diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/BindAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/BindAttribute.cs
index 1a8556ca27..782da1164b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/BindAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/BindAttribute.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core;
@@ -31,19 +30,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         /// <param name="include">Names of parameters to include in binding.</param>
         public BindAttribute(params string[] include)
         {
-            var items = new List<string>();
-            foreach (var item in include)
-            {
-                items.AddRange(SplitString(item));
-            }
-
-            Include = items.ToArray();
+            Include = include;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="BindAttribute"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="predicateProviderType">The type which implements
+        /// <param name="predicateProviderType">The type which implements 
         /// <see cref="IPropertyBindingPredicateProvider"/>.
         /// </param>
         public BindAttribute([NotNull] Type predicateProviderType)
@@ -99,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 {
                     if (_predicateFromInclude == null)
                     {
-                        _predicateFromInclude =
+                        _predicateFromInclude = 
                             (context, propertyName) => Include.Contains(propertyName, StringComparer.Ordinal);
                     }
 
@@ -143,17 +136,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 return predicate(context, propertyName);
             };
         }
-
-        private static IEnumerable<string> SplitString(string original)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(original))
-            {
-                return new string[0];
-            }
-
-            var split = original.Split(',').Select(piece => piece.Trim()).Where(piece => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(piece));
-
-            return split;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/BindAttributeTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/BindAttributeTest.cs
index 1fe3ea8509..d69cc49842 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/BindAttributeTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/BindAttributeTest.cs
@@ -44,15 +44,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         [InlineData("UserName", true)]
         [InlineData("Username", false)]
         [InlineData("Password", false)]
-        [InlineData("LastName", true)]
-        [InlineData("MiddleName", true)]
-        [InlineData(" ", false)]
-        [InlineData("foo", true)]
-        [InlineData("bar", true)]
         public void BindAttribute_Include(string property, bool isIncluded)
         {
             // Arrange
-            var bind = new BindAttribute(new string[] { "UserName", "FirstName", "LastName, MiddleName,  ,foo,bar " });
+            var bind = new BindAttribute(new string[] { "UserName", "FirstName" });
 
             var context = new ModelBindingContext();
 
@@ -79,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext(),
             };
             var services = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
-
+            
             context.OperationBindingContext.HttpContext.RequestServices = services.Object;
 
             // Act
@@ -104,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             };
 
             var services = new Mock<IServiceProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict);
-
+            
             context.OperationBindingContext.HttpContext.RequestServices = services.Object;
 
             // Act