diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0ee8051a..6e43217f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const debug = require('debug')('simple-peer')
 const getBrowserRTC = require('get-browser-rtc')
 const randombytes = require('randombytes')
-const stream = require('readable-stream')
+const { Duplex } = require('streamx')
 const queueMicrotask = require('queue-microtask') // TODO: remove when Node 10 is not supported
 const errCode = require('err-code')
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer')
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function warn (message) {
  * Duplex stream.
  * @param {Object} opts
  */
-class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
+class Peer extends Duplex {
   constructor (opts) {
     opts = Object.assign({
       allowHalfOpen: false
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
 
     super(opts)
 
+    this.__objectMode = !!opts.objectMode // streamx is objectMode by default, so implement readable's fuctionality
+
     this._id = randombytes(4).toString('hex').slice(0, 7)
     this._debug('new peer %o', opts)
 
@@ -52,8 +54,8 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
     this.allowHalfTrickle = opts.allowHalfTrickle !== undefined ? opts.allowHalfTrickle : false
     this.iceCompleteTimeout = opts.iceCompleteTimeout || ICECOMPLETE_TIMEOUT
 
-    this.destroyed = false
-    this.destroying = false
+    this._destroying = false
+
     this._connected = false
 
     this.remoteAddress = undefined
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
   }
 
   signal (data) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot signal after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     if (typeof data === 'string') {
       try {
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {ArrayBufferView|ArrayBuffer|Buffer|string|Blob} chunk
    */
   send (chunk) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot send after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._channel.send(chunk)
   }
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {Object} init
    */
   addTransceiver (kind, init) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot addTransceiver after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('addTransceiver()')
 
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {MediaStream} stream
    */
   addStream (stream) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot addStream after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('addStream()')
 
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {MediaStream} stream
    */
   addTrack (track, stream) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot addTrack after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('addTrack()')
 
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {MediaStream} stream
    */
   replaceTrack (oldTrack, newTrack, stream) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot replaceTrack after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('replaceTrack()')
 
@@ -343,7 +345,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {MediaStream} stream
    */
   removeTrack (track, stream) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot removeTrack after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('removeSender()')
 
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
    * @param {MediaStream} stream
    */
   removeStream (stream) {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot removeStream after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
     this._debug('removeSenders()')
 
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
   }
 
   negotiate () {
-    if (this.destroying) return
+    if (this._destroying) return
     if (this.destroyed) throw errCode(new Error('cannot negotiate after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DESTROYED')
 
     if (this.initiator) {
@@ -424,29 +426,19 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
     this._isNegotiating = true
   }
 
-  // TODO: Delete this method once readable-stream is updated to contain a default
-  // implementation of destroy() that automatically calls _destroy()
-  // See: https://github.com/nodejs/readable-stream/issues/283
-  destroy (err) {
-    this._destroy(err, () => {})
+  _final (cb) {
+    if (!this._readableState.ended) this.push(null)
+    cb()
   }
 
-  _destroy (err, cb) {
-    if (this.destroyed || this.destroying) return
-    this.destroying = true
+  _destroy (cb) {
+    if (this.destroyed || this._destroying) return
+    this._destroying = true
 
-    this._debug('destroying (error: %s)', err && (err.message || err))
+    if (!this._writableState.ended) this.end()
 
     queueMicrotask(() => { // allow events concurrent with the call to _destroy() to fire (see #692)
-      this.destroyed = true
-      this.destroying = false
-
-      this._debug('destroy (error: %s)', err && (err.message || err))
-
-      this.readable = this.writable = false
-
-      if (!this._readableState.ended) this.push(null)
-      if (!this._writableState.finished) this.end()
+      this._destroying = false
 
       this._connected = false
       this._pcReady = false
@@ -493,8 +485,6 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
       this._pc = null
       this._channel = null
 
-      if (err) this.emit('error', err)
-      this.emit('close')
       cb()
     })
   }
@@ -548,9 +538,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
     }, CHANNEL_CLOSING_TIMEOUT)
   }
 
-  _read () {}
-
-  _write (chunk, encoding, cb) {
+  _write (chunk, cb) {
     if (this.destroyed) return cb(errCode(new Error('cannot write after peer is destroyed'), 'ERR_DATA_CHANNEL'))
 
     if (this._connected) {
@@ -972,7 +960,7 @@ class Peer extends stream.Duplex {
   _onChannelMessage (event) {
     if (this.destroyed) return
     let data = event.data
-    if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer) data = Buffer.from(data)
+    if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer || this.__objectMode === false) data = Buffer.from(data)
     this.push(data)
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aa4635cb..dc34b68c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "get-browser-rtc": "^1.1.0",
     "queue-microtask": "^1.2.3",
     "randombytes": "^2.1.0",
-    "readable-stream": "^3.6.0"
+    "streamx": "^2.12.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "airtap": "^4.0.3",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "test": "standard && npm run test-browser",
     "test-browser": "airtap --coverage --concurrency 1 -- test/*.js",
     "test-browser-local": "airtap --coverage --preset local -- test/*.js",
-    "test-node": "WRTC=wrtc tape test/*.js",
+    "test-node": "set WRTC=wrtc && tape test/*.js",
     "coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls"
   },
   "funding": [
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 204c3024..e0440446 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ exports.getConfig = thunky(function (cb) {
 })
 
 // For testing on node, we must provide a WebRTC implementation
-if (process.env.WRTC === 'wrtc') {
+if (process.env.WRTC?.startsWith('wrtc')) {
   exports.wrtc = require('wrtc')
 }
 
diff --git a/test/stream.js b/test/stream.js
index 55993987..36600f27 100644
--- a/test/stream.js
+++ b/test/stream.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test('duplex stream: send data before "connect" event', function (t) {
   })
   peer1.on('finish', function () {
     t.pass('got peer1 "finish"')
-    t.ok(peer1._writableState.finished)
+    t.ok(peer1._writableState.ended)
   })
   peer1.on('end', function () {
     t.pass('got peer1 "end"')
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test('duplex stream: send data before "connect" event', function (t) {
   })
   peer2.on('finish', function () {
     t.pass('got peer2 "finish"')
-    t.ok(peer2._writableState.finished)
+    t.ok(peer2._writableState.ended)
   })
   peer2.on('end', function () {
     t.pass('got peer2 "end"')
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test('duplex stream: send data one-way', function (t) {
     })
     peer1.on('finish', function () {
       t.pass('got peer1 "finish"')
-      t.ok(peer1._writableState.finished)
+      t.ok(peer1._writableState.ended)
     })
     peer1.on('end', function () {
       t.pass('got peer1 "end"')
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('duplex stream: send data one-way', function (t) {
     })
     peer2.on('finish', function () {
       t.pass('got peer2 "finish"')
-      t.ok(peer2._writableState.finished)
+      t.ok(peer2._writableState.ended)
     })
     peer2.on('end', function () {
       t.pass('got peer2 "end"')