diff --git a/lib/RouteStore.js b/lib/RouteStore.js
index 2db408c..4a315bc 100644
--- a/lib/RouteStore.js
+++ b/lib/RouteStore.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var createStore = require('fluxible/addons/createStore');
 var Router = require('routr');
 var queryString = require('query-string');
 var inherits = require('inherits');
-var Immutable = require('immutable');
 
 var searchPattern = /\?([^\#]*)/;
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ var RouteStore = createStore({
             method: payload.method
         });
 
-        if (!Immutable.is(matchedRoute, this._currentRoute)) {
+        if (!this._areEqual(matchedRoute, this._currentRoute)) {
             this._currentRoute = matchedRoute;
             this._currentNavigate = payload;
         }
@@ -66,16 +65,21 @@ var RouteStore = createStore({
             return null;
         }
 
-        var matchedUrl = route.url;
-        route = Immutable.fromJS(route.config).withMutations(function (r) {
-            r.set('name', route.name);
-            r.set('url', route.url);
-            r.set('params', Immutable.fromJS(route.params));
-            r.set('query', Immutable.fromJS(self._parseQueryString(matchedUrl)));
-            r.set('navigate', Immutable.fromJS(route.navigate));
+        var newRoute = Object.assign({}, route.config, {
+            name: route.name,
+            url: route.url,
+            params: route.params,
+            navigate: route.navigate,
+            query: self._parseQueryString(route.url)
         });
 
-        return route;
+        return newRoute;
+    },
+    _areEqual: function (route1, route2) {
+        var url1 = route1 && route1.url;
+        var url2 = route2 && route2.url;
+
+        return url1 === url2;
     },
     _parseQueryString: function (url) {
         var matches = url.match(searchPattern);
diff --git a/lib/handleHistory.js b/lib/handleHistory.js
index 5818205..bfa4227 100644
--- a/lib/handleHistory.js
+++ b/lib/handleHistory.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var TYPE_PAGELOAD = 'pageload';
 var TYPE_REPLACESTATE = 'replacestate';
 var TYPE_POPSTATE = 'popstate';
 var TYPE_DEFAULT = 'default'; // default value if navigation type is missing, for programmatic navigation
-var Immutable = require('immutable');
 var hoistNonReactStatics = require('hoist-non-react-statics');
 
 var defaultOptions = {
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@ function createComponent(Component, opts) {
         _onHistoryChange: function (e) {
             var props = this.props;
             var url = this._history.getUrl();
-            var currentRouteMap = props.currentRoute || Immutable.Map();
-            var currentUrl = currentRouteMap.get('url');
+            var currentRouteMap = props.currentRoute || {};
+            var currentUrl = currentRouteMap.url;
             var onBeforeUnloadText = typeof window.onbeforeunload === 'function' ? window.onbeforeunload() : '';
             var confirmResult = onBeforeUnloadText ? window.confirm(onBeforeUnloadText) : true;
             var nav = props.currentNavigate || {};
diff --git a/lib/navigateAction.js b/lib/navigateAction.js
index 1b83cc1..dd79d4b 100644
--- a/lib/navigateAction.js
+++ b/lib/navigateAction.js
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function navigateAction (context, payload, done) {
         return;
     }
 
-    var action = route.get('action');
-
+    var action = route.action;
     if ('string' === typeof action && context.getAction) {
         action = context.getAction(action);
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9828c96..7bf9c98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     "debug": "^2.0.0",
     "fluxible-addons-react": "^0.2.0",
     "hoist-non-react-statics": "^1.0.0",
-    "immutable": "^3.6.2",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1",
     "query-string": "^2.0.0",
     "routr": "^0.1.1"
diff --git a/tests/unit/lib/handleHistory-test.js b/tests/unit/lib/handleHistory-test.js
index 2ab2e59..e761be6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lib/handleHistory-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/lib/handleHistory-test.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('handleHistory', function () {
                         render: function () {
                             rendered = true;
                             expect(this.props.currentRoute).to.be.an('object');
-                            expect(this.props.currentRoute.get('url')).to.equal('/foo');
+                            expect(this.props.currentRoute.url).to.equal('/foo');
                             return null;
                         }
                     });
diff --git a/tests/unit/lib/navigateAction-test.js b/tests/unit/lib/navigateAction-test.js
index eb6fb12..753a3cd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lib/navigateAction-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/lib/navigateAction-test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
         home: {
             method: 'get',
             path: '/'
-        },        
+        },
         withParams: {
             method: 'get',
             path: '/withParams/:id'
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls.length).to.equal(2);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             var route = mockContext.getStore('RouteStore').getCurrentRoute();
-            expect(route.toJS().query).to.eql({foo: 'bar', a: ['b', 'c'], bool: null}, 'query added to route payload for NAVIGATE_START' + JSON.stringify(route));
+            expect(route.query).to.eql({foo: 'bar', a: ['b', 'c'], bool: null}, 'query added to route payload for NAVIGATE_START' + JSON.stringify(route));
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
             route = mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload;
-            expect(route.get('url')).to.equal(url);
+            expect(route.url).to.equal(url);
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls.length).to.equal(2);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             var route = mockContext.getStore('RouteStore').getCurrentRoute();
-            expect(route.toJS().navigate).to.eql({url: url, someKey1: 'someData', someKey2: {someKey3: ['a', 'b']}}, 'navigate added to route payload for NAVIGATE_START' + JSON.stringify(route));
+            expect(route.navigate).to.eql({url: url, someKey1: 'someData', someKey2: {someKey3: ['a', 'b']}}, 'navigate added to route payload for NAVIGATE_START' + JSON.stringify(route));
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(err).to.equal(undefined);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls.length).to.equal(2);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/action');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/action');
             expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls.length).to.equal(1);
             expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].action).to.equal(routes.action.action);
-            expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/action');
+            expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/action');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(err).to.equal(undefined);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls.length).to.equal(2);
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/string');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/string');
             expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls.length).to.equal(1);
             expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].action).to.equal(fooAction);
-            expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/string');
+            expect(mockContext.executeActionCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/string');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/post');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/post');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/post');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('navigateAction', function () {
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_START');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[0].payload.url).to.equal('/withParams/5');
             expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].name).to.equal('NAVIGATE_SUCCESS');
-            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.get('url')).to.equal('/withParams/5');
+            expect(mockContext.dispatchCalls[1].payload.url).to.equal('/withParams/5');
             done();
         });
     });