diff --git a/src/ol/source/tilesource.js b/src/ol/source/tilesource.js
index e0b7e11f1b..6588072121 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/tilesource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/tilesource.js
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ ol.source.Tile.prototype.findLoadedTiles = function(loadedTilesByZ,
  * @return {string} Key.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.source.Tile.prototype.getKeyZXY = function(z, x, y) {
-  return ol.TileCoord.getKeyZXY(z, x, y);
-};
+ol.source.Tile.prototype.getKeyZXY = ol.TileCoord.getKeyZXY;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/tilecoord.js b/src/ol/tilecoord.js
index 66ce92882d..6ac8dfba10 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilecoord.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilecoord.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ol.TileCoord.createOrUpdate = function(z, x, y, tileCoord) {
  * @return {string} Key.
  */
 ol.TileCoord.getKeyZXY = function(z, x, y) {
-  return [z, x, y].join('/');
+  return z + '/' + x + '/' + y;
 };