diff --git a/dask/array/core.py b/dask/array/core.py
index 1165ae08ea7..b9a1b51558a 100644
--- a/dask/array/core.py
+++ b/dask/array/core.py
@@ -1622,17 +1622,6 @@ def transpose(a, axes=None):
                 a, tuple(range(a.ndim)), dtype=a._dtype)
 
 
-@curry
-def many(a, b, binop=None, reduction=None, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Apply binary operator to pairwise to sequences, then reduce.
-
-    >>> many([1, 2, 3], [10, 20, 30], mul, sum)  # dot product
-    140
-    """
-    return reduction(map(partial(binop, **kwargs), a, b))
-
-
 alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
 ALPHABET = alphabet.upper()
 
@@ -1658,25 +1647,29 @@ def tensordot(lhs, rhs, axes=2):
         raise NotImplementedError("Simultaneous Contractions of multiple "
                 "indices not yet supported")
 
+    if lhs._dtype is not None and rhs._dtype is not None :
+        dt = np.promote_types(lhs._dtype, rhs._dtype)
+    else:
+        dt = None
+
     left_index = list(alphabet[:lhs.ndim])
     right_index = list(ALPHABET[:rhs.ndim])
     out_index = left_index + right_index
+
     for l, r in zip(left_axes, right_axes):
         out_index.remove(right_index[r])
-        out_index.remove(left_index[l])
         right_index[r] = left_index[l]
 
-    if lhs._dtype is not None and rhs._dtype is not None :
-        dt = np.promote_types(lhs._dtype, rhs._dtype)
-    else:
-        dt = None
+    func = partial(np.tensordot, axes=(left_axes, right_axes))
+    intermediate = atop(func, out_index,
+                        lhs, left_index,
+                        rhs, right_index, dtype=dt)
+
+    int_index = list(out_index)
+    for l in left_axes:
+        out_index.remove(left_index[l])
 
-    func = many(binop=np.tensordot, reduction=sum,
-                axes=(left_axes, right_axes))
-    return atop(func,
-                out_index,
-                lhs, tuple(left_index),
-                rhs, tuple(right_index), dtype=dt)
+    return atop(sum, out_index, intermediate, int_index, dtype=dt)
 
 
 @wraps(np.dot)