diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90dfa996..4367c03e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ $img->grab(200);
 // crop the best fitting 5:3 (600x360) ratio and resize to 600x360 pixel
 $img->grab(600, 360);
 
-// crop the best fitting 1:1 (150x150) ratio and resize to 150x150 pixel
-$img->grab(array('width' => '150'));
-
 // save image
 $img->save('public/bar.jpg');
 ```
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
index a90e152e..f17c5931 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
@@ -301,38 +301,22 @@ class Image
      *                              parameter is calculated based on the given
      * @return Image
      */
-    public function grab()
+    public function grab($width = null, $height = null)
     {
-        $args = func_get_args();
-
-        if (array_key_exists(0, $args) && is_array($args[0])) {
-            // extract 'width' and 'height'
-            extract(array_only($args[0], array('width', 'height')));
-            $width = isset($width) ? intval($width) : null;
-            $height = isset($height) ? intval($height) : null;
-
-            if ( ! is_null($width) OR ! is_null($height)) {
-                // if width or height are not set, define values automatically
-                $width = is_null($width) ? $height : $width;
-                $height = is_null($height) ? $width : $height;
-            } else {
-                // width or height not defined (resume with original values)
-                throw new Exception('Width or Height needs to be defined as keys in paramater array');
-            }
-
-        } elseif (array_key_exists(0, $args) && array_key_exists(1, $args) && is_numeric($args[0]) && is_numeric($args[1])) {
-
-            $width = intval($args[0]);
-            $height = intval($args[1]);
-
-        } elseif (array_key_exists(0, $args) && is_numeric($args[0])) {
-
-            $width = intval($args[0]);
-            $height = intval($args[0]);
-
+        if (is_array($width)) {
+            $dimensions = $width;
+            return $this->legacyGrab($dimensions);
         }
 
-        if (is_null($width) OR is_null($height)) {
+        $width = is_numeric($width) ? intval($width) : null;
+        $height = is_numeric($height) ? intval($height) : null;
+
+        if ( ! is_null($width) OR ! is_null($height)) {
+            // if width or height are not set, define values automatically
+            $width = is_null($width) ? $height : $width;
+            $height = is_null($height) ? $width : $height;
+        } else {
+            // width or height not defined (resume with original values)
             throw new Exception('width or height needs to be defined');
         }
 
@@ -355,6 +339,13 @@ class Image
         return $this->modify(0, 0, $src_x, $src_y, $width, $height, $grab_width, $grab_height);
     }
 
+    public function legacyGrab($dimensions = array())
+    {
+        $width = array_key_exists('width', $dimensions) ? intval($dimensions['width']) : null;
+        $height = array_key_exists('height', $dimensions) ? intval($dimensions['height']) : null;
+        return $this->grab($width, $height);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Insert another image on top of the current image
      *
diff --git a/tests/ImageTest.php b/tests/ImageTest.php
index 347bf287..0f0a9b79 100644
--- a/tests/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImageTest.php
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $this->assertEquals($img->height, 100);
 
         $img = $this->getTestImage();
-        $img->grab(array('width' => '320', 'height' => '100'));
+        $img->grab(null, 100);
         $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->width);
         $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
-        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 320);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 100);
         $this->assertEquals($img->height, 100);
 
         $img = $this->getTestImage();
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $this->assertEquals($img->height, 100);
 
         $img = $this->getTestImage();
-        $img->grab(array('height' => '100'));
+        $img->grab(array('height' => '200'));
         $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->width);
         $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
-        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 100);
-        $this->assertEquals($img->height, 100);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 200);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->height, 200);
     }
 
     public function testInsertImage()