diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/org/rx/reactive/Observable.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/org/rx/reactive/Observable.java
index ff049a87d6..274d8fb49f 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/org/rx/reactive/Observable.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/org/rx/reactive/Observable.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public Subscription subscribe(Observer<T> observer) {
      * @return a Observable that, when a Observer subscribes to it, will execute the given function
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> create(Func1<Subscription, Observer<T>> func) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableFunction.toObservableFunction(func));
+        return OperationToObservableFunction.toObservableFunction(func);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> empty() {
      * @return a Observable object that calls <code>onError</code> when a Observer subscribes
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> error(Exception exception) {
-        return wrap(new ThrowObservable<T>(exception));
+        return new ThrowObservable<T>(exception);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> just(T value) {
      *         by the source Observable
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> last(final Observable<T> that) {
-        return wrap(OperationLast.last(that));
+        return OperationLast.last(that);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> last(final Observable<T> that) {
      *         in the sequence emitted by the source Observable
      */
     public static <T, R> Observable<R> map(Observable<T> sequence, Func1<R, T> func) {
-        return wrap(OperationMap.map(sequence, func));
+        return OperationMap.map(sequence, func);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ public R call(T t1) {
      *         the Observables obtained from this transformation
      */
     public static <T, R> Observable<R> mapMany(Observable<T> sequence, Func1<Observable<R>, T> func) {
-        return wrap(OperationMap.mapMany(sequence, func));
+        return OperationMap.mapMany(sequence, func);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<Notification<T>> materialize(final Observable<T> se
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> merge(List<Observable<T>> source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMerge.merge(source));
+        return OperationMerge.merge(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> merge(List<Observable<T>> source) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> merge(Observable<Observable<T>> source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMerge.merge(source));
+        return OperationMerge.merge(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> merge(Observable<Observable<T>> source) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> merge(Observable<T>... source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMerge.merge(source));
+        return OperationMerge.merge(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> merge(Observable<T>... source) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(List<Observable<T>> source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source));
+        return OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(List<Observable<T>> source) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(Observable<Observable<T>> source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source));
+        return OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(Observable<Observable<T>> source
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229099(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Merge Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(Observable<T>... source) {
-        return wrap(OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source));
+        return OperationMergeDelayError.mergeDelayError(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> mergeDelayError(Observable<T>... source) {
      * @return a Observable that never sends any information to a Observer
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> never() {
-        return wrap(new NeverObservable<T>());
+        return new NeverObservable<T>();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ public static Subscription noOpSubscription() {
      * @return the source Observable, with its behavior modified as described
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorResumeNext(final Observable<T> that, final Func1<Observable<T>, Exception> resumeFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationOnErrorResumeNextViaFunction.onErrorResumeNextViaFunction(that, resumeFunction));
+        return OperationOnErrorResumeNextViaFunction.onErrorResumeNextViaFunction(that, resumeFunction);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ public Observable<T> call(Exception e) {
      * @return the source Observable, with its behavior modified as described
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorResumeNext(final Observable<T> that, final Observable<T> resumeSequence) {
-        return wrap(OperationOnErrorResumeNextViaObservable.onErrorResumeNextViaObservable(that, resumeSequence));
+        return OperationOnErrorResumeNextViaObservable.onErrorResumeNextViaObservable(that, resumeSequence);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorResumeNext(final Observable<T> that, fina
      * @return the source Observable, with its behavior modified as described
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorReturn(final Observable<T> that, Func1<T, Exception> resumeFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationOnErrorReturn.onErrorReturn(that, resumeFunction));
+        return OperationOnErrorReturn.onErrorReturn(that, resumeFunction);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorReturn(final Observable<T> that, Func1<T,
      * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fold_(higher-order_function)">Wikipedia: Fold (higher-order function)</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> reduce(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
-        return wrap(OperationScan.scan(sequence, accumulator).last());
+        return OperationScan.scan(sequence, accumulator).last();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ public T call(T t1, T t2) {
      * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fold_(higher-order_function)">Wikipedia: Fold (higher-order function)</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> reduce(Observable<T> sequence, T initialValue, Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
-        return wrap(OperationScan.scan(sequence, initialValue, accumulator).last());
+        return OperationScan.scan(sequence, initialValue, accumulator).last();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ public T call(T t1, T t2) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh211665(v%3Dvs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Scan</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> scan(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
-        return wrap(OperationScan.scan(sequence, accumulator));
+        return OperationScan.scan(sequence, accumulator);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ public T call(T t1, T t2) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh211665(v%3Dvs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Scan</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> scan(Observable<T> sequence, T initialValue, Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
-        return wrap(OperationScan.scan(sequence, initialValue, accumulator));
+        return OperationScan.scan(sequence, initialValue, accumulator);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ public T call(T t1, T t2) {
      * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229847(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Skip Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> skip(final Observable<T> items, int num) {
-        return wrap(OperationSkip.skip(items, num));
+        return OperationSkip.skip(items, num);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> skip(final Observable<T> items, int num) {
      * @return a Observable that is a chronologically well-behaved version of the source Observable
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> synchronize(Observable<T> observable) {
-        return wrap(OperationSynchronize.synchronize(observable));
+        return OperationSynchronize.synchronize(observable);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> synchronize(Observable<T> observable) {
      *         Observable
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> take(final Observable<T> items, final int num) {
-        return wrap(OperationTake.take(items, num));
+        return OperationTake.take(items, num);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> take(final Observable<T> items, final int num) {
      *         items emitted by the source Observable
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toList(final Observable<T> that) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableList.toObservableList(that));
+        return OperationToObservableList.toObservableList(that);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toList(final Observable<T> that) {
      * @return a Observable that emits each item in the source Iterable sequence
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> toObservable(Iterable<T> iterable) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableIterable.toObservableIterable(iterable));
+        return OperationToObservableIterable.toObservableIterable(iterable);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> toObservable(T... items) {
      * @return
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence));
+        return OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence) {
      * @return
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<Integer, T, T> sortFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence, sortFunction));
+        return OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence, sortFunction);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1261,40 +1261,14 @@ public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, Func2
      * @return
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, final Object sortFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence, new Func2<Integer, T, T>() {
+        return OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence, new Func2<Integer, T, T>() {
 
