diff --git a/src/main/java/rx/observables/StringObservable.java b/src/main/java/rx/observables/StringObservable.java
index 0af7817..89869f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rx/observables/StringObservable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rx/observables/StringObservable.java
@@ -434,24 +434,14 @@ public void onNext(String segment) {
                         leftOver = parts[parts.length - 1];
                     }
 
-                    private int emptyPartCount = 0;
-
                     /**
                      * when limit == 0 trailing empty parts are not emitted.
-                     * 
+                     *
                      * @param part
                      */
                     private void output(String part) {
-                        if (part.isEmpty()) {
-                            emptyPartCount++;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            for (; emptyPartCount > 0; emptyPartCount--)
-                                if (!o.isUnsubscribed())
-                                    o.onNext("");
-                            if (!o.isUnsubscribed())
-                                o.onNext(part);
-                        }
+                        if (!o.isUnsubscribed())
+                            o.onNext(part);
                     }
                 };
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/observables/StringObservableTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/observables/StringObservableTest.java
index aa3dc76..a449e51 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/observables/StringObservableTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/observables/StringObservableTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,22 @@ public void testSplitOnColon() {
 
     @Test
     public void testSplitOnOh() {
-        testSplit("boo:and:foo", "o", 0, "b", "", ":and:f");
+        testSplit("boo:and:foo", "o", 0, "b", "", ":and:f", "", "");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testDocumentationSplit() {
+        //Documentation Example
+        //split(["boo:an", "d:foo"], "o") --> ["b", "", ":and:f", "", ""]
+
+        List<String> expected = Observable.from(new String[]{"b", "", ":and:f", "", ""}).toList().toBlocking().single();
+
+        Observable<String> test = Observable.from(new String[]{"boo:an", "d:foo"});
+        List<String> actual = StringObservable.split(test, "o").toList().toBlocking().single();
+
+        String[] expectedArray = expected.toArray(new String[expected.size()]);
+        String[] actualArray = actual.toArray(new String[actual.size()]);
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedArray, actualArray);
     }
 
     @Test