diff --git a/lib/jekyll/post.rb b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
index 1d2bbb79..66a8eef6 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/post.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
@@ -142,12 +142,11 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns <Hash>
     def to_liquid
-      { "title" => self.data["title"] || "",
+      self.data.merge({ "title" => self.data["title"] || "",
         "url" => self.url,
         "date" => self.date,
         "id" => self.id,
-        "content" => self.content,
-        "data" => self.data }
+        "content" => self.content })
     end
   end