             @Override
             public Integer call(T t1, T t2) {
                 return Functions.execute(sortFunction, t1, t2);
             }
 
-        }));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Allow wrapping responses with the <code>AbstractObservable</code> so that we have all of
-     * the utility methods available for subscribing.
-     * <p>
-     * This is not expected to benefit Java usage, but is intended for dynamic script which are a primary target of the Observable operations.
-     * <p>
-     * Since they are dynamic they can execute the "hidden" methods on <code>AbstractObservable</code> while appearing to only receive an <code>Observable</code> without first casting.
-     * 
-     * @param o
-     * @return
-     */
-    private static <T> Observable<T> wrap(final Observable<T> o) {
-        if (o instanceof Observable) {
-            // if the Observable is already an AbstractObservable, don't wrap it again.
-            return (Observable<T>) o;
-        }
-        return new Observable<T>() {
-
-            @Override
-            public Subscription subscribe(Observer<T> observer) {
-                return o.subscribe(observer);
-            }
-
-        };
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1322,7 +1296,7 @@ public Subscription subscribe(Observer<T> observer) {
      * @return a Observable that emits the zipped results
      */
     public static <R, T0, T1> Observable<R> zip(Observable<T0> w0, Observable<T1> w1, Func2<R, T0, T1> reduceFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, reduceFunction));
+        return OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, reduceFunction);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1389,7 +1363,7 @@ public R call(T0 t0, T1 t1) {
      * @return a Observable that emits the zipped results
      */
     public static <R, T0, T1, T2> Observable<R> zip(Observable<T0> w0, Observable<T1> w1, Observable<T2> w2, Func3<R, T0, T1, T2> function) {
-        return wrap(OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, w2, function));
+        return OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, w2, function);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1461,7 +1435,7 @@ public R call(T0 t0, T1 t1, T2 t2) {
      * @return a Observable that emits the zipped results
      */
     public static <R, T0, T1, T2, T3> Observable<R> zip(Observable<T0> w0, Observable<T1> w1, Observable<T2> w2, Observable<T3> w3, Func4<R, T0, T1, T2, T3> reduceFunction) {
-        return wrap(OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, w2, w3, reduceFunction));
+        return OperationZip.zip(w0, w1, w2, w3, reduceFunction);
     }
 
     /**