite of <a href="#zip">zip</a>. Given a number of <b>arrays</b>, returns a
-        series of new arrays, the first of which contains all of the first elements
-        in the input arrays, the second of which contains all of the second elements,
-        and so on. Use with <tt>apply</tt> to pass in an array of arrays.
-      </p>
-      <pre>
-_.unzip(["moe", 30, true], ["larry", 40, false], ["curly", 50, false]);
-=&gt; [['moe', 'larry', 'curly'], [30, 40, 50], [true, false, false]]
+_.zip.apply(_, arrayOfRowsOfData);
+=&gt; arrayOfColumnsOfData
 </pre>
 
       <p id="object">
diff --git a/test/arrays.js b/test/arrays.js
index f592af4e9..294086523 100644
--- a/test/arrays.js
+++ b/test/arrays.js
@@ -137,19 +137,17 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     var names = ['moe', 'larry', 'curly'], ages = [30, 40, 50], leaders = [true];
     var stooges = _.zip(names, ages, leaders);
     equal(String(stooges), 'moe,30,true,larry,40,,curly,50,', 'zipped together arrays of different lengths');
-  });
 
-  test('unzip', function() {
-    var stoogesUnzipped = _.unzip(['moe',30, 'stooge 1'],['larry',40, 'stooge 2'],['curly',50, 'stooge 3']);
-    deepEqual(stoogesUnzipped, [['moe','larry','curly'],[30,40,50], ['stooge 1', 'stooge 2', 'stooge 3']], 'unzipped pairs');
+    stooges = _.zip(['moe',30, 'stooge 1'],['larry',40, 'stooge 2'],['curly',50, 'stooge 3']);
+    deepEqual(stooges, [['moe','larry','curly'],[30,40,50], ['stooge 1', 'stooge 2', 'stooge 3']], 'zipped pairs');
 
     // In the case of difference lengths of the tuples undefineds
     // should be used as placeholder
-    stoogesUnzipped = _.unzip(['moe',30],['larry',40],['curly',50, 'extra data']);
-    deepEqual(stoogesUnzipped, [['moe','larry','curly'],[30,40,50], [undefined, undefined, 'extra data']], 'unzipped pairs');
+    stooges = _.zip(['moe',30],['larry',40],['curly',50, 'extra data']);
+    deepEqual(stooges, [['moe','larry','curly'],[30,40,50], [undefined, undefined, 'extra data']], 'zipped pairs with empties');
 
-    var emptyUnzipped = _.unzip([]);
-    deepEqual(emptyUnzipped, [], 'unzipped empty');
+    var empty = _.zip([]);
+    deepEqual(empty, [], 'unzipped empty');
   });
 
   test('object', function() {
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index a2712954f..5a9518ab5 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -495,15 +495,6 @@
   // Zip together multiple lists into a single array -- elements that share
   // an index go together.
   _.zip = function() {
-    return _.unzip.apply(_, slice.call(arguments));
-  };
-
-  // The complementary operation to `_.zip`. Passed a list of arrays, returns
-  // a list of arrays, the first of which contains all of the first elements,
-  // the second the second, and so on. For example, `_.unzip` given
-  // `['a',1],['b',2],['c',3]` returns the array
-  // `[['a','b','c'],[1,2,3]]`.
-  _.unzip = function() {
     var length = _.max(_.pluck(arguments, "length").concat(0));
     var results = new Array(length);
     for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {