diff --git a/lib/mixins/property-effects.html b/lib/mixins/property-effects.html
index a238379414..2afd52319e 100644
--- a/lib/mixins/property-effects.html
+++ b/lib/mixins/property-effects.html
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@
         //
         let ret;
         // Omit any additional arguments if they were not passed in
-        if (start !== undefined && !deleteCount && !items.length) {
+        if (arguments.length === 2) {
           ret = array.splice(start);
         // Either start was undefined and the others were defined, but in this
         // case we can safely pass on all arguments