diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index 20366ce..f6e46e2 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var core = require('../../core'),
-    BlurDirFilter = require('./BlurDirFilter');
+    BlurXFilter = require('./BlurXFilter'),
+    BlurYFilter = require('./BlurYFilter');
 
 /**
  * The BlurFilter applies a Gaussian blur to an object.
@@ -12,19 +13,9 @@
 function BlurFilter()
 {
     core.AbstractFilter.call(this);
-    this.defaultFilter = new core.AbstractFilter();
 
-    this.blurFilters = [
-        new BlurDirFilter( 1, 0),
-        new BlurDirFilter(-1, 0),
-        new BlurDirFilter( 0, 1),
-        new BlurDirFilter( 0,-1),
-        new BlurDirFilter( 0.7, 0.7),
-        new BlurDirFilter(-0.7, 0.7),
-        new BlurDirFilter( 0.7,-0.7),
-        new BlurDirFilter(-0.7,-0.7)
-    ];
-
+    this.blurXFilter = new BlurXFilter();
+    this.blurYFilter = new BlurYFilter();
 }
 
 BlurFilter.prototype = Object.create(core.AbstractFilter.prototype);
@@ -35,14 +26,12 @@
 {
     var renderTarget = renderer.filterManager.getRenderTarget(true);
 
-    for (var e = 0; e < this.blurFilters.length; e++) {
-        this.blurFilters[e].applyFilter(renderer, input, renderTarget);
-    }
-
-    this.defaultFilter.applyFilter(renderer, renderTarget, output);
+    this.blurXFilter.applyFilter(renderer, input, renderTarget);
+    this.blurYFilter.applyFilter(renderer, renderTarget, output);
 
     renderer.filterManager.returnRenderTarget(renderTarget);
 
+
 };
 
 Object.defineProperties(BlurFilter.prototype, {
@@ -56,14 +45,12 @@
     blur: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return this.blurFilters[0].blur;
+            return this.blurXFilter.blur;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
             this.padding = value * 0.5;
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.blurFilters.length; i++) {
-                this.blurFilters[i].blur = value;
-            }
+            this.blurXFilter.blur = this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         }
     },
 
@@ -77,13 +64,11 @@
     passes: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return this.blurFilters[0].passes;
+            return  this.blurXFilter.passes;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.blurFilters.length; i++) {
-                this.blurFilters[i].passes = value;
-            }
+            this.blurXFilter.passes = this.blurYFilter.passes = value;
         }
     },
 
@@ -97,18 +82,11 @@
     blurX: {
         get: function ()
         {
-            return this.blurFilters[0].blur;
+            return this.blurXFilter.blur;
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.blurFilters[0].blur = value;
-            this.blurFilters[1].blur = value;
-
-            this.blurFilters[4].blur = value * this.blurFilters[2].blur;
-            this.blurFilters[5].blur = value * this.blurFilters[2].blur;
-
-            this.blurFilters[6].blur = value * this.blurFilters[3].blur;
-            this.blurFilters[7].blur = value * this.blurFilters[3].blur;
+            this.blurXFilter.blur = value;
         }
     },
 
@@ -126,14 +104,7 @@
         },
         set: function (value)
         {
-            this.blurFilters[2].blur = value;
-            this.blurFilters[3].blur = value;
-
-            this.blurFilters[4].blur = value * this.blurFilters[0].blur;
-            this.blurFilters[5].blur = value * this.blurFilters[0].blur;
-
-            this.blurFilters[6].blur = value * this.blurFilters[1].blur;
-            this.blurFilters[7].blur = value * this.blurFilters[1].blur;
+            this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         }
     }
 });