diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Factory.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Factory.php
index ae468238fb4d..6c41bac589f8 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Factory.php
@@ -68,30 +68,16 @@ public static function construct(Faker $faker, $pathToFactories = null)
         return (new static($faker))->load($pathToFactories);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Define a class with a given short-name.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  callable  $attributes
-     * @return $this
-     */
-    public function defineAs($class, $name, callable $attributes)
-    {
-        return $this->define($class, $attributes, $name);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Define a class with a given set of attributes.
      *
      * @param  string  $class
      * @param  callable  $attributes
-     * @param  string  $name
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function define($class, callable $attributes, $name = 'default')
+    public function define($class, callable $attributes)
     {
-        $this->definitions[$class][$name] = $attributes;
+        $this->definitions[$class] = $attributes;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -179,19 +165,6 @@ public function create($class, array $attributes = [])
         return $this->of($class)->create($attributes);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create an instance of the given model and type and persist it to the database.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  array  $attributes
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function createAs($class, $name, array $attributes = [])
-    {
-        return $this->of($class, $name)->create($attributes);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create an instance of the given model.
      *
@@ -204,44 +177,17 @@ public function make($class, array $attributes = [])
         return $this->of($class)->make($attributes);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create an instance of the given model and type.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  array  $attributes
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function makeAs($class, $name, array $attributes = [])
-    {
-        return $this->of($class, $name)->make($attributes);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the raw attribute array for a given named model.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  array  $attributes
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function rawOf($class, $name, array $attributes = [])
-    {
-        return $this->raw($class, $attributes, $name);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get the raw attribute array for a given model.
      *
      * @param  string  $class
      * @param  array  $attributes
-     * @param  string  $name
      * @return array
      */
-    public function raw($class, array $attributes = [], $name = 'default')
+    public function raw($class, array $attributes = [])
     {
         return array_merge(
-            call_user_func($this->definitions[$class][$name], $this->faker), $attributes
+            call_user_func($this->definitions[$class], $this->faker), $attributes
         );
     }
 
@@ -249,13 +195,12 @@ public function raw($class, array $attributes = [], $name = 'default')
      * Create a builder for the given model.
      *
      * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\FactoryBuilder
      */
-    public function of($class, $name = 'default')
+    public function of($class)
     {
         return new FactoryBuilder(
-            $class, $name, $this->definitions, $this->states,
+            $class, $this->definitions, $this->states,
             $this->afterMaking, $this->afterCreating, $this->faker
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
index 01d03987fec3..3e74892747ac 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ class FactoryBuilder
      */
     protected $class;
 
-    /**
-     * The name of the model being built.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $name = 'default';
-
     /**
      * The database connection on which the model instance should be persisted.
      *
@@ -84,7 +77,6 @@ class FactoryBuilder
      * Create an new builder instance.
      *
      * @param  string  $class
-     * @param  string  $name
      * @param  array  $definitions
      * @param  array  $states
      * @param  array  $afterMaking
@@ -92,10 +84,9 @@ class FactoryBuilder
      * @param  \Faker\Generator  $faker
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct($class, $name, array $definitions, array $states,
+    public function __construct($class, array $definitions, array $states,
                                 array $afterMaking, array $afterCreating, Faker $faker)
     {
-        $this->name = $name;
         $this->class = $class;
         $this->faker = $faker;
         $this->states = $states;
@@ -265,12 +256,12 @@ public function raw(array $attributes = [])
      */
     protected function getRawAttributes(array $attributes = [])
     {
-        if (! isset($this->definitions[$this->class][$this->name])) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException("Unable to locate factory with name [{$this->name}] [{$this->class}].");
+        if (! isset($this->definitions[$this->class])) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException("Unable to locate factory for [{$this->class}].");
         }
 
         $definition = call_user_func(
-            $this->definitions[$this->class][$this->name],
+            $this->definitions[$this->class],
             $this->faker, $attributes
         );
 
@@ -403,7 +394,7 @@ public function callAfterCreating($models)
      */
     protected function callAfter(array $afterCallbacks, $models)
     {
-        $states = array_merge([$this->name], $this->activeStates);
+        $states = array_merge(['default'], $this->activeStates);
 
         $models->each(function ($model) use ($states, $afterCallbacks) {
             foreach ($states as $state) {
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
index 6be8fb20915b..c32e2182b463 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
@@ -484,24 +484,21 @@ function event(...$args)
 
 if (! function_exists('factory')) {
     /**
-     * Create a model factory builder for a given class, name, and amount.
+     * Create a model factory builder for a given class and amount.
      *
-     * @param  dynamic  class|class,name|class,amount|class,name,amount
+     * @param  string  $class
+     * @param  int  $amount
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\FactoryBuilder
      */
-    function factory()
+    function factory($class, $amount = null)
     {
         $factory = app(EloquentFactory::class);
 
-        $arguments = func_get_args();
-
-        if (isset($arguments[1]) && is_string($arguments[1])) {
-            return $factory->of($arguments[0], $arguments[1])->times($arguments[2] ?? null);
-        } elseif (isset($arguments[1])) {
-            return $factory->of($arguments[0])->times($arguments[1]);
+        if (isset($amount) && is_int($amount)) {
+            return $factory->of($class)->times($amount);
         }
 
-        return $factory->of($arguments[0]);
+        return $factory->of($class);
     }
 }