diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 48c201bf..5be5b6e0 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -810,30 +810,10 @@ end
 # Splits a complex matrix to its real and complex parts
 # Reals defaults solid, imaginary defaults dashed
 # Label defaults are changed to match the real-imaginary reference / indexing
-@recipe function f{T<:Real,T2<:Number}(x::AbstractArray{T},y::Array{Complex{T2}};
-                                       transformation=:split2D)
-  if transformation==:split2D
-    A = real.(y)
-    B = imag.(y)
-    _y = [!iseven(i) ? A[:,i÷2+1] : B[:,i÷2] for i in 1:2size(A,2)]
-    linestyle --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? :solid : :dash for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-    label --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? "Re(y$(i÷2+1))" : "Im(y$(i÷2))" for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-    color --> reshape([!iseven(i) ? i÷2+1 : i÷2 for i in 1:2size(A,2)],1,2size(A,2))
-    retval = (x,_y)
-  elseif transformation==:split3D
-    A = real.(y)
-    B = imag.(y)
-    ylabel --> "Re(y)"
-    zlabel --> "Im(y)"
-    retval = (x,A,B)
-  elseif transformation==:modulus
-    _y = norm.(y)
-    label --> reshape(["||y$(i)||" for i in 1:size(_y,2)],1,size(_y,2))
-    retval = (x,_y)
-  else
-    error("Transformation unknown. Please use :split2D, :split3D, or :modulus")
-  end
-  (retval...)
+@recipe function f{T<:Real,T2}(x::AbstractArray{T},y::Array{Complex{T2}})
+  ylabel --> "Re(y)"
+  zlabel --> "Im(y)"
+  x,real.(y),imag.(y)
 end