diff --git a/tpl/template_funcs.go b/tpl/template_funcs.go
index f6913510e..9131cc1ec 100644
--- a/tpl/template_funcs.go
+++ b/tpl/template_funcs.go
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
-	"github.com/bep/inflect"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
+
+	"github.com/bep/inflect"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/helpers"
-	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 )
 
@@ -769,125 +771,64 @@ func checkCondition(v, mv reflect.Value, op string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-// parseWhereArgs parses the end arguments to the where function.  Return a
-// match value and an operator, if one is defined.
-func parseWhereArgs(args ...interface{}) (mv reflect.Value, op string, err error) {
+// where returns a filtered subset of a given data type.
+func where(seq, key interface{}, args ...interface{}) (r interface{}, err error) {
+	seqv := reflect.ValueOf(seq)
+	kv := reflect.ValueOf(key)
+
+	var mv reflect.Value
+	var op string
 	switch len(args) {
 	case 1:
 		mv = reflect.ValueOf(args[0])
 	case 2:
 		var ok bool
 		if op, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
-			err = errors.New("operator argument must be string type")
-			return
+			return nil, errors.New("operator argument must be string type")
 		}
 		op = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(op))
 		mv = reflect.ValueOf(args[1])
 	default:
-		err = errors.New("can't evaluate the array by no match argument or more than or equal to two arguments")
+		return nil, errors.New("can't evaluate the array by no match argument or more than or equal to two arguments")
 	}
-	return
-}
 
-// checkWhereArray handles the where-matching logic when the seqv value is an
-// Array or Slice.
-func checkWhereArray(seqv, kv, mv reflect.Value, path []string, op string) (interface{}, error) {
-	rv := reflect.MakeSlice(seqv.Type(), 0, 0)
-	for i := 0; i < seqv.Len(); i++ {
-		var vvv reflect.Value
-		rvv := seqv.Index(i)
-		if kv.Kind() == reflect.String {
-			vvv = rvv
-			for _, elemName := range path {
-				var err error
-				vvv, err = evaluateSubElem(vvv, elemName)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			vv, _ := indirect(rvv)
-			if vv.Kind() == reflect.Map && kv.Type().AssignableTo(vv.Type().Key()) {
-				vvv = vv.MapIndex(kv)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if ok, err := checkCondition(vvv, mv, op); ok {
-			rv = reflect.Append(rv, rvv)
-		} else if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	return rv.Interface(), nil
-}
-
-// checkWhereMap handles the where-matching logic when the seqv value is a Map.
-func checkWhereMap(seqv, kv, mv reflect.Value, path []string, op string) (interface{}, error) {
-	rv := reflect.MakeMap(seqv.Type())
-	keys := seqv.MapKeys()
-	for _, k := range keys {
-		elemv := seqv.MapIndex(k)
-		switch elemv.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
-			r, err := checkWhereArray(elemv, kv, mv, path, op)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			switch rr := reflect.ValueOf(r); rr.Kind() {
-			case reflect.Slice:
-				if rr.Len() > 0 {
-					rv.SetMapIndex(k, elemv)
-				}
-			}
-		case reflect.Interface:
-			elemvv, isNil := indirect(elemv)
-			if isNil {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			switch elemvv.Kind() {
-			case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
-				r, err := checkWhereArray(elemvv, kv, mv, path, op)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-
-				switch rr := reflect.ValueOf(r); rr.Kind() {
-				case reflect.Slice:
-					if rr.Len() > 0 {
-						rv.SetMapIndex(k, elemv)
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return rv, nil
-}
-
-// where returns a filtered subset of a given data type.
-func where(seq, key interface{}, args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	seqv, isNil := indirect(reflect.ValueOf(seq))
+	seqv, isNil := indirect(seqv)
 	if isNil {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't iterate over a nil value of type " + reflect.ValueOf(seq).Type().String())
 	}
 
-	mv, op, err := parseWhereArgs(args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	var path []string
-	kv := reflect.ValueOf(key)
 	if kv.Kind() == reflect.String {
 		path = strings.Split(strings.Trim(kv.String(), "."), ".")
 	}
 
 	switch seqv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
-		return checkWhereArray(seqv, kv, mv, path, op)
-	case reflect.Map:
-		return checkWhereMap(seqv, kv, mv, path, op)
+		rv := reflect.MakeSlice(seqv.Type(), 0, 0)
+		for i := 0; i < seqv.Len(); i++ {
+			var vvv reflect.Value
+			rvv := seqv.Index(i)
+			if kv.Kind() == reflect.String {
+				vvv = rvv
+				for _, elemName := range path {
+					vvv, err = evaluateSubElem(vvv, elemName)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				vv, _ := indirect(rvv)
+				if vv.Kind() == reflect.Map && kv.Type().AssignableTo(vv.Type().Key()) {
+					vvv = vv.MapIndex(kv)
+				}
+			}
+			if ok, err := checkCondition(vvv, mv, op); ok {
+				rv = reflect.Append(rv, rvv)
+			} else if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		return rv.Interface(), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't iterate over %v", seq)
 	}
diff --git a/tpl/template_funcs_test.go b/tpl/template_funcs_test.go
index 5dbcf6cf6..8d604e817 100644
--- a/tpl/template_funcs_test.go
+++ b/tpl/template_funcs_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"html/template"
 	"math/rand"
 	"path"
@@ -27,12 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
-	"github.com/spf13/cast"
-	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 type tstNoStringer struct {
@@ -1299,17 +1298,6 @@ func TestWhere(t *testing.T) {
 			key: "B", op: "op", match: "f",
 			expect: false,
 		},
-		{
-			sequence: map[string]interface{}{
-				"foo": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"a": 1, "b": 2}},
-				"bar": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"a": 3, "b": 4}},
-				"zap": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"a": 5, "b": 6}},
-			},
-			key: "b", op: "in", match: slice(3, 4, 5),
-			expect: map[string]interface{}{
-				"bar": []interface{}{map[interface{}]interface{}{"a": 3, "b": 4}},
-			},
-		},
 	} {
 		var results interface{}
 		var err error