diff --git a/named.go b/named.go
index c4f017f5..dbad9fd3 100644
--- a/named.go
+++ b/named.go
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ func bindAnyArgs(names []string, arg interface{}, m *reflectx.Mapper) ([]interfa
 // type, given a list of names to pull out of the struct.  Used by public
 // BindStruct interface.
 func bindArgs(names []string, arg interface{}, m *reflectx.Mapper) ([]interface{}, error) {
-	if maparg, ok := arg.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-		return bindMapArgs(names, maparg)
-	}
-
 	arglist := make([]interface{}, 0, len(names))
 
 	// grab the indirected value of arg
@@ -206,7 +202,7 @@ func bindStruct(bindType int, query string, arg interface{}, m *reflectx.Mapper)
 		return "", []interface{}{}, err
 	}
 
-	arglist, err := bindArgs(names, arg, m)
+	arglist, err := bindAnyArgs(names, arg, m)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", []interface{}{}, err
 	}