diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index bcb9af8e..d910f99b 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1125,13 +1125,15 @@ jQuery.extend({
 		return (text || "").replace( /^\s+|\s+$/g, "" );
 	},
 
+	// NOTE: Due to the conflict with Scriptaculous (http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/3248)
+	// We remove support for functions since jQuery 1.3
 	makeArray: function( array ) {
 		var ret = [];
 
 		if( array != null ){
 			var i = array.length;
-			//the window, strings and functions also have 'length'
-			if( i == null || array.split || array.setInterval || array.call )
+			// The window, strings (and functions) also have 'length'
+			if( i == null || array.split || array.setInterval )
 				ret[0] = array;
 			else
 				while( i )
diff --git a/test/unit/core.js b/test/unit/core.js
index 165d8d19..002b130e 100644
--- a/test/unit/core.js
+++ b/test/unit/core.js
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ test("contents()", function() {
 });
 
 test("jQuery.makeArray", function(){
-	expect(15);
+	expect(14);
 
 	equals( jQuery.makeArray(jQuery('html>*'))[0].nodeName, "HEAD", "Pass makeArray a jQuery object" );
 
@@ -1708,8 +1708,11 @@ test("jQuery.makeArray", function(){
 
 	ok( !!jQuery.makeArray( document.documentElement.childNodes ).slice(0,1)[0].nodeName, "Pass makeArray a childNodes array" );
 
-	//function, is tricky as it has length
-	equals( jQuery.makeArray( function(){ return 1;} )[0](), 1, "Pass makeArray a function" );
+	// function, is tricky as it has length
+	// NOTE: Due to the conflict with Scriptaculous (http://dev.jquery.com/ticket/3248)
+	// We remove support for functions since jQuery 1.3
+	//equals( jQuery.makeArray( function(){ return 1;} )[0](), 1, "Pass makeArray a function" );
+	
 	//window, also has length
 	equals( jQuery.makeArray(window)[0], window, "Pass makeArray the window" );