diff --git a/lib/async.js b/lib/async.js
index 7c6c2c96c..29dfb47aa 100644
--- a/lib/async.js
+++ b/lib/async.js
@@ -191,50 +191,6 @@
         return _eachOfLimit(limit)(arr, _withoutIndex(iterator), callback);
     };
 
-    function _eachLimit(limit) {
-
-        return function (arr, iterator, callback) {
-            callback = callback || noop;
-            if (!arr.length || limit <= 0) {
-                return callback(null);
-            }
-            var completed = 0;
-            var started = 0;
-            var running = 0;
-            var errored = false;
-
-            (function replenish () {
-                if (completed >= arr.length) {
-                    return callback(null);
-                }
-
-                while (running < limit && started < arr.length && !errored) {
-                    started += 1;
-                    running += 1;
-                    iterator(arr[started - 1], function (err) {
-                        if (err) {
-                            callback(err);
-                            errored = true;
-                            callback = noop;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            completed += 1;
-                            running -= 1;
-                            if (completed >= arr.length) {
-                                callback(null);
-                            }
-                            else {
-                                replenish();
-                            }
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-            })();
-        };
-    }
-
-
-
     async.forEachOf =
     async.eachOf = function (object, iterator, callback) {
         callback = callback || noop;
@@ -700,42 +656,28 @@
 
     function _parallel(eachfn, tasks, callback) {
         callback = callback || noop;
-        if (_isArray(tasks)) {
-            eachfn.map(tasks, function (fn, callback) {
-                if (fn) {
-                    fn(function (err) {
-                        var args = _baseSlice(arguments, 1);
-                        if (args.length <= 1) {
-                            args = args[0];
-                        }
-                        callback.call(null, err, args);
-                    });
+        var results = _isArrayLike(tasks) ? [] : {};
+
+        eachfn(tasks, function (task, key, callback) {
+            task(function (err) {
+                var args = _baseSlice(arguments, 1);
+                if (args.length <= 1) {
+                    args = args[0];
                 }
-            }, callback);
-        }
-        else {
-            var results = {};
-            eachfn.each(_keys(tasks), function (k, callback) {
-                tasks[k](function (err) {
-                    var args = _baseSlice(arguments, 1);
-                    if (args.length <= 1) {
-                        args = args[0];
-                    }
-                    results[k] = args;
-                    callback(err);
-                });
-            }, function (err) {
-                callback(err, results);
+                results[key] = args;
+                callback(err);
             });
-        }
+        }, function (err) {
+            callback(err, results);
+        });
     }
 
     async.parallel = function (tasks, callback) {
-        _parallel({ map: async.map, each: async.each }, tasks, callback);
+        _parallel(async.eachOf, tasks, callback);
     };
 
     async.parallelLimit = function(tasks, limit, callback) {
-        _parallel({ map: _mapLimit(limit), each: _eachLimit(limit) }, tasks, callback);
+        _parallel(_eachOfLimit(limit), tasks, callback);
     };
 
     async.series = function (tasks, callback) {