diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7cd95fe..10931c6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ Buffer.concat = function concat (list, length) {
 
   if (list.length === 0) {
     return new Buffer(0)
-  } else if (list.length === 1) {
-    return list[0]
   }
 
   var i
diff --git a/test/methods.js b/test/methods.js
index 4f997c0..b6b7c74 100644
--- a/test/methods.js
+++ b/test/methods.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test('concat() a varying number of buffers', function (t) {
 
   t.equal(flatZero.length, 0)
   t.equal(flatOne.toString(), 'asdf')
-  t.equal(flatOne, one[0])
+  t.deepEqual(flatOne, one[0])
   t.equal(flatLong.toString(), (new Array(10 + 1).join('asdf')))
   t.equal(flatLongLen.toString(), (new Array(10 + 1).join('asdf')))
   t.end()