diff --git a/test/speed.js b/test/speed.js
index 86663a237..82033c51f 100644
--- a/test/speed.js
+++ b/test/speed.js
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@
     return _.range(1000);
   });
 
+  JSLitmus.test('_.shuffle()', function() {
+    return _.shuffle(numbers);
+  });
+
 })();
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diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 72dc8e9f7..3b6e4b990 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -250,13 +250,9 @@
   _.shuffle = function(obj) {
     var shuffled = [], rand;
     each(obj, function(value, index, list) {
-      if (index == 0) {
-        shuffled[0] = value;
-      } else {
-        rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * (index + 1));
-        shuffled[index] = shuffled[rand];
-        shuffled[rand] = value;
-      }
+      rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * (index + 1));
+      shuffled[index] = shuffled[rand];
+      shuffled[rand] = value;
     });
     return shuffled;
   };