diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
index 544c716a8a..61e9930ab9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
      * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
      */
     initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
-        var newArguments = [];
-        newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
-        OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
 
         this.params = OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
             this.params, this.DEFAULT_PARAMS