diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 604dde42d49..a2600b66bd9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -447,12 +447,11 @@ Mongoose.prototype.pluralize = function(fn) {
  * @param {String|Function} name model name or class extending Model
  * @param {Schema} [schema] the schema to use.
  * @param {String} [collection] name (optional, inferred from model name)
- * @param {Boolean} [skipInit] whether to skip initialization (defaults to false)
  * @return {Model} The model associated with `name`. Mongoose will create the model if it doesn't already exist.
  * @api public
  */
 
-Mongoose.prototype.model = function(name, schema, collection, skipInit) {
+Mongoose.prototype.model = function(name, schema, collection, options) {
   const _mongoose = this instanceof Mongoose ? this : mongoose;
 
   if (typeof schema === 'string') {
@@ -468,19 +467,8 @@ Mongoose.prototype.model = function(name, schema, collection, skipInit) {
       'schema or a POJO');
   }
 
-  if (typeof collection === 'boolean') {
-    skipInit = collection;
-    collection = null;
-  }
-
   // handle internal options from connection.model()
-  let options;
-  if (skipInit && utils.isObject(skipInit)) {
-    options = skipInit;
-    skipInit = true;
-  } else {
-    options = {};
-  }
+  options = options || {};
 
   if (_mongoose.models.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
     if (schema != null &&
@@ -502,7 +490,7 @@ Mongoose.prototype.model = function(name, schema, collection, skipInit) {
     throw new _mongoose.Error.MissingSchemaError(name);
   }
 
-  const model = _mongoose._model(name, schema, collection, options, skipInit);
+  const model = _mongoose._model(name, schema, collection, options);
 
   _mongoose.connection.models[name] = model;
   _mongoose.models[name] = model;
@@ -514,7 +502,7 @@ Mongoose.prototype.model = function(name, schema, collection, skipInit) {
  * ignore
  */
 
-Mongoose.prototype._model = function(name, schema, collection, options, skipInit) {
+Mongoose.prototype._model = function(name, schema, collection, options) {
   const _mongoose = this instanceof Mongoose ? this : mongoose;
 
   let model;
@@ -546,10 +534,8 @@ Mongoose.prototype._model = function(name, schema, collection, options, skipInit
   const connection = options.connection || _mongoose.connection;
   model = _mongoose.Model.compile(model || name, schema, collection, connection, _mongoose);
 
-  if (!skipInit) {
-    // Errors handled internally, so safe to ignore error
-    model.init(function $modelInitNoop() {});
-  }
+  // Errors handled internally, so safe to ignore error
+  model.init(function $modelInitNoop() {});
 
   return model;
 };
diff --git a/test/types.documentarray.test.js b/test/types.documentarray.test.js
index 2ecc4cdb495..651b910a481 100644
--- a/test/types.documentarray.test.js
+++ b/test/types.documentarray.test.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe('types.documentarray', function() {
         next();
       });
       const schema = new Schema({ children: [child] });
-      const M = db.model('Test', schema, 'edarecast-' + random());
+      const M = db.model('Test', schema);
       const m = new M;
       m.save(function(err) {
         assert.ifError(err);