diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9f3338..6c65e82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ See also [*axis*.ticks](#axis_ticks).
 
 <a name="axis_tickValues" href="#axis_tickValues">#</a> <i>axis</i>.<b>tickValues</b>([<i>values</i>]) · [Source](https://github.com/d3/d3-axis/blob/master/src/axis.js)
 
-If a *values* array is specified, the specified values are used for ticks rather than using the scale’s automatic tick generator. If *values* is null, clears any previously-set explicit tick values and reverts back to the scale’s tick generator. If *values* is not specified, returns the current tick values, which defaults to null. For example, to generate ticks at specific values:
+If a *values* iterable is specified, the specified values are used for ticks rather than using the scale’s automatic tick generator. If *values* is null, clears any previously-set explicit tick values and reverts back to the scale’s tick generator. If *values* is not specified, returns the current tick values, which defaults to null. For example, to generate ticks at specific values:
 
 ```js
 var xAxis = d3.axisBottom(x)
diff --git a/src/array.js b/src/array.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8eeac16..0000000
--- a/src/array.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export var slice = Array.prototype.slice;
diff --git a/src/axis.js b/src/axis.js
index 3f79513..78e1bcb 100644
--- a/src/axis.js
+++ b/src/axis.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {slice} from "./array.js";
 import identity from "./identity.js";
 
 var top = 1,
@@ -120,15 +119,15 @@ function axis(orient, scale) {
   };
 
   axis.ticks = function() {
-    return tickArguments = slice.call(arguments), axis;
+    return tickArguments = Array.from(arguments), axis;
   };
 
   axis.tickArguments = function(_) {
-    return arguments.length ? (tickArguments = _ == null ? [] : slice.call(_), axis) : tickArguments.slice();
+    return arguments.length ? (tickArguments = _ == null ? [] : Array.from(_), axis) : tickArguments.slice();
   };
 
   axis.tickValues = function(_) {
-    return arguments.length ? (tickValues = _ == null ? null : slice.call(_), axis) : tickValues && tickValues.slice();
+    return arguments.length ? (tickValues = _ == null ? null : Array.from(_), axis) : tickValues && tickValues.slice();
   };
 
   axis.tickFormat = function(_) {
diff --git a/test/.eslintrc.json b/test/.eslintrc.json
index 1da3303..79b1754 100644
--- a/test/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/test/.eslintrc.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   },
   "env": {
     "browser": true,
+    "es6": true,
     "node": true,
     "mocha": true
   }
diff --git a/test/axis-test.js b/test/axis-test.js
index 072d8cc..9df3f14 100644
--- a/test/axis-test.js
+++ b/test/axis-test.js
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ it("axis.tickValues() makes a defensive copy of the tick values", () => {
   v.push(4);
   assert.deepStrictEqual(a.tickValues(), [1, 2, 3]);
 });
+
+it("axis.tickValues(values) accepts an iterable", () => {
+  const a = axisLeft(scaleLinear()).tickValues(new Set([1, 2, 3]));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(a.tickValues(), [1, 2, 3]);
+});