diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js
index febad654a0..7adfe73c2c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js
@@ -43,16 +43,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1_1 = OpenLayers.Class(
     readers: {
         "wms": OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
             "SRS": function(node, obj) {
-                var srs = this.getChildValue(node);
-                if (srs.indexOf(" ")) {
-                    // v1.1.0 style SRS
-                    var values = srs.split(/ +/);
-                    for (var i=0, len=values.length; i<len; i++) {
-                        obj.srs[values[i]] = true;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    obj.srs[srs] = true;
-                }
+                obj.srs[this.getChildValue(node)] = true;
             }
         }, OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1_1.prototype.readers["wms"])
     },