diff --git a/holoviews/__init__.py b/holoviews/__init__.py
index 3f8a8ea6e7..475cc977c6 100644
--- a/holoviews/__init__.py
+++ b/holoviews/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                           GridSpace, GridMatrix)
 
 from .interface import *                                             # noqa (API import)
-from .operation import ElementOperation, MapOperation, TreeOperation # noqa (API import)
+from .operation import ElementOperation, TreeOperation # noqa (API import)
 from .element import *                                               # noqa (API import)
 from .element import __all__ as elements_list
 from . import util # noqa (API import)
diff --git a/holoviews/core/operation.py b/holoviews/core/operation.py
index 4ab2118260..7fed0f0423 100644
--- a/holoviews/core/operation.py
+++ b/holoviews/core/operation.py
@@ -185,36 +185,6 @@ def __init__(self, callable, **kwargs):
         super(OperationCallable, self).__init__(callable, **kwargs)
 
 
-class MapOperation(param.ParameterizedFunction):
-    """
-    A MapOperation takes a HoloMap containing elements or overlays and
-    processes them at the HoloMap level, returning arbitrary new
-    HoloMap objects as output. Unlike ElementOperation, MapOperations
-    can compute over all the keys and dimensions of the input map.
-    """
-
-    group = param.String(default='MapOperation', doc="""
-        The group string to identify the output of the MapOperation.
-        By default this will match the MapOperation name.""")
-
-    def __call__(self, vmap, **params):
-        self.p = param.ParamOverrides(self, params)
-
-        if not isinstance(vmap, HoloMap):
-            raise Exception('MapOperation can only process Maps.')
-
-        return self._process(vmap)
-
-
-    def _process(self, view):
-        """
-        Process a single input HoloMap, returning a new HoloMap
-        instance.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-
-
 class TreeOperation(Operation):
     """
     A TreeOperation is the most general Operation type; it accepts any
diff --git a/holoviews/core/spaces.py b/holoviews/core/spaces.py
index 4f84ea30e0..a7ec9d0723 100644
--- a/holoviews/core/spaces.py
+++ b/holoviews/core/spaces.py
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ def collapse(self, dimensions=None, function=None, spreadfn=None, **kwargs):
         on the HoloMap. Homogenous Elements may be collapsed by
         supplying a function, inhomogenous elements are merged.
         """
-        from .operation import MapOperation
         if not dimensions:
             dimensions = self.kdims
         if not isinstance(dimensions, list): dimensions = [dimensions]
@@ -273,18 +272,15 @@ def collapse(self, dimensions=None, function=None, spreadfn=None, **kwargs):
 
         collapsed = groups.clone(shared_data=False)
         for key, group in groups.items():
-            if isinstance(function, MapOperation):
-                collapsed[key] = function(group, **kwargs)
-            else:
-                group_data = [el.data for el in group]
-                args = (group_data, function, group.last.kdims)
-                if hasattr(group.last, 'interface'):
-                    col_data = group.type(group.table().aggregate(group.last.kdims, function, spreadfn, **kwargs))
+            group_data = [el.data for el in group]
+            args = (group_data, function, group.last.kdims)
+            if hasattr(group.last, 'interface'):
+                col_data = group.type(group.table().aggregate(group.last.kdims, function, spreadfn, **kwargs))
 
-                else:
-                    data = group.type.collapse_data(*args, **kwargs)
-                    col_data = group.last.clone(data)
-                collapsed[key] = col_data
+            else:
+                data = group.type.collapse_data(*args, **kwargs)
+                col_data = group.last.clone(data)
+            collapsed[key] = col_data
         return collapsed if self.ndims > 1 else collapsed.last
 
 
diff --git a/holoviews/operation/__init__.py b/holoviews/operation/__init__.py
index e50de18937..a2c179e9dd 100644
--- a/holoviews/operation/__init__.py
+++ b/holoviews/operation/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ..core.operation import ElementOperation, MapOperation, TreeOperation # noqa (API import)
+from ..core.operation import ElementOperation, TreeOperation # noqa (API import)
 from ..core.options import Compositor
 
 from .element import *      # noqa (API import)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 def public(obj):
     if not isinstance(obj, type): return False
-    baseclasses = [ElementOperation, MapOperation, TreeOperation]
+    baseclasses = [ElementOperation, TreeOperation]
     return any([issubclass(obj, bc) for bc in baseclasses